XP table overlays

Re: XP table overlays

• BTCarolus

  

  May 2012

  With hemming v. serging, you've got it exactly backwards. Hemmed means that the edge is folded up and that you only see one line (or two) of threads on the outside of the tablecloth. Serged means that they just went around with a serger, and the raw edge is visible down at the bottom. I personally think serging is really ugly. However, if it's going to be down at the bottom of the table, nobody will notice it and it won't matter. 

  
  

  There are also several types of serging, and some are more attractive than others. Here is a link to a photo of hemmed and serged tablecloth edges so you can see the difference, that's a particularly attractive serging option. If you take a shirt (any shirt, really) and look at the inside, at the seams, you will be able to see another type of uglier serging. The edges of the sleeves and bottom will probably be hemmed, with the fabric folded over, so that the edge is clean.

  
  

  We can't tell you how big of an overlay you need, unless you tell us how large your tables are.

  
  

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• Eyejewel member

  

  May 2012

  Some are 60 (inches) round and some are 72 round. Probably using most 72's

  

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• BTCarolus

  

  May 2012 edited May 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_august-2012-weddings_xp-table-overlays?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:1fb748ee-7a4e-40eb-b4b4-e553486f4cacDiscussion:79479486-c215-4e91-b793-d7082608bc9dPost:41826d5d-8cc9-4369-9421-7db974438bc6">Re: XP table overlays</a>:
  [QUOTE]Some are 60 (inches) round and some are 72 round. Probably using most 72's
  Posted by Eyejewel[/QUOTE]<div>
  </div><div>Can you get 90" overlays? I'd say 72" overlays for the 60" tables, and 90" overlays for the 72" tables. You might also talk to your venue or table rental place about which will work better.</div><div>
  </div><div>Out of curiosity, are the overlays really cheaper than renting tablecloths? I don't know what's available in your area, but I can definitely rent table cloths from my table and chair rental place, and I don't think it was that expensive: $2 per cloth or something?
  
  </div><div>ETA: that's assuming that you don't have plain white tablecloths on the tables. I think if you have white tablecloths underneath you are supposed to match the overlay size to the table size.</div>

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• Eyejewel member

  

  May 2012

  My venue provides white, ivory or black table cloths in the price. The rental place i went to was something like $25/$30 per tablecloth. Its because of the fabric and they didnt have it in purple only green. i ordered chair swatches as samples and also the polyester and satin to see the difference so i can make an easier decision. I dont think i saw them as cheap as $2 thoiugh.

  

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• BTCarolus

  

  May 2012

  I may be remembering the price that it was for table+table cloth. I think they did a super discount if we ordered both together.
  

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