Table Throw Size Calculator
The fabric size is not the table size. Enter your table length, depth, height, and style to get the throw panel you actually need — plus the printable front panel.
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Table throw sizing FAQ
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Not 6 feet. A 6 foot table is 72 inches long, and a standard 30 inch tall table needs a 30 inch drop on every open side. A 4-sided throw works out to a 132 by 90 inch fabric panel. The 4-sided and 3-sided answers are different, so pick your style before ordering.
A 4-sided throw drops to the floor all the way around. A 3-sided open-back throw drops on the front and both ends but leaves the back open so you can reach the boxes, cash box, and power strip stored under the table. If you work the table from behind, open-back is usually the better call.
Less than you think. Product, literature, and the knees of whoever is sitting there cover roughly the bottom third of the front panel all day. Keep the logo and your one key line in the top two thirds, and treat the lower band as color rather than a place for information.
No. An 8 foot table is 24 inches longer, so a 6 foot throw leaves both ends bare and the front graphic sits off center. Buy per table size, and measure the height and depth of the tables you actually use — venue tables are not all 30 by 30 inches.
How to calculate table throw size
Start by converting the table to inches, because throws are cut and sewn in inches. Length in inches is simply feet × 12: a 4 foot table is 48 inches, a 6 foot table is 72, an 8 foot table is 96. Most rectangular folding tables are about 30 inches deep and 30 inches tall — the tool's defaults — but measure yours, because venue tables vary. The number that trips people up is the drop. A throw has to cover the tabletop and then fall the full height of the table on every open side. That extra fabric is what turns a folding table into a booth, and it is why table throws are always bigger than the table they name.
For a 4-sided throw that reaches the floor all the way around, the fabric panel is (length + 2 × height) by (depth + 2 × height) — one drop on each end, one on the front, one on the back. Worked example: a 6 foot table is 72 inches long and 30 inches tall, so the width is 72 + 60 = 132 inches and the depth is 30 + 60 = 90 inches. That 132 by 90 inch piece is what actually gets printed and sewn, even though you asked for a ‘six foot’ throw. Swap in 48 or 96 for the length and the same pattern holds.
A 3-sided open-back throw drops on the front and both ends but leaves the back open, so the formula becomes (length + 2 × height) by (depth + height). Same 6 foot table: still 132 inches wide, but only 30 + 30 = 60 inches deep. Open-back exists for a practical reason — you need to reach the boxes, cash box, and power strip stashed underneath without crawling through a wall of fabric, which is the first thing you learn working a craft fair booth. A fitted throw uses the same panel math but is sewn to your exact table with boxed corners, so it hangs straight instead of draping.
The last number is the one that matters for design: the front print panel is length × height, the only rectangle most people will ever see. On a 6 foot table that is 72 × 30 = 2,160 square inches, or 2,160 ÷ 144 = 15 square feet of artwork — divide by 144 because a square foot is 12 × 12 inches. Then give up the bottom third of it. Put the logo and your one readable line up high, let the lower band be color, and carry the details on a retractable banner behind you or a table tent on the surface. We design throws and booth graphics in Buffalo, MN and produce them with trusted print partners — tell us your table size for a free quote.
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