Again cutlery should be about 1 inch out from the edge of the plates.
Dining table cutlery set up.
Table setting is an art form with rules to be followed for arranging the cutlery plates and glasses.
Knife blades should be facing towards the plate and fork prongs facing upwards.
The rule of thumb is the place mat should begin about 1 inch from the edge of the table.
Center the dinner plate upon the place mat.
Always place knives with the blade facing inward on your table setting.
Put the dinner knife and soup spoon on the right side of the plate and the fork on the left.
Place all forks to the left of the dinner plate.
Plate for butter or bread.
The picture shows the correct positioning.
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 your cutlery in the order that it will be used starting from the outside.
The following is the traditional way to set each place setting on the dinner table.