Double that number and add the result to the diameter.
How to make a round floor length tablecloth.
If you want a floor length tablecloth measure from the top of the table to the floor.
Make a pattern and cut the fabric for your tablecloth locate a piece of paper that is slightly larger than one half the diameter of your table you ll use this paper to make a pattern for cutting the fabric.
Add 1 1 2 inches 3 4 all the way around for the diameter of the piece of fabric you ll need.
Mar 11 2013 maybe you have a round table in your house.
A formal tablecloth ideally reaches the floor.
Maybe this round table is 20 in diameter.
Decorator fabric is 54 wide.
Measure from the tabletop down to where you want the tablecloth to end.
The width is the shorter side the length is the longer side.
Determine your preferred tablecloth drop.
Cut a length of fabric that measures the diameter plus twice the length plus 1 inch 2 54 cm for a hem.
And it s such a useful technique.
To make the square you need to seam two or more pieces of fabric together to get the fabric wide enough to cover the table and drape to the floor.
Also measure the length from the tabletop to the floor if you want to make a round tablecloth that stretches to the floor.
Draw a simi circle from corner to corner.
Seams were required since when you make a round tablecloth you need to create a large square of fabric in which to cut the round shape circle out.
Make the string 1 2 the length of your finished tablecloth mine was 54 and tack the loose end down to the floor in my case in the double folded corner.
Making round tablecloths is way easier than it seems.
Measure both the width and length of your table or the diameter if it is round.
You can use it to make tablecloths for your home or for any type of e.
The drop length for such a tablecloth is the table s height or close to it.
Or maybe like my round table it is bigger.
This is how much fabric you would like to drape over the edge of the table going down towards the floor.