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    Table skirts add beauty and elegance to occasions and are significant for food service and banquets. Skirts can be made for different shaped tables using cloth, pins, and thumbtacks. Common skirt styles include box pleats with a fold of cloth into the table, and single pleats with a uniform center fold. Skirts consist of a cloth table topper and skirt that fastens to the table edge.

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    Table skirts add beauty and elegance to occasions and are significant for food service and banquets. Skirts can be made for different shaped tables using cloth, pins, and thumbtacks. Common skirt styles include box pleats with a fold of cloth into the table, and single pleats with a uniform center fold. Skirts consist of a cloth table topper and skirt that fastens to the table edge.

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    Table skirts add beauty and elegance to occasions and are significant for food service and banquets. Skirts can be made for different shaped tables using cloth, pins, and thumbtacks. Common skirt styles include box pleats with a fold of cloth into the table, and single pleats with a uniform center fold. Skirts consist of a cloth table topper and skirt that fastens to the table edge.

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    Table skirts add beauty and elegance to occasions and are significant for food service and banquets. Skirts can be made for different shaped tables using cloth, pins, and thumbtacks. Common skirt styles include box pleats with a fold of cloth into the table, and single pleats with a uniform center fold. Skirts consist of a cloth table topper and skirt that fastens to the table edge.

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    Table skirts adds beauty and an elegant touch to any occasion.

    The Basics
    In Restaurant, Table Skirts are significant when it comes to food service especially to the banquet service.
    There are many kinds of table, it may be rectangular, square, circle or in oval shape. In this kind of tables,
    skirting can be made.You’ll need a white cloth (table runner), 20M Colored Cloth, pins, and thumbtacks.
    And you are now ready for the next step.

    Attaching a Table Skirt


    On the table, place the table runner and pinned it with the use of thumbtacks. Be sure, that it is tightly pinned
    on the table. If you have a square or rectangular table and your skirt covers only three sides, begin attaching
    the skirt at the center of the table of the middle part of your colored cloth. Begin at the center of the back long
    edge, work around a short side, across the front long edge, the second short edge, and finish at the center
    back. If there is any overlap, fasten it on top of the beginning edge of the skirt.

    Common Kinds of Table Skirting

    Box Pleat

    Table skirts consist of two components: the cloth table topper and a skirt that fastens to the table edge with
    pins and/or thumbtacks. Skirting style depends on what occasion or event or the mood of the artist.

    Box Pleats

    A box pleat is a fold of cloth into the table to create fullness in a curtain-like position.

    Single Pleats

    A single, uniform fold in the center back of the cloth attached at the table runner.
    Table Skirting

    Reminders:
    Styles of Table Skirting
    Ribbon
    Pleated Pleats
    Double Box
    Box/Single Panel
    Diamond
    Scallop

     Observe sanitation in handling materials.


     Thumbtacks and pins should not be visible.
     When tucked or touched, pinned cloth should not fall off.
     Equal distance of folds should be observed.
     Clarity of folds and design.
     Cloth does not touch the floor

    Various table skirting designs are suitable for different


    restaurant function such as:
     Buffet
     Receptions
     Display/Exhibits
     Cake displays
     Gift table
     Conferences/Meeting/Seminars
     other special occasions

    Procedure for skirting:


    Table Skirting

    Table skirt is a way to dress up a table. Similar to


    tablecloths, they wrap around the edge of a table
    leaving the top uncovered. Chosen in a fabric to match
    existing decor, a table skirt adds style and function to a
    room.
    1. Decide on what design you are going to do that fits
    the occasion.
    2. Prepare the needed materials:
     Top cloth
     table skirt
     Pins
     Thumbtacks
     Thimble

    3. Lay the top cloth fastened with thumbtacks at the


    edge of the table.
    4. Pull the cloth adequately to straighten and smoothen
    the surface tacking it firmly on the table.
    5. Get the center front of the table.
    6. Fold the skirting cloth to the center to get the middle.
    7. Start fastening the cloth push a pin down to secure it
    on the edge of the table.
    8. Measure equal distances for folds and pin down
    making sure that the skirting is securely fastened on the
    tablecloth.
    9. Skirt the table using and combination of pleats.
    Table Skirts consist of two components:
     cloth table topper
     a skirt that fastens to the table edge with clips

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