What Does Simmer Mean? Simmer is technically the heat that is just below the boiling point of the liquid. A simmer is reached within a pot on the stove when the liquid is hot and just has a bubble or two forming at a time and reaching the top of the liquid before popping.
Decide how much overhang you want from your tablecloth. For most purposes, an overhang or drop length of at least 6 inches (15cm) is appropriate. A shorter drop length may make the tablecloth look too small for the table.
Select your Tablecloth size. 1  Since the drop is the same on both sides of the table,multiply the desired drop length by 2 and add the result to the actual length of your table. This is the tablecloth length.  For extra wide tables, over sized cloths will be 70 inches (178cm) wide and may be available in certain styles.