Embroidered Linen Table Runner — Wheat on Olive

An embroidered linen table runner in deep olive Belgian linen — cream wheat ears stitched across both ends. Pale thread on dark cloth, closer to ink drawing than to decoration. Handmade autumn and holiday table decor.

Three lengths from 150 to 250 cm, custom sizes on request.

DETAILS
100% linen, woven in Belgium · 200 g/m² (5.8 oz/yd²)
Colour: Olive — deep muted green
Shape: rectangular
Width: 45 cm (17.7")
Lengths: 150, 200, 250 cm (59", 79", 98")
Quantity: one runner per order
Embroidery: original wheat design, machine-stitched, 42,000 stitches per end, both ends worked
Thread: Madeira Sensa Green, 100% TENCEL™ Lyocell
Ends: fringed with decorative stay-stitch
Sides: double-turned hem, finished clean
Finish: pre-shrunk, mechanically softened
Custom sizes on request — message me before ordering
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WHICH TABLE RUNNER LENGTH
There's no single rule here — and this is one of those things it's hard to get wrong.
Longer than your table: add 30–40 cm to the table length, so 15–20 cm falls at each end. The classic proportion.
Exactly your table length: the runner sits edge to edge, with both embroidered ends fully visible.
Shorter than your table: subtract 20–30 cm, and it ends just short of the edges. This is where the embroidery reads best — it stays on the table rather than disappearing over the side.
And in any of these, you can lay it perfectly flat or gather it slightly along its length. Linen at this weight holds soft folds, and draped it often looks better than pressed straight.

45 × 150 cm (17.7" × 59") — a table for six
45 × 200 cm (17.7" × 79") — a table for eight
45 × 250 cm (17.7" × 98") — long dining tables, buffets, trestle tables
Need something between sizes, or longer? Message me before ordering. I cut every piece myself.
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FABRIC
100% linen, 200 g/m² — heavy enough to hang properly over a table edge instead of curling.
Woven by Libeco in Flanders since 1858.
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, class II
Belgian Linen™ — woven in Belgium, min. 85% EU flax
Masters of Linen® — field to cloth, entirely in Europe
Purveyor to the Belgian Royal Court since 2006
CO2-neutral since 2014
"Belgian flax" and "European flax" tell you where the plant grew — not where the cloth was woven. Belgian Linen™ guarantees both.
Pre-shrunk and mechanically softened. Fully biodegradable at the end of its life.
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CARE
Machine wash cool, no bleach, dry naturally. Iron on the reverse, not over the embroidery.
The thread is lyocell, not polyester — gentle cycle, no high heat.
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Ready to ship in 1–3 days. I answer every message myself.