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Placemats
A placemat or table mat is a covering or pad designating an individual place setting, unlike the larger tablecloth that covers the entire surface. Placemats are made from many different materials, depending on their purpose: to protect, decorate, entertain or advertise. Materials and production methods range from mass-produced and commercial, to local and traditional.
Their primary function is to protect the dinner table from water marks, food stains or heat damage. They also serve as decoration, especially placemats made from lace or silk. In restaurants, they can be used to advertise menu items, specials, local businesses or games for children. If the mat is cotton, it can absorb water and other liquids.
Higher-end placemats – made from vinyl or leather – are used by hotels and organizations for meetings as they provide a writing surface, and give an area on which to lean comfortably and to place objects on the table with minimal noise during meetings.
Contemporary opinion on the usefulness of placemats is mixed. Cloth placemats are commonly considered to be unnecessary and require excessive upkeep – compared to the surface of a table (which can be easily cleaned), a stained placemat must be run through the washer and drier before it can be used again. Moreover, plastic placemats have drawn criticism on environmental grounds
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Your placement and cloth napkins have to be easy to wash, stain resistant and durable. The most suitable fabric for that use is one which is soft and absorbent so that it is gentle on your skin and can absorb the water from your hands or face. Placemats, on the other hand, need to be made of a fabric which doesn’t crease and wrinkle easily, which is spill resistant, heat resistant and which won’t shrink when machine washed.