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Show Saturday, November 11, 2000 The Park Record C3 sc Martha D What are some creative ways to set a holiday table? by Martha Stewart As the htlhl.t approach, it's time K start thinking mil n! about v. h.ti you will prepare for Ihostf special dinners hut ho your table will kvk when you present them. Setting the table creatively goes a lone way tow arJ giving your home a fesm c. welcoming atmosphere atmos-phere for our gueMs. Bdow are a few ideas for beautiful holid.iv tables. Chowing tableware Selling a (ormal table traditionally tradition-ally mean bringing out the best of everything foregtnng everyday dishes lor the good china, mini; grandmother's siis er instead of the usual stainless steel. But if xou're nitssine a few pieces because they have broken over the years or because you didnl complete our entire set bvloie the pattern was discontinued it can be ditficult to set the table (or a l.uge croup, f oitun.iteh. there are some solutions One is to consult a tableware table-ware matching sen tee. These sen -K"es do the work ot hunting down hard-to fmd or discontinued patterns pat-terns ot china, siher. cryM.il and hoilowware. buung them from iruliv (duals and scouring antiques shops and flea markets to find uist what you're looking lor Most keep large collections m slock, so in m inv cases all you need to do is make a lew phone calls and you can have your replacement piece m a matter ol davs 1'itccs vary wideh from close to the current retail pi ice oi a comparable compa-rable pattern to considerably hteh-er. hteh-er. depending on ho rare the piece is and ho much the dealer had to pay to obtain it. The best place to start searching rs wiih a directory that lists matching match-ing sen ices along with their sje-cialties sje-cialties and contact informal ion, Sel Yn.tr Table has a free directory online www.setyourtablc.com. or sou can obtain a paper version for SSv.ibv calling l-SUS-NU-2121 Another gixl online source is thediiecton of the International Association of Dmnerw are Matchers at www jadni com. Another way to sWve this problem prob-lem is to nn and match patterns on your dinner table Ibis is ideal if your tableware collection is incomplete, but it s also a great way to show olf your lavonte linds if, like me, youvmoy collecting pieces from many chnetent patterns. You might be surprised at how feMive your table becomes when you combine colon and patterns to suit your personal style. Just "tlUff wu.w., - 1 La C ' J - ..rVAi, a r ... - ; . I - - i n i L . ! ' - I Dress your table for success wrth choose pieces with similar lints and m a harmonivHLs color paleite to prevent the lok from becoming tx iussy Crenfing pUec cards A hvliday dinner table is more fun when set with aeatoe place cards even U the meal rs informal. Place cards, transformed from almost any small item, are a great way to help introduce guests who may be unfamiliar with one another, anoth-er, and they also take any guess-w guess-w oi k out of w ho sits w here . Making table runners Runners add color to your holiday holi-day table while providing a charming charm-ing alternative to the usual tablecloth table-cloth Add interest b using runners that run crossw ix on the table senmg as placemats for people sitting sit-ting oppssi!c each other rather than length ise dow n the center 1 hese are simple to make wiih w hates er fabric y ot. like and a Kicking of felt, which adds body to the runner and additional protection protec-tion Uf the table. First, determine the length of PHCTO COuPTSSV Of AW .u..A.VS dazzling china and place cards. each runner by measuring the width of your table and adding six inches to each side for overhang, plus one inch tor x.am allowance. The width of the runmner should be generous enough for a place setting 17 inches plus a one- inch seam allowance ts usually adequate. (I alio like this measurement measure-ment because you can cut three 1S-inch-wnlth pieces from a single 54-inch-widih length of fabric with no waste 1 Cut out your fabric, and press under I Tl-inch seam allowance on all four sides of the runner. Cut a piece of felt about one inch lar ger on all sides than the hemmed fab- nc Center fabric, nght-side-up, on felt, and prn in place . Topstiuh around the p-enmeter. serv ckse to the edge tf the fabric. 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