vjjo743

I am trying to help a women that has a small cafe; she made table cloths out of fake leather. The problem is when they are wiped off they move and don't stay straight. I know there are so many talented people on the board, you may have had the problem and solved it. I though to the rubber stuff you use on cabinets, but it will bunch up- and when a glass is moved it will fall over, so that is not a workable solution. Help would be appreciated. Thanks

quiltmouse

sew loops on the back to hook over the corners? If you don't want the stitching on the front (dirt catchers)...superglue the loops on the back?

deemail

just get an electric stapler ($20 at a hardware store).. cut the corners at a 45 deg angle, fold and staple the tabletops... they will be semi-permanent, no laundry bills, wipe off easily and no sliding.

Turn table upside down on another table, with vinyl facing up.
Go to the center of the first side, staple 3 staples, 1 in the center and 1 an inch away from the center on each side.
Go the OPPOSITE side and repeat, pulling firmly but not excessively, DO NOT go round the table, go to OPPOSITE side.
Go to the 3rd side and repeat first side.
Go to the OPPOSITE side and repeat second side.
Trim away extra corner fabric, leaving approx 1 inch.
Fold up the corner right in the middle, staple in center.
Fold each side of the corner up, one at a time, and staple, each time smoothly pushing the extra fabric up and over, folding as nicely as you can.
Repeat for each corner.
Now go to each unstapled quarter and divide in the middle, staple and repeat, always going to the center of each area, over and over. Each area will get smaller and smaller but any slack will disappear this way.
Repeat for each unstapled quarter.
Now trim away any extra fabric outside the staples to keep them from being irritating.

Do not use bleach in the water, but simple green will clean completely without damaging the vinyl. Do not be tempted to do this with a hand operated stapler. It will take twice as long, your hand will hurt and when you have to replace the vinyl in a year, you will go get the electric one anyway. Be sure to read the package well, most electric staplers take heavy duty staples and you will need to be sure you get the right ones. they should be available at the same store. the lighter duty staples will jam and make you say naughty words.

Tartan

The only thing I can think of is to apply the liquid rubber non-slip stuff on the table edge and let dry. If the tables are super valuable then try the stuff on a leather scrap on the back and see if it would give the cloth some grab. I would try it on a scrap in case it discolours the leather. The other option is to get plexi glass cut to the table top size and put it over the leather cloths. It would keep the cloth in place and the plexi glass would be easy to keep clean. Maybe someone else will come up with some better ideas. Good luck!

Judy78

She could try self stick Velcro on the table and the back of the tablecloth.

romanojg

How about the mats that you can get at most stores that is made to put under throw rugs to keep them in place; that should work since the back of most leather has that thin layer of fabric on it.

true4uca

Try 505 spray. It should make tablecloth similar to a post-it note.

NJ Quilter

The only other suggestion I could make would be to put weights in the corners of the table coverings???? Might have to sew a little pocket in the corner to stick them in due to thickness of the vinyl trying to make those pockets. You could use anything for the weights but fishing weights come to mind as a cheap/easy fix.

JUNEC

That was my first thought when I read this thread.