I’ve gone back to tablecloths

We are using tablecloths I inherited from my Great Aunt. So.much nicer than a boring table.

I love my tablecloths. And they protect my beautiful table.

I’ve never had to ‘go back’ to tablecloths as I’ve never stopped using them.

Also wear a pinny and have chair back and arm covers (antimicassars) on my suite.

I’m not ancient, but realise I must sound like a proper 👵🏻

I am with you all the way Calendargirl apart from wearing the “pinny”

I love tablecloths and runners and have several of each but I am married to someone who cannot stop inveigling his body into the tablecloth and pulling the dishes with him! We have table mast mostly but a cloth when we have guests and I try to get him to stay still and not keep jumping up for something.

I visited a care home recently and was impressed, among other things, by the lovely tablecloths in the dining room. Little vases of flowers too and proper napkins. Very nice.

I’ve never stopped using them. I’m using my late Mums and some of my Aunties cloths as well as Cath Kidson oilcloth covers.

nanna8

Sorting out several cupboards I found some lovely old material with herbs and olives on it , enough for our big table so I am overlocking it and it can be a tablecloth. I have no idea why I bought it, no way would it look good as a dress. Probably 20 years old at least !
For many years I haven’t used tablecloths except at Christmas but sod the minimalist look, it’s back to the 50 s and 60s for me.

I love your attitude nanna8

I was just thinking of this, tablecloths are so welcoming and homely, little vase of flowers and a lemon drizzle cake!
Bigbertha1 that's so funny, I bet you only frequent cafes with 'naked' tables

None here, they create washing or cleaning!

We have a few oilskin cloths we use on kitchen table as it’s used for lots of other things as well as eating.

We have a beautiful round table in the dining room and I always have a protector and a nice cloth on that.

I have some lovely tablecloths, but often only use them when we have visitors, especially children. I can then put the table protector under the cloth, so no accidents with hot dishes or spilled liquids.
Often in the summer I put an inherited lacy cloth on the garden table with a vase of natural flowers. Lovely to sit out and have tea.

I don’t possess any!
But I recently unearthed a big piece of jungle-pattern vinyl (formerly used under toddler Gdcs’ high chairs) to cover the dining table when Gdds (just 4 and 8) were making mince pies shortly before Christmas.
(We don’t have a kitchen table alas.)

They made a very good job of 2 dozen, most of which were taken home.

I always use a tablecloth. I have so many I’ve lost count!

I made the tablecloths for the christmas period for the last ten years and now I have decided that we are going to use tablecloths all year round. They look so much better.

I have a drawer full of table cloths. Two enormous ones, one with Holly and Ivy, and the other with mistletoe that I use on the dining table at Christmas. Then a host of others collected over the years, some my mother’s , that I use on the kitchen table.

I have just three plain ones and a Christmas one. I find a dressed table to be welcoming too, in fact, I must go and change ours, OH slopped on it this morning

We have one huge heavy white damask table cloth. Only used once a year at Christmas... too much ironing otherwise.
In the past there were seersucker ones that didn't need any ironing. Now occasionally I have a table runner that doesn't get dirty.

I like hand embroidered, by my mum, or old lace tablecloths for visitors.. mostly I use an oilcloth on my oak table as I also use it for drawing..

Love a good tablecloth :-)

I don’t like ironing so no tablecloths except a couple of oilskin ones.

I do hope all these visitors are appreciative of table clothes
Christmas and special occasions for table cloth
It’s not so much the washing the ironing is such a faf

I love my tablecloths. My daughters borrow one of my collection from time to time. GSM and Gwyllt, they feel the same as you about laundering them, but have solved this little problem by returning them to me unwashed.

I love the concept of table cloths and always use one on the kitchen table (with a protector underneath, J52) when we have children eating with us but I much prefer the gleam of the table with mats etc and no cloths.

We never use on in the kitchen except for when children are painting or crafting.