How To Make A Grain Sack Tablecloth

I love anything vintage or French so in this post I will show you how to make a DIY grain sack tablecloth.How to make a grain sack tablecloth DIY - So Much Better With Age

Last week I shared with you my 2 French Christmas Tablescapes and I promised I would show you how to make your own grain sack tablecloth.

I know grain sacks have been the “trend” now for awhile. I’m still not sick of them. Why? Because I don’t follow trends and I love what I love! Especially anything French or vintage! Are you still with me?

 This is what you’ll need:

SUPPLIES:

  • dropcloth {cut to size} *affiliate link
  • painter’s tape
  • fabric paint (follow directions on bottle to ensure paint doesn’t disappear with washing – I learned my lesson the hard way!)
  • foam brush
  • paper plate
The supplies laid out for the grain sack table cloth.

 TUTORIAL:

1. First, wash and dry the drop cloth at least once. This will prevent shrinking later on. Iron the drop cloth so there are no wrinkles for painting.

2. Pull some threads off the edges to create a frayed look or you can hem it for a streamlined look.

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3. Here’s a step-by-step guide to setting up your painter’s tape strips:  1) use a straight edge to guide your tape. Start in the middle of your tablecloth and run the tape down the middle. 2) Do another strip of tape on either side of the first strip so that you have three strips of tape in the middle of your dropcloth. 3)  Leave a 1/4″ gap and run another strip of tape. Do this on either side of your three strips. 4 )  Add three more strips of painter’s tape on equal sides of your drop cloth {see photo below}.

Taking measurements for the table cloth.

4. Now this may seem odd, but now you’ll want to remove the middle piece of tape from the very middle of each section. Now you have a perfectly sized space to paint in for a middle grainsack stripe and two regular stripes on the side.

Removing the tape off the fabric.

5. Using your foam brush, dap a bit of red paint onto your brush and rub most of it off onto a piece of paper towel. This is called dry brushing.

Dry brushing with paint.

6. I like using the pointed edge of this foam brush up and down the stripe until it’s the right shade of red for me.

Dry brushing between the lines on linen.

 7. Complete all stripes with red paint.

Red stripes on the grain sack.

8. Pull off all the tape immediately after painting. (Read the directions from your fabric paint. It may say you need to set the color by ironing or steaming the fabric to set the paint.)

Taking the tape off the cloth to show the red painted stripe.

Isn’t this tablecloth beautiful? I love how rustic and simple this DIY project is.

And it’s just perfect for a pretty Christmas morning table setting.

A Christmas morning with the tablecloth on and a plate of cinnamon buns.
Plates on the round table.
There are pastries on the table.
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DIY grainsack tablecloth DIY poster.
How to make a grain sack tablecloth DIY - So Much Better With Age

 So are we all tired of French grain sacks yet? I’m definitely not!

And at the very least, they are beautiful during the Christmas season 😉

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22 Comments

  2. This is great! The red and blue ones don’t go with my decor, but I love still love them. Now I’ll be able to make one in green, brown or black and join in the fun!

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