Making a Border Design

I made this little placemat for my make-up table, using ecru monks cloth and a burgundy yarn.  You can make perfect corners if you count the floats carefully but I chose to make do with a piece of cloth I already had prepared so my corners are not perfect.  This was a larger piece of fabric that I cut in half and that's why the fringe on one side has been laundered and the other side won't be as soft until it's washed again.