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Have you seen picture where people gather the tablecloth around the legs, underneath the table? I don't know if the legs of your tables are placed right to do this, but if they are, you could do that, and then not have to worry about cutting/hemming and ruining resale value. Very pretty color choices.
I love the colors! You can gather the cloth at the bottem of the table where people will not even notice it. At the resort that I work at we do it all the time it look really nice. Cutting them sounds like way to much work!
Could you just fold the tablecloths so there's just a neat fold in the center and they drape to the floor from there. Or you can you tie something around the base of the table to take up some of the slack. I did something similar with the table our unity candle was on. The tablecloth was very big and I tied a large silver ribbon around the base and pouffed out the cloth.
Could you just fold the tablecloths so there's just a neat fold in the center and they drape to the floor from there. Or you can you tie something around the base of the table to take up some of the slack. I did something similar with the table our unity candle was on. The tablecloth was very big and I tied a large silver ribbon around the base and pouffed out the cloth.
What a pretty color! How about gathering them in the middle so there's a puff of fabric? Kind of weird, but it would be totally different from anything else that I've ever seen and you wouldn't have to cut or hem...
I like kaybee's idea about folding them. Also, how about using double sided fabric tape to temporarily hem them? Or duct tape. It might take too long, but would work.
I recently did tables with double cloths - and the top one was scalloped up with large safety pins with a bow attached. They were scalloped between every 2 chairs. That would be pretty and take up the extra length.
You could fold them and use doublesided tape...then take the tape off after the wedding! = )
you could also just pool them at the bottom sort of like a bubble hem. you could use a doublestick tape to keep it hemmed up...
I'm totally for some kind of faux hem, double-sided tape idea. There are a variety of iron hem or taped hem products out there that will be better than double stick tape, but I would do some trials to be sure that whatever you use doesn't destroy the fabric so you can sell them later. Otherwise, you can always do safety pins. Seriously, I'm so lazy about my work clothes, I have two pair of pants that are hemmed with safety pins and they hold up just fine. (I really should break down and sew those!)
I tried to look for a picture online to better illustrate this, but I saw this on TV before on Platinum Weddings, but wasn't able to.
What they did was, using safety pins, they pinned the tablecloths from underneath to create a pick up look...like you would see on a wedding dress with a pick up skirt. You start from the top, picking up and pinning as you move down toward the ground.
It's similar to what this bride did in this post for her bustle:
http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/02/08/bustle-with-some-muscle/#more-129286
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Hello all!
I am having my reception in an old warehouse, so I wanted colors to brighten things up. I didn't think I'd be able to do custom color table cloths because or costs, but I discovered linentablecloth and they were having a 50% off sale on all clearance items, so I couldn't resist. I purchased 20 120" round burnt orange tablecloths and and red organza overlays plus another 6 85" burnt orange tablecloths.
My problem is that the table cloths are too large. We are doing a tapas reception instead of a sit down, sort of like a cocktail reception, but with more food. Between tables, high tops and bar space, we have enough seating for everyone, but we will not have assigned seating or a formal sit down dinner. The tables are just there as an option for people who do want to sit while eating (ie, older people and kids), but we know we will have a lot of people who will not even leave the bar area. To create a more intimate setting, I'm doing 36" table that will seat 6 instead of the traditional 60" 8-10 tops. However, it was cheaper to buy the 120" tablecloths that are traditionally for 60" tables, than it was to buy the 96" tablecloths that would fit my tables. I also really want to try to resell the tablecloths after the wedding to help balance my budget.
So I guess I have two options for the tablecloths...
1. I can cut an hem the tablecloths to 96" which would lay right to the floor on my 36" tables. However, I think they would then be harder to re-sell as they would only have a 18" drop off of a traditional 60" table. Of course, I suppose an 18" drop could make a nice overlay, instead of a full tablecloth.
2. I could figure out a way to temporarily hem the table cloths, so that I could then let the hems out after the wedding and sell them as 120" tablecloths. However, I have no idea how I would do this without a ridiculously large hem that would just look silly.
So, hive...what do you think? Just cut them to what i need and don't stress so much about ruining their re-sale value or figure out a way to temporarily hem them to preserve their re-sale value. And If I do go with option two, how would I do this?
ps...I attached pictures of the tablecloth and overlay...I put them on my kitchen table to see how they looked in real life. I used my phone's camera, so the color is a little off...my appologies
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