Talk to me about placemats

[fruitsticksinyourstocking]

I have had the same placemats since I was 24 - they have Chairman Mao dolls on the them .

I received some vouchers for christmas so thought I might get some more. What should I get?

We have a oak table cloth which is normally covered by a table protector and wipe clean table cloth so they table mats are really only used when we take the cloth off for special people.

Fabric ones? Hard ones?

I have absolutely no idea.

None.
They are naff.

Hard ones, much easier to just wipe clean.

Agree with moondog.
Better things to spend money/vouchers on I think.

so what to you put hot things on when there's no cloth?

hotmats

ooh I like placemats. I have these

Rosina Watchmeister

I covered some old placemats with red and gold Christmas fabric (stapled on the rear) for the table on the day, and now have some new ones.

i use hard placemats usually, but at christmas i use gold chargers just to make the table look abit better with a red tablecloth.

I am roffling at the chairman Mao tablemats

Funnily enough I was thinking las night I need ne place mats
I am thinking of getting these
ones

Whatever, you go for just make sure they aren't going to slip around the table everytime you try and cut a tough piece of meat!

We bought these ceramic John Lewis ones recently.

They were really nice but we had to take them back as they weren't heatproof enough. We wanted them to put hot dishes on straight from the oven (we don't use mats under plates) but the small print on the box said they weren't suitable.

We have a really rustic square wooden table and use fabric placemats (not for everyday kiddie meals, though). Looks so pretty...sigh My favourites are woven cotton in big blue and green stripes...

"Chinaplacemats.com will help you find the right placemats, table mats, coasters, runners and floorings from among the thousand's of fashion designs which made in china with high quality and workable price. vinyl placemats and pp placemats"

these
these

I have some navy and cream fabric ones from Jamie Oliver. Doublle thickness cotton and throw in the machine when grubby.

i should hang on the chairman mao ones! must surely be collectable!

I have a couple of sets which I made using some lovely fabric from Ikea and John Lewis. I just cut the fabric into rectangles and sewed a hem round the edge. SO much cheaper than buying similar ones ready made.