CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study A table cloth is a piece of material designed to spread on a dinning table before laying out tableware and food. Some are mainly ornamental coverings which may also help protect the table from scratches and stains.
It can be any other material used for covering the table. Table cloths are among some of the items that contribute to the decoration of an interior. They are always carefully selected to suit that interior in which they are put and the designs to enhance the beauty of a particular interior. Table cloths at a greater extent are used mainly in homes, churches, hospitals, hotels and restaurants among others.
In such places where people go to relax, an effort has always been made to make these places comfortable, colourful, attractive and beautiful.
Most of the hostels have table cloths that are imported into the country. The designs are derived from items or inspirations that do not relate to food stuffs
Below are photographs of some of the exiting hotel table cloths.

Uganda is endowed with a lot of natural food stuff that can be used as inspiration to derive designs and choose colours for hotel table cloths.
This may enhance the beauty of the table cloths and may create an environment conductive for customers.
It is also noted that artists in Uganda have not been involved in the art of decorating table cloths for hotels yet it is an area that offers a wide range of artistic expressions since hotels attract a lot of people for their services.
There are so many such fabrics of different colours that are used as table cloths in hotels though the table cloths are not bad, such designs and decorations on the table cloths can be enhanced by incorporating them with designs developed from natural food stuffs or by completely developing new designs to create new ideas for the table cloths.

1.2 Statement of the problem
Artists despite the efforts they have made to decorate interiors with items like pictures, paintings, sculptures and wall hangings, they have not ventured into art of decorating table cloths for hotels and restaurants in Uganda.
The table cloths that are there are mainly imported into the country and they are decorated with designs that are dominated with western ideas and styles yet Uganda is endowed with a lot of natural food stuffs that can be a source of inspiration when developing the different designs for the table cloths.

1.3 Objectives of the study
1. To decorate fabrics for hotels and restaurants using the screen printing technique.
2. To use natural food stuffs as a source of inspiration to develop designs and choose colours for decorating the fabrics to be used to make the table cloths

1.4 Justification of the study
The Ugandan artists generally need to get involved in the art of decorating items like table cloths so as to break the monotony of the designs that are on market.
Table cloths deserve to be decorated with designs and colours derived from the inspirations of natural food stuffs using the screen printing techniques of fabric.
1.5 Significance of the study
The designs and colours help in breaking monotony and also enhance the beauty of the table cloths to create an environment that is conductive to the customers.
1.6 Limitations of the study
The most suitable fabrics for the table cloth were very expensive. This forced the researcher to use the most commonly available fabrics which are a bit cheap compared to other materials.
The project involved a lot of movement from place to place collecting and gathering information, materials and tools for the final project. All this required money which was not readily available.
1.7 Definition of terms
1. Designing means making a plan for particular purpose or use.
2. Drawing is the technique and process of making marks on a surface to produce images.
3. Fabric decoration s the patterning of an essentially plain fabric to render it more appealing.
4. Printing is the method of making a mark on a given surface like cloth or paper by use of pressure against the proposed surface.
5. A table cloth is a piece of cloth or similar material which is spread to cover the top part of the table.

CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Introduction 2.1 Review of related literature
Most hotels have table cloths which are decorated with motifs of crisscross lines and flowers. Most of the table cloths found in hotels and restaurants are decorated with designs that are dominated with western ideas and styles.
Artists have not ventured into the art of decorated fabrics for hotels and restaurants in Uganda despite the efforts they have made to decorate interiors with items like pictures, paintings, sculptures, and wall hangings.
Uganda is endowed with a lot of natural food stuffs like ripe bananas, pineapples and oranges as sources of inspirations to develop designs and also choose colours of decorated fabrics to be used to make table cloths using the screen printing techniques of fabric decoration.
Mary Paul Yates (1986) talks about the different sources of inspirations that can be used in developing motifs for fabrics decorations. In addition to flowers, other natural forms such as animals, shells, waves and landscape are traditionally popular motifs in textiles. He also emphasizes the importance of printing techniques in fabric decoration. “Throughout history of printed textiles, patterns were developed to emulate more expensive woven techniques” in this respect therefore, table cloths can be printed using motifs developed from sources of inspiration that relate to a given interior and function.
Tristan (1989) talks about skills of design as required in order to successfully create the things which people need and want using capabilities of technology because designing requires the application of different activities which takes a great deal of time and efforts. Table cloths were also designed according to the needs and wants of people. That is according to size, designing and colours of the owner.
Tonny Hart (1977) the young designer lived to write some points concerning designing and how the designs are developed. He also defined designing as something created with a purpose.
He went ahead and defined design as an arrangement of line with or without form. This is maybe composed to straight lines and other elements in all the most important items almost in every selling.
The Egyptians produced table cloths which were painted with white drag stained with vegetable dyes and Indians produced table cloths with inters woven motifs. This emphasizes the face that reasonable time was put in the art of decoration of an interior. Carpets, chairs, cushions, wall and curtains also contribute to the decoration of an interior and are always designed in relation to the table cloth to create a harmonious and beautiful interior.

CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction
This project involved the designing and decorating fabrics that were made into table cloths. The table cloths were designed and decorated using designs developed from food stuffs like pineapples, oranges and ripe bananas. Motifs were developed from the study of both the internal and external parts of the fruits and related colours were choosen to be used in printing the designs on the fabrics.
The researcher used the screen printing method in registering the designs on the cloths. There were a number of activities involved in the process of designing and making the table cloth.
3.1 Materials and tools used
Materials Tools
Printing Paste Printing screen
Bazaar Fabrics Ruler
Water Squeegee
Rag Printing Table
Spoons
Flat Iron

PROCEDURE OF DEVELOPING A DESIGN
3.2 Source of inspirations
The sources of inspiration were natural food stuffs. These were oranges, pineapples and ripe bananas. Several studies were made and different arrangements of the studies were developed into repeat cloths. The photographs below show the natural food stuffs that is to say oranges, pineapples and ripe bananas were used as sources inspirations for the designs which were put on the cloths to decorate the fabrics.
3.5 Findings and observations
During the course of the project, the suitable fabrics for the table cloths were very expensive and the researcher could not get enough funds to buy them. This forced the researcher to use bazaar material which was cheaper. However the process of working on the project helped the researcher to acquire more knowledge and skills in fabrics decorations. It was a challenge to the researcher because it helped him generate several ideas in relation to fabric decoration