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Help please - Sequin fabric for tablecloths

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  • 31-07-2014 3:17pm
    #1
    Dorothy Roxy
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭


    Hi guys

    Would anyone know where I would source gold/pink sequin fabric. I would need enough to make table cloths to cover 11 180cm round tables

    Thanks


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    Neyite
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    If you have time, your best bet is online. But most fabric is not that wide, usually about 150cm wide, so you would be looking at sewing two lengths together to cover the whole table, to cover and have it drop, at least 2.5m to have 0.25m drop on either side.

    That is a lot of fabric, and would cost you a bomb. I'd suggest trying to get that wholesale from china. (I cant vouch for that as I've never ordered that amount so never needed to do a wholesale order)

    What about doing strips of maybe 50cm as a table runner over a plain table cloth if the table itself has seen better days? Maybe your venue could source or rent pink tablecloths and do the runners in gold. That would be a lot less work and cost to you.

    Just bear in mind that there are 2 types that you can order - the sequins glued on to fabric, which will be cheaper, and the ones stitched on fabric

    You can see by that last link 10 mtrs would be €60 GBP. You might need about 2.5 -3 times that to cover your tables if doing a full one. If you did a runner version, you'd only need about 5.5mtrs.


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    ABajaninCork
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    I wouldn't recommend sequins either. Very fiddly to work with, and not a great choice as a tablecloth or a runner, IMO. Can you imagine trying to eat your meal off that? The plates and glasses wouldn't lay flat, running the risk of spilling drinks/food over the guest's expensive clothing...

    If you're dead set on sequins, then why not trim white tablecloths with the sequin fabric? Much cheaper as well.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Gold Lame fabric would be much easier to work with, cheaper, wouldn't cause problems with tableware, and looks less in-your-face than sequins (imo). That amount of sequins might be a bit much, although it's still a lot of gold. A runner might be more tasteful.

    http://www.spandexhouse.com/images/2005/Satin54.jpg


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    chupi
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭chupi


    Hey!

    I adore all those fab sequin tablecloths pictures floating around on Pinterest, I've made a tablecloth for our sweetheart table (we are seating just the two of us together) and then one for the cake table as the fabric is expensive.

    The best I found was on ebay from this seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271427939301

    It was £10 per metre and great quality.

    It's actually not that hard to work with, I put leather needle in my sewing machine and sewed two lengths together, I didn't bother hemming it as it would be far too awkward so maybe it took 40 minutes all in.

    Hope that helps!

    x C


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