TABLE SKIRTING

Table Skirting is a way to dress up a table. Similar to tablecloths, they wrap around the edge of a table leaving the top uncovered. Chosen in a fabric to match existing décor, a table skirt adds style and function to a room.

Kinds of Table Skirting

Knife Pleat

- are one of the most common kinds of pleating for table skirts. - A knife pleat is a series of narrow, sharp creases folded in the same direction. Unlike

gathered table skirts, knife pleats create smooth, precise lines down the length of the skirt.

Box Pleat

- A box pleat table skirt is made from a sequence of back-to-back knife pleats. - good choice for a professional conference or business meeting. - give the table a neat, tailored appearance. - have a more pronounced projection than a simple knife pleat, adding dimension and

interest to business or formal tables.

Swag Banquet

- can be fitted with detachable swags that are placed over any kind of cloth table skirting- are commonly attached with overlap clips that will not flatten or damage the table skirt pleating. Swags are an easy way to dress up an otherwise plain table skirt.

French Box Pleat Table skirting

- provide even more volume than standard box pleats. - French pleats are narrower than regular box pleats, giving the bottom of the table skirting

a fuller appearance. - French box pleats work equally well in casual or elegant settings

Fringe Fringe table skirting

- playful addition to party tables. Metallic, tissue and raffia fringe skirts have a number of imaginative uses.

- This kind of decorative fringe is a charming substitute for table skirting and serves as a festive wall border for special celebrations.

Gathered

Diamond

Common Table Skirting Styles

Plastic table skirting

- designed to look like linen, but it's less expensive. - doesn't crease as neatly as linen, so most plastic table skirts have a shirred pleat- It may be a thin lightweight plastic or a sturdier vinyl, and can be attached to the table

with clips or with a built-in adhesive strip.

Lightweight plastic table skirting is disposable, and is best for one-time events and parties. Heavier vinyl skirting can be wiped clean with a damp sponge and reused.

Paper table skirting

- is light, inexpensive and disposable.- It may be made from bright-colored tissue paper, or it may mimic the look and drape of a

shirred pleat linen table skirt.