{"product_id":"festive-christmas-elk-table-runner","title":"Festive Christmas Elk Table Runner","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eReindeer Weave or Crimson Frost — and which length?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe two colourways go in quite different directions, and neither is the safe one — they just suit different tables.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every length is 36 cm wide, so length is the only measuring you have to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReindeer Weave\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou'd rather the table said \"winter\" than \"Christmas\". This one can stay out through January without looking like you forgot to take the decorations down.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrimson Frost\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want the red. You have a timber table, white plates, and the plan is for the runner to be the colour in the room on the day.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e36 × 120 cm or 36 × 160 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eSideboard, console, coffee table, or a small four-seater.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e36 × 180 cm to 36 × 240 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eFour to six seats — the range most family dining tables land in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e36 × 270 cm to 36 × 350 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eEight or more seats, an extended table, or a trestle set up for the day.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdd roughly 30 cm per end for a drop over the edges. Measure the table extended if it extends.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eIt's coming out once a year — how do I stop it looking creased?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage does more damage to seasonal linen than use does.\u003c\/strong\u003e Eleven months folded in the same four places puts hard lines down a runner that no amount of smoothing on the day will fix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWorks on\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eRolling it around a cardboard tube for storage instead of folding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eStoring it folded in the same creases year after year\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eCool gentle machine wash, warm iron on the reverse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eA hot iron pressed straight onto the face of the weave\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eA trivet under anything hot from the oven\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eBleach on a gravy mark — the crimson goes before the stain does\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step people skip: getting it out a day early. Lay it flat on the table the night before and most travel creases drop out on their own, no iron needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eElk down the middle of the table, and nobody has to talk about the tablecloth.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHoliday table dressing usually goes one of two ways: nothing at all, or a full cloth plus placemats plus napkins plus a centrepiece, half of which gets moved off the table before the food arrives. A runner is the middle path. One piece, laid down the centre, and the table reads as set. The elk motif does the seasonal work without tipping into novelty — it's a woven figure repeating down the length rather than a printed cartoon, so it looks like something you chose rather than something you grabbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Festive Christmas Elk Table Runner detail view of the woven elk motif\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/FestiveChristmasElkTableRunner_7_f1bc2d7b-6caa-4bc4-8ba7-fe647a579c24.jpg?v=4503764565%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy a woven motif outlasts a printed one on a table\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA table runner takes more abuse than most household textiles: hot plates dragged across it, elbows on it, glasses set down and picked up all evening, and then a wash. A printed design sits on the surface, so all that friction happens directly to the picture, and after a few Christmases the elk have gone patchy. A woven figure is built into the structure of the cloth — the design is the fabric, not a layer on top of it. That's the reason a good runner is a thing you inherit rather than a thing you replace, and it's why the pattern still reads at the same strength on the reverse side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReindeer Weave\u003c\/strong\u003e — the tonal option. Elk figures worked in close to the ground colour, so the effect is textural. Sits well with natural timber, brass and greenery, and doesn't clash with whatever plates you own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrimson Frost\u003c\/strong\u003e — the high-contrast one. Deep red carrying the elk motif, and it becomes the focal point of the table the moment it goes down. Best with plain white or cream tableware.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e36 × 120 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e36 × 160 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — consoles, sideboards, small tables.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e36 × 180 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e36 × 210 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e36 × 240 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — four to six seats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e36 × 270 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e36 × 300 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e36 × 350 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — eight seats and up, extended tables and trestles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Festive Christmas Elk Table Runner shown in use on a dressed holiday table\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/FestiveChristmasElkTableRunner_6_8fd356b8-a0da-4871-afe9-74ab3937cbc9.jpg?v=4503764570%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Festive Christmas Elk Table Runner\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen Colour and Size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo colourways\u003c\/strong\u003e — Reindeer Weave and Crimson Frost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEight lengths\u003c\/strong\u003e, all 36 cm wide, from 36 × 120 cm up to 36 × 350 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoven elk motif\u003c\/strong\u003e built into the cloth rather than printed on the surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e36 cm width\u003c\/strong\u003e that leaves flat table clear for place settings either side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachine washable\u003c\/strong\u003e cool on a gentle cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarm iron on the reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e; roll rather than fold for off-season storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse a trivet\u003c\/strong\u003e under hot serving dishes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. 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