Christmas patterned muslin cloth

whitesatin

I've made some Christmas puddings as gifts and would love to wrap them in, e.g. holly sprigged muslin but can only find plain white.

It might be my imagination but I am sure, a while ago, I have seen such cloth but can't track it down now.

Any ideas welcome, please.

sarah1972

whitesatin wrote: »

I've made some Christmas puddings as gifts and would love to wrap them in, e.g. holly sprigged muslin but can only find plain white.

It might be my imagination but I am sure, a while ago, I have seen such cloth but can't track it down now.

Any ideas welcome, please.

If you don't find any you could wrap them in normal muslin and string so its ready for cooking and then cover with some nice taffeta shiny type material and tie with a nice bow so its still nice to open it up if you know what I mean ?

PasturesNew

Although it wouldn't touch the food, you might also think about how "food safe" any dyes involved might be. There is the chance of either cross-contamination, or ruining of a bowl/saucepan of a recipient.

While it sounds "nice and twee", it might turn out to not be the result you expected.

Put some adornments on a removable string where the muslin is tied.

Lisbon

If you're really keen to decorate the muslin, buy some food colouring (the gel sort will be easier than liquid) and a simple star or holly stencil, and DIY - but remember that by the time the pud has been cooked, the colour may well have run or just dissolved completely.