Skip to main content

Post content has been hidden

To unblock this content, please click here

JMedd
Super May 2013

Help with purchased table linens PLEASE!!

JMedd, on April 25, 2013 at 11:48 PM

Posted in Do It Yourself 36

I purchased my tablecloths from linentablecloth.com and they are extremely wrinkly. So far, I've ironed out two of the 15 and it takes about an hour for each. I tried putting them in the dryer on low heat and it's not really working. Has anybody found an easier way of getting the wrinkles out? This...

I purchased my tablecloths from linentablecloth.com and they are extremely wrinkly. So far, I've ironed out two of the 15 and it takes about an hour for each. I tried putting them in the dryer on low heat and it's not really working. Has anybody found an easier way of getting the wrinkles out? This is going to take me forever.

------------------------------------

*ADDED BY WW*

Looking for somewhere to buy or rent table linens from? Use the WW vendor search to find local Event Rental companies and read reviews from past clients!

https://www.weddingwire.com/vendor-reviews

36 Comments

  • lisa limburg
    lisa limburg ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I bought table linens from www.linentablecloth.com and i wash like 5 to 6 tables at a time and place one tablecloth in the dryer under wrinkle free perm press for like 10 mins and they came out perfect and the chair covers i got to wash like 25 to 30 and i placed like 5 to 10 in the dryer under wrinkle free perm press and they came out perfect, and the overlays i wash like 10 ten of them and dry 5 together and the sashes i had 50 lavender and 50 pink and 50 mint green and 50 baby blue and i wash then all together and dry them in 50 at a time, and the runners wash fine too, and i hope this helps you and i just placed them on our tables and chairs cause we had a backyard wedding, but if you are bring them to other place then you would have to fold them in half, unless you have a rack on wheels that you can hang the linens from, so good luck.

    • Reply
  • JMedd
    Super May 2013
    JMedd ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    A few years late, but thanks for the advice. I had spent hours ironing, and carefully rolling the linens and they still ended up coming out wrinkled. That said, no one noticed, and I still get a lot of compliments that it was the prettiest wedding. Smiley smile

    • Reply
  • My Daughter's Wedding
    September 2009
    My Daughter's Wedding ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I don't know if this will help and I haven't tried it myself yet but I read a post that said spread tablecloth on a table spray with water and let dry overnight. The weight of cloth hanging down will become wrinkle free as water dries.

    Than you can hang

    • Reply
  • A
    Super May 2017
    AokiPartyof3 ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Following for later use...

    • Reply
  • M
    Just Said Yes September 2018
    Melissa ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    Thanks for everyone's tips!
    • Reply
  • J
    Just Said Yes February 2018
    Joyce ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    Heres my lesson learned from this. I just got married last week. I put in the dryer out of the package with a couple of ice cubes. Got out most of the major wrinkles. I tried ironing others but those wrinkles kept coming back. So i gave up and just folded nicely. On my wedding day...nobody noticed the wrinkles I stressed out over.
    • Reply
  • C
    Just Said Yes July 2018
    Cynthia ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I'm so glad I googled this problem for my daughter's wedding. I tried most of the above including enlisting my friends who have brand new washers and dryers with special cycles (like wrinkle removers, and steam dry). I've been experimenting with various temperature washes and dryer cycles- BUT next stop will be the rolled up towels. Thanks. I've got 30 of the round and huge serving table clothes, so it'll be a long process.

    • Reply
  • R
    Just Said Yes May 2018
    Rochelle ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I just bought linens myself they are pretty pricey to dry cean anywhere from 25$ to 13$ per linen your pick. I chose to do it myself I didn' want to pay more than what I paid for my linens to have dry cleaned. I washed mine threw them in the dryer, 1 dollar wrinkle released spray and steamed just a little. I have perfect linens. 😁
    • Reply
  • Jennaya
    Dedicated September 2019
    Jennaya ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Following! also buying some later! hoping they come out easy, I am buying them from tableclothsfactory.com has anyone purchased from them?

    • Reply
  • M
    Just Said Yes October 2020
    Mayra ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    I just ordered from them and tried them out at my sister in laws baby shower. The wrinkles were terrible on them. I could not get them out I tried ironing I tried drying on perm press and nothing worked. I decorated the night before and some wrinkles came out from being laid out but the satin over lays were extremely wrinkly. Im going to purchase a steamer and see if that helps
    • Reply
  • Stacie
    June 2019
    Stacie ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I just tested on two tablecloths (polyester from tableclothsfactory.com) straight from the package into the dryer with the "wrinkle guard" feature on my dryer and three wool balls that I got drenched with water. I turned on the alarm on my dryer so I would be ready on the spot when it stopped, and I set the dryer to sensing the moisture for how long to dry it. It ran for about 15 minutes, and when I pulled them out, there were no wrinkles!

    When we get closer to the wedding (early June 2019) I plan to do this and roll them onto pool noodles (a few layers of the tablecloths on one noodle) to transport them to the venue. If I can remember afterward, I'll let you know how this worked!

    • Reply
  • Sarah
    Just Said Yes September 2017
    Sarah ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    Put them on the tables the night before, spray with a bottle of water, and then let them dry. The next day they shouldn't have any wrinkles.
    • Reply
  • P
    July 2019
    Penny ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    How much to have tablecloth pressed for a wedding

    • Reply
  • Susan
    Expert August 2019
    Susan ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I am no help because I have heard it's a giant pain, thankfully my day of coordinator is steaming all of our linens for us. I would not want to deal with that headache!

    • Reply
  • Jessica
    VIP October 2019
    Jessica ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I did a trial run with ours yesterday. We sprayed them with wrinkle release then dryed on low for 20 minutes and they came out perfect!
    • Reply
  • Jessica
    VIP October 2019
    Jessica ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    This is a great tip! Thank you!
    • Reply

You voted for . Add a comment 👇

×
WeddingWire celebrates love ...and so does everyone on our site! Learn more

Groups

WeddingWire article topics