My round table is just over 105cm. The rolls of oilcloth are all 135cm wide and the pre-cut round ones are also obviously cut from the same rolls so are the same width. Is that enough of an over-hang do you think or will it look crap? I'm worried it'll stick out at the edges if I don't have enough to spare but I can't find anything bigger.
Cloth ones (which I have) are not really an option, I need a wipe-clean one as I will be child-minding so expecting lots of mess and felt-pen marks.
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Round tablecloth - will it look crap?
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SuePurblybiltbyElves · 17/12/2010 20:01
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JarethTheGoblinKing ·
17/12/2010 20:25
I just like the way square cloths hang on a round table. Thinking that oilcloth/pvc won't hang as well because it's still but not sure about that. also, if it's round you'll constantly be moving it to make sure it's level on the table (or is that just me 
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SuePurblybiltbyElves ·
17/12/2010 20:38
Gah! tableclothshop is 130cm for the pvc (oilcloth) one so even worse. John Lewis waaaaaaay too expensive for the ones I like.
Am thinking newspaper...... 
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JarethTheGoblinKing ·
17/12/2010 20:45
Have you tried a local fabric shop? They often have rolls of it in ours and it's much cheaper than JL..
Search online for PVC rather than oilcloth, it's loads cheaper (though exactly the same :) )
(it's like searching for laundry bin instead of linen basket in google - one will get you argos, the other will bring up JL and White Company )
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SuePurblybiltbyElves ·
17/12/2010 20:46
Local shop has cutesy designs or vegetables 
. I'm very rural so not much choice.
Still googling......
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SuePurblybiltbyElves ·
17/12/2010 20:57
That's the dilemma tassisssssss. The vinyl is better value but other than the polka dots, all horrible .
Polka dots are my plan B.
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SuePurblybiltbyElves ·
17/12/2010 21:01
Thanks npin. I have emailed them to ask their advice 
. You'd think I had nothing else to do wouldn't you? Procrastination.
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SuePurblybiltbyElves ·
17/12/2010 21:07
Oh DidEinsteins. Can:open. Worms:all over the shop. Have to start the whole process from scratch now - I didn't think of that.
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SuePurblybiltbyElves ·
17/12/2010 21:08
Oooo, look at that - a colon followed by a capital O makes a 
. Who knew?
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DidEinsteinsMumDoSanta ·
17/12/2010 21:12
i knew :o
it actually says it in the bumf about how to do links, strikeouts and smilies
Please dont let them worms over here. dont need worms on top of cystitis/possible kidney infection.
Good luck. I have got some lovely table cloths from the same shop and have made bags out of the pvc clothe for shopping as well as having tabls clothes for all occasions. 1 for art and crafts and 1 for eating, and one for eating with adult guests. :o
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