How To Make the Right Choices With Your Wedding Table Linens

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How To Make the Right Choices With Your Wedding Table Linens
  1. How To Make the Right Choices With Your Wedding Table Linens

    How To Make the Right Choices With Your Wedding Table Linens

    Weddings and wedding receptions come in as many styles, colors, and sizes, as there are brides and grooms. The one thing that they all have in common is a need for tables at the wedding reception. These tables will serve multiple purposes, but they will all need table linens to dress them up and make the reception a success.

    Wedding Table Linens Options

    Of course, table linens can include many pieces beyond a tablecloth, though there are even choices available in those. Let’s start by reviewing all that we have available from iQLinens.com. Most people know that tablecloths come in a wide variety of fabrics and colors.

    However, did you know that they are also available in different table ‘fits’? Here are a few choices and the wedding reception tables on which they might best be used.

    Wedding Tablecloths

    Tablecloths for dining tables are the style you most often picture. Covering the tabletop and draping

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  2. 10 Reasons to Use Cloth Napkins in Your Home Every Day

    10 Reasons to Use Cloth Napkins in Your Home Every Day

    People all over the world are making the switch from using disposable paper napkins. It may sound like a lot of work to maintain a selection of cloth napkins for all of your meals, but once you try it, you’ll wonder what took you so long. Here are some reasons to switch and tips to make the switch easier.

    Environmentally-friendly cloth napkin use can literally save the planet.

    Paper products represent about 25% of all landfill waste. When you choose reusable dishes and cloth napkins, you save more than room in the landfill, you also save trees, water, and even oil. It takes a tremendous amount of all three resources to make even one ton of paper plates and napkins.

    Replacing this ton of product with reusable plates and napkins, you save approximately 7,000 gallons of water, 17 trees, and 700 gallons of oil, according to research done by Mr.

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  3. How Your Event Center Can Get Table Linens Perfect in As Little as 30-Minutes

    How Your Event Center Can Get Table Linens Perfect

    Event center owners can save money by buying table linens for reuse instead of renting each time. A large set in a few colors can cover most of your events, like crisp white, blue and tan.

     

    There are advantages of renting for each event, of course, like avoiding the need to clean the table linens after each use. However, if you choose the right fabric and follow some simple steps, your event center table linens will stay clean and fresh-looking even after many uses.

     

    Table Linen Choices for Event Centers

     

    There are a couple of table linen types that you’re going to need for every event, including table covering and cloth napkins. Of course, there are multiple choices for each.

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  4. Using iQ Linens on Your Thanksgiving Table

    Using iQ Linens on Your Thanksgiving Table

    If you’re anything like me, you think about many elaborate and beautiful ways to set your Thanksgiving table, and in the end, you are likely to throw a random tablecloth over the dining room table, use some everyday napkins and maybe light a candle or two.

     

    This year is going to be different. Really. And I’m going to share some inspiration and affordable products from iQ Linens that just might stick (for you and for me).

    Keeping Your Thanksgiving Table Simple

    Truly the easiest way to go when choosing the tablecloth and cloth napkins is sticking with matching table linens in neutral, like a white or tan tablecloth and napkins.

     

    This base can be dressed up in any way. One of the best opportunities to add pops of color is to use brightly colored plates and/or glassware.

    This modern Thanksgiving table from homedit.com

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  5. 8 Ideas & Tips for Those Who Love Vintage Linens

    8 Ideas & Tips for Those Who Love Vintage Linens

    Nothing gives a table setting character like the use of vintage linens, whether the table is decorated with a true vintage tablecloth or colorful, vintage-print napkins. Here are some ideas for giving your next dinner a vintage vibe and tips for keeping those linens looking fresh.

    5 Ideas for Using Vintage Table Linens & Patterns in Dining Décor

    There are many options for using table linens of vintage fabrics or prints in-home or event décor. Let’s look at a handful of options.

    1. Colorful vintage tablecloth with solid cloth napkins & vintage tablecloth. One of the selling points of a vintage tablecloth is a beautiful mix of colors. There is no better way to highlight one of many colors than choosing cloth napkins in a complementary color to set the table. This can also bring together a china print with a different print on the tablecloth.
    2. Solid tablecloth with multi-color vintage cloth napkins.
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  6. 4 Tips for Bulk-Ordering Cloth Napkins

    4 Tips for Bulk-Ordering Cloth Napkins

    If you’re planning a large get-together, an important decision is to use cloth napkins instead of a seemingly-easier choice of paper.

     

    Although there might be a bigger cost upfront, cloth napkins can be cleaned and reused. This option makes cloth napkins an environmentally-friendly option, and avoiding sending more trash to a landfill is always a good choice. Plus, their use will make your tables look more elegant than paper.

    Why Order Cloth Napkins in Bulk?

    Now that you’ve chosen to use cloth napkins, there are some advantages to ordering them in bulk, one obvious and one not as obvious. The more napkins ordered means more money saved.

     

    For example, a shiny, herringbone weave napkin from iQ Linens is offered at a saving in bulk from $14.99 per individual napkin up to a 23% savings on a larger bulk order.

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  7. Don’t Make These Mistakes When Getting Wax Out of Your Table Linens

    How To Get Wax Out Of Tablecloth

    Table decorations for an elegant event or romantic dinner wouldn’t look complete without an assortment of candles. Burning candles present a number of hazards for your table linens from dripping wax to an actual fire!

    Protect Your Tablecloth or Table Top

    The best way to protect your table linens or tabletop is to place a barrier between it and your candles.

     

    One way to achieve this is to place any candle holders on top of a mirror. Its surface would not only be easier to clean, it can also provide a lovely reflection of the candlelight.

     

    Prevent the Drip

    Another option is to limit the chances of dripping wax. Preventing dripping candle wax can be as simple as choosing to use dripless candles, which are available from many retailers. The dripless label is somewhat inaccurate, in that most candles still produce some waxy residue.

     

    One helpful bit of information is that beeswax candles are

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  8. The Simple Elegance of Black & White Table Linens

    The Simple Elegance of Black & White Table Linens

    The most romantic among us dream in black and white. We garner inspiration from movies of bygone days, including the gritty romance of Bogart and Bergman in “Casablanca” to the extravagant setting of “The Philadelphia Story” where we see elegance and inspiration presented in a stark medium. Even off the big screen nothing beats a color scheme of simple black and white for your most elegant events. Let’s count the ways you call put the romance of old into the events of now.

     

    Weddings in Black and White

     

    Long have evening weddings been the fanciest of events, where tuxes and evening wear are the norm and the wedding décor is muted and elegant. You can’t find any look more elegant than black and white for an evening wedding, and this starts with the table linens. Using one or both of these colors as a neutral base for all

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  9. Holiday Table Linens: Burlap & Jute for Thanksgiving

    Holiday Table Linens: Burlap & Jute for Thanksgiving

    As temperatures begin to cool and the leaves begin to turn across the country, planning for upcoming holidays gets into full swing. There is no bigger holiday than Thanksgiving for eating around a dinner table with family and friends. Even in early fall, we start thinking of how to decorate the dinner table, as well as what to plan for the meal.

     

    Modern farmhouse or rustic style extends to table décor year-round, but at no other time is it more appropriate than for your fall entertaining, particularly on your Thanksgiving dinner table. Natural fibers and styles can be seen on tables from table linens to decorative ribbons and bows. From farmhouse chic to more elegant styles, let’s take a look at some options for your table linens this fall holiday season.

     

    Jute Table Linens

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  10. 7 Must-Know Tips for Choosing a Table Runner

    7 Must-Know Tips for Choosing a Table Runner

    A table runner is one of the most versatile pieces of table linens that you can own. Useful in so many parts of your décor, table runners are available in any material, style, color, and length imaginable. All of these choices can be overwhelming, but keep reading for some tips to help you choose the best one for your needs.

     

    1. How to choose the right size table runner. Of all questions asked about table runners, this is the most popular. This seems to be pretty straight-forward, but there are some questions to answer before knowing exactly what to measure, and what to do with those measurements
      • What are your table’s dimensions? No matter if it is being used on a dining table or on another table in the home, measuring the dimensions
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  11. Advantages of Using a Fitted Tablecloth

    Advantages of Using a Fitted Tablecloth

    What Is a Fitted Tablecloth?

     

    Sharpen the appearance of your tables by choosing a fitted tablecloth with rounded or pleated corners. Having a fitted tablecloth alleviates the concerns about the tablecloth slipping, causing people to trip or getting blown away, as well as giving your tables sleek lines that improve the cohesiveness of your event layout.

     

    There are two types of fitted tablecloths – tailor-fitted tablecloths with pleated corners that fit closely to the tabletop and drop straight to the floor, and spandex fitted tablecloths that have rounded ends and hug the table top with contours to the floor along the table legs. Another similar option is a

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  12. 5 Best Ways To Remove Stains From Table Linens

    5 Best Ways To Remove Stains From Table Linens

    There are many advantages to using fabric tablecloths and cloth napkins, but a challenge can be stains and how to remove them. When you realize regular table linen washing won’t be enough, you needn’t get rid of those table linens because you have plenty of options.

     

    Stain-Resistant Table Linens

    If you want to use cloth napkins, tablecloths, and other table linens, the simplest way to keep them looking fresh is to buy products that are manufactured to be stain-resistant. There are many options for all styles of table linens on iQLinens.com, where you can find stain-resistant fabric tablecloths

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