Since we quilt from right to left when using a pantograph, I put the loose edge of the roll on the right side of the table as I face it (standing in the back), as you do. The small amount which is still rolled up ends up under the plastic shield at the far left side of the table, where I usually park my machine. Recently I re-rolled an entire panto to start from the other end because it was directional (it looked like blowing smoke) and the smoke wouldn't have been blowing the right way for me the way it was.