joannqn Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 How do you get tablecloths to stay on straight? I've just bought my first one in many, many years in the hope of making our old banged up table look nicer. Now it just looks like a huge piece of cloth sliding off an old banged up table, which is not the look I was going for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 You know those foam-mesh drawer liners? I cut them to fit the table top and put the TC over them. Keeps hot plates from the microwave from hurting the wood, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Do they come that big? My table is something like 42 x 90 with one leaf in. Add another 12-14 inches if the second leaf is put in. Would I have to have three of the liners for each table size? Without leaves, 1 leaf, 2 leaves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon H in IL Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 You can buy it in rolls. Try that, maybe. I find polyester is too slippery for my tastes. I use cotton most of the time, and linen for special occasions. TJ Maxx is my favorite place to find cotton tablecloths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 You can buy it in rolls. Try that, maybe. I find polyester is too slippery for my tastes. I use cotton most of the time, and linen for special occasions. TJ Maxx is my favorite place to find cotton tablecloths. My table is the same general size. The only slippy table cloth was a ghastly polyester one I bought by accident. Those webby drawer liners can leave permanent marks in the finish. I would look into a protective table.. Pad? Those things you put on top of the table, under the table cloth, that protects the finish... I can't think of what they're called. I think they're a bit grabbier that the wood when you use synthetic table cloths. (that's what my MIL uses and they don't slide) I think they're modular, so you can add pieces in the middle when you add a leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 You just need a square of flannel-backed oilcloth to go under the tablecloth. You can buy it at a fabric store by the yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) Do they come that big? My table is something like 42 x 90 with one leaf in. Add another 12-14 inches if the second leaf is put in. Would I have to have three of the liners for each table size? Without leaves, 1 leaf, 2 leaves? I run mine length-wise, two across. I think you could get away with a strip down the middle. P.S. I did this because I got one of those rolls for next to nothing at Goodwill. MUCH cheaper than a pad, etc. Edited November 11, 2011 by kalanamak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 My mother made us a pad for ours. I didn't want to use the drawer liners, either, due to the markings they can leave, but I love having the pad. The only time it moves is when one of the cats decides to use the table as a surfboard. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 We use a table pad under it and that seems to help. I iron a good crease down the center, and I line it up from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 My mother made us a pad for ours. I didn't want to use the drawer liners, either, due to the markings they can leave, They leave them in my rough drawers, but never on my table. I do lift them off and polish about 6 times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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