How to Gather a Tablecloth
- 1). Iron your tablecloth before you drape it onto the table, to ensure there are no wrinkles. Lay your tablecloth on your table and arrange it so that the overhang of fabric is even all the way around.
- 2). Mark the areas of the tablecloth you would like to gather, using your clothespins to hold the gathered fabric into place. You can gather all of the hanging fabric, or only a small amount.
- 3). Stretch the rubber bands around the gathered areas that you marked with your clothespins. Twist the rubber bands around the gathers until they are secure.
- 4). Gently pull some of the fabric out of the rubber bands, in order to create a fan-like effect. Hide the rubber bands by tucking your choice of decorations into the gathered fabric.
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