Oct 28, 2011

How to lay a beautiful Christmas table

Make sure your table rises to the occasion this year with Alison Cork's top tips

Including a step-by-step guide on where best to lay cutlery, glasses and plates, plus three fantastically simple craft ideas to add those little finishing touches to your Christmas spread.

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June Howley

December 23, 2011

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As Jay commented, this 'home expert' really gets it wrong with her cutlery positioning. Always work from the outside in with placements. Didn't bother to watch the rest - a giant mistake such as this means the woman doesn't know her stuff.

Kellie

December 20, 2011

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Not a very practical video if you are trying to cram 10 people around a table - elbows, tight settings etc means there is little room for all the decorations, multiple glasses etc. Come on Tesco stop living in the 1920s and provide tips for real families!

Jay

December 18, 2011

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Oh dear, the table setting video has so much wrong information. This is how it should be - Cutlery - always work from outside to inside so, on the right, the starter cutlery should be furthest away from the plate, then the main then the dessert nearest to the plate. Whether it's a formal or informal meal this is the way it's always been! Glasses - white wine glass near top of right-side cutlery, red wine glass to left of white glass, water to left of red wine glass. The glasses should make a diagonal line from right to left at the top of the setting. Hot food should always be served on warmed plates so, nice thought it looks, putting all the plates on the table at the start of the meal isn't good practice. Sorry, but if you're going to give advice, please get it right!

Karen

November 28, 2011

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No problems with access. Excellent tips and advice which will certainly be put into practice this christmas

Karen

November 28, 2011

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No problems with access. Excellent tips and advice which will certainly be put into practice this christmas

Ananda Classens

November 26, 2011

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Video's play fine. Make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Flash player.

Jan

November 17, 2011

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Won't play!

Matthew Stephens

November 16, 2011

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Can you tell me if the green glasses are available to buy in stores? I've been looking for them but haven't been ale to find them.

Susan Marfleet

November 15, 2011

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No I can't play anything either. And I also can't get onto the site to look at any clothesor shoes. Not a great visit this time.

Wendy

November 13, 2011

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I can't play them either!

Brenda

November 09, 2011

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For some reason I can't seem to play any of these videos. Is it just me, or is there something wrong with your site? By the way, is the model on the front of your latest magazine Carla Bruni? It certainly looks like her.

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