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Lace behaves differently from a printed cloth: the pattern is cut out, so the wood underneath becomes part of the look. This runner is 73 inches long and 13.8 wide, worked with maple leaves in autumn orange and finished with a scalloped edge. On a dark table the leaves stand out; on a pale one the shape of the openwork reads instead.
At 73 inches the runner covers the length of a six seat dining table with a little hanging at each end, and it fits a console, a sideboard or a mantel shelf without being trimmed. The 13.8 inch width leaves the place settings clear, so plates sit on the wood and only the centerpiece stands on the lace.
The maple leaves are part of the lace structure rather than printed on top, which is why the runner still looks like fabric from close up. Scalloped edges follow the leaf shapes instead of ending in a straight hem. Against a bowl of gourds, a few candles or a string of acorns it carries the season without turning the table orange.
Polyester lace washes on a gentle machine cycle or by hand in cold water, and it comes out without shrinking or losing the orange. That is worth knowing before a Thanksgiving meal, because gravy and red wine find lace quickly. The weave resists fraying at the cut edges, so a snagged corner does not run into a hole across a season.
One runner covers three months rather than one date. It goes down when the weather turns, stays through Halloween without reading as spooky, and is still right for the Thanksgiving table. Autumn weddings and harvest suppers use it on a long trestle, and it holds up outdoors on a covered porch table where a heavier cloth would take in damp.
Turkeys, pumpkins and fall leaves on plastic wide enough for the dining table, with a second cover for wherever the children eat.
Printed covers at 52 by 87 inches, two in the pack, that fit a standard eight-foot table and later tape to the wall as a photo backdrop.
