Again cutlery should be about 1 inch out from the edge of the plates.
Dining table cutlery set up.
Center the dinner plate upon the place mat.
A table setting consists of a dining set a cutlery set and glassware make sure the base of any vertical silverware always aligns with the bottom rim of your plate.
Plate for butter or bread.
Table setting is an art form with rules to be followed for arranging the cutlery plates and glasses.
Always place knives with the blade facing inward on your table setting.
Knife blades should be facing towards the plate and fork prongs facing upwards.
The dessert fork is the closest to the dinner plate.
Place a dinner plate in the centre of the setting and lay forks to the left of the plate and knives and spoons to the right.
Place all forks to the left of the dinner plate.
The picture shows the correct positioning.
Put the dinner knife and soup spoon on the right side of the plate and the fork on the left.
The following is the traditional way to set each place setting on the dinner table.