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.
1 Add the amount of drop you will want on the sides of the table cloth. 2  For Example: a 42 wide round table, with a 4 drop in the edges and 1 for 1/4 turned under baby hem on the edge, I would need a 51 square to cut a 51 round circle.