Custom Printed Table Covers & Tablecloths

A loose Standard Table Cover drapes over the table and hangs in soft folds, which suits a quick set-up and tolerates a range of table sizes. A Fitted Table Cover is sewn to the exact dimensions of your table with square corners, so the front panel stays flat and the artwork reads cleanly in photographs. Loose covers forgive an untidy or mismatched table; fitted covers look sharper and are what most exhibitors choose for a staffed stand. If you use several different tables across the year, loose is the safer buy.

The front panel — the drop facing the aisle — is the only surface most people ever look at. Put your logo and one short line of messaging there, sitting in the upper half of the drop so it stays above the level of brochures, a laptop or a demo unit on the table top. The table top itself is usually hidden by whatever you put on it and rarely repays heavy printing. The side drops are seen only by people already standing at your stand, so keep them plain or use a repeated mark.

Measure the length, the depth and the height yourself with a tape, in metres, rather than trusting a description. UK hire trestles are commonly 1.8m long, but 1.2m and 1.5m tables are widespread, and a cover cut for the wrong length will either gape at the corners or hang short of the floor. Furniture hired through the organiser is listed with exact dimensions in the exhibitor manual — at venues such as Manchester Central, check there before you commit to a size.

Stretch Table Covers With Logo use an elasticated fabric that pulls tight over the frame and grips underneath the table, giving a drum-tight surface with no folds or creases anywhere in the print. Because the fabric is held under tension the graphic stays flat and photographs well, and there is no loose hem for staff or visitors to catch a foot in. The trade-off is fit: a stretch cover has to be close to your table's real size to tension properly, so it is less adaptable than a loose cover.

A 3-sided cover leaves the back open so staff can sit at the table and keep boxes, bags and stock out of sight underneath. A 4-sided cover encloses all four drops, which is the right call for an island position where visitors walk right around behind you. Decide from your floor plan rather than by preference: if the table backs onto a wall or a neighbouring stand, 3-sided is more practical and gives you usable hidden storage.

Yes. The polyester used for these covers is machine-washable, and a low-temperature wash with no bleach keeps the colour stable. The dye sits within the fibre rather than as a coating on top, so the graphic will not crack, peel or flake in the wash. Hang the cover to dry instead of tumbling it hot and it will come out with far fewer creases. For storage, fold along the existing seams rather than scrunching it into a case.

Send vector files or high-resolution images set up at the finished size, with a bleed allowance so nothing important lands on a seam or a corner fold. Keep logos and text well in from the edges of the front panel, because a fitted cover wraps at the corners and a loose cover shifts every time someone leans on it. Our team checks your files free of charge and can supply a free 2D mockup so you can see how the drop will look before anything is printed.

Yes. A Round Fitted Table Cover is cut as a circle with a calculated drop, and a Square Table Cover is sewn with four corners; neither will sit correctly on the other shape. Poseur and cocktail tables also stand much higher than a standard trestle, so the drop length matters as much as the diameter of the top. Measure the top and the height as two separate figures and tell us which shape of table you are covering — email support@backdropsource.co.uk or call +44 1628 904 188 if you are unsure.