Choosing a tablecloth size for round and long tables
The size of a tablecloth decides how it falls: a short, tailored drop or a full skirt to the floor. It comes down to one sum.
The sum
Take the width of the cloth, subtract the width of the table, and halve what is left. That is the drop: the length of fabric hanging over each edge.
Most banquet and dining tables stand about 30 inches tall, so a 30-inch drop reaches the floor. Anything shorter shows the legs; anything longer pools a little on the ground.
Round tables
Our round linens come in two sizes, 120-inch and 132-inch. On a 60-inch round table, a 120-inch cloth drops 30 inches and reaches the floor, and a 132-inch cloth drops 36 inches, enough to pool slightly.
On a 72-inch round, like our Circle Table, the 120-inch cloth drops 24 inches and the 132-inch cloth drops 30, which is floor length.
Long tables
Our rectangular linens measure 90 by 156 inches. On a standard 8-foot banquet table, 96 inches long and 30 inches wide, that leaves 30 inches at each end and 30 inches at each side: floor length all the way round.
Wider tables take a shorter side drop. On a table 40 inches wide, the same cloth falls 25 inches at the sides.
Overlays and runners
Overlays and runners don’t follow the drop rule. They sit on top of a base cloth to add texture or color, as the Jane Lace Overlay does.
If you don’t know your venue’s tables
Ask the venue for the size and height of the tables you will be using, and include them when you send your list. Our team can check the fit when they quote.
