Personalized table runner embroidery is one of the most popular and giftable projects you can make. Table Runner is typically linen or cotton, so the keys are hooping it correctly and choosing the right design size. Here is how to do it — including how to create a machine-ready design for free with SewFlow.
What You Need for Table Runner Embroidery
- •Fabric type: linen or cotton
- •Hooping: Hoop the end sections
- •Recommended design size: motifs 4–6 in at each end
- •Best placement: both ends
- •A machine-ready file in your format (JEF, DST, PES, EXP, XXX, or SEW)
How to Make a Table Runner Design with SewFlow
- 1Open the SewFlow Image to Embroidery tool at sewflow.com/image, or the Text tool at sewflow.com/text for names and monograms.
- 2Upload your logo or artwork and remove the background, or type and style your lettering.
- 3Set the design size to fit your table runner, then choose your machine's format — JEF (Janome), DST (Tajima/commercial), PES (Brother/Babylock), EXP (Bernina), XXX (Singer), or SEW (Janome legacy).
- 4Click Preview Stitches to check the stitch path and density before downloading.
- 5Download the file, hoop or float your table runner with the right stabilizer, and run a test stitch on a scrap first.
Design your table runner embroidery free online:
Open Image to Embroidery →Popular Table Runner Embroidery Ideas
- •Holiday tables
- •Wedding decor
- •Restaurant branding
- •Seasonal sets
- •Gifts
Tips for Great Table Runner Embroidery
- •Hoop and stitch one end, then re-hoop the other.
- •Match motifs at both ends for symmetry.
- •Press with a pressing cloth to protect the stitches.
Placement Matters
On a table runner, both ends is the most flattering placement — mark it before you hoop.