Custom Tablecloth Boxes
Custom tablecloth boxes sized to the folded cloth — a flat carton with a window, a belly band, a rigid gift box for a linen set — from 100. Dieline and price the same working day.
A large flat textile that is judged on its fold
- Board
- 20–24pt boxboard; wrapped grayboard 2 mm; E flute mailers
- Builds
- Flat window carton, belly band, rigid gift box, mailer
- Sizing
- To the folded cloth plus 5 mm; fold written into the packing spec
Get a price for Tablecloth Boxes
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Fold first, then the box
A 150 × 250 cm cloth folds to a block of about 300 × 200 × 40 mm; a set with napkins is deeper. We ask for one cloth folded the way it will be packed, size the box to it plus 5 mm, and write the fold into the packing spec so every box is the same. A box built to a guessed fold is either strained or half empty.
Four ways to box a folded cloth
| Flat window carton | A shallow box with a large window over the fabric; the shelf format |
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| Belly band | A printed band around the folded cloth in a tissue wrap; the fabric touchable |
| Rigid gift box | Wrapped grayboard with a lid and a ribbon for a linen set; ships assembled |
| Mailer | E flute with inside print, for cloths sold online |
Keeping linen clean and flat
Our bed sheet boxes for folded bedding use the same fold-and-tissue method.
- A plain, unprinted interior so nothing marks the fabric.
- Tissue wrap inside the box, folded with the cloth.
- A sealed window film so dust cannot reach a white cloth on a shelf.
- A board platform under the fold, so the block stays square when the box is lifted.
What the box has to say
Cloth size, in the units and naming of the market, is the first thing read — a shopper has a table to fit. Then the fabric and the set contents, then the care symbols and the fiber content on the back where required. A swatch window or an open band lets the fabric be felt.
Table sizes and cloth naming differ between markets. The dieline carries the size panel in the local convention.
Board and the weight of a set
A cloth with eight napkins weighs over a kilogram. 20–24pt boxboard for a window carton with a glued or crash-lock base; a rigid box on 2 mm grayboard for a gift set; E flute for a mailer. The base is what fails on a heavy flat box, and a tuck base is not enough.
Tablecloth Boxes — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Board
- 20–24pt boxboard; wrapped grayboard 2 mm; E flute mailers
- Builds
- Flat window carton, belly band, rigid gift box, mailer
- Sizing
- To the folded cloth plus 5 mm; fold written into the packing spec
- Interior
- Unprinted; tissue wrap; sealed window; board platform
- Panels
- Cloth size front; fabric and contents; care and fiber on back
- Base
- Glued or crash-lock for weight
- Minimum
- 100 boxes
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. One side or both, with spot colors where a match has to hold.
- Color
- CMYK as standard. Uncoated and kraft stocks print lighter and warmer; a spot color is the only exact match.
- Tolerance
- Cutting plus or minus 1 mm, creasing plus or minus 0.5 mm, confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Tooling
- A cutting die per size, made once and kept. Foil and emboss dies per artwork, also kept.
- Food contact
- Food-grade board and inks where the carton touches food, with the interior left plain.
- Sustainability
- Mono-material board wherever the product allows; recycled-content and FSC stocks; no claim printed the pack does not earn.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build tablecloth boxes on
A folding carton is one sheet of board, so the board is the product. These are the stocks we run for cartons, what each is good at, and where it lets you down.
Natural kraft
Unbleached folding board. Warm, hides marks, costs least. Mutes color — one or two flat colors print well, photographs do not.
250–350gsm sleeves; 14–24pt cartonsWhite SBS
Solid bleached sulfate: bright, coated, the retail carton standard. Takes accurate color and every finish. Shows scuffs sooner than kraft.
14–24ptWhite lined chipboard
A recycled gray core under a white printing face. Cheaper than SBS and slightly duller; the back of the sheet stays gray.
16–24ptKraft-look coated
A kraft face over a coated inner. The natural look with a barrier behind it — the answer where oil, grease or moisture would mark plain kraft.
14–20ptRecycled-content board
Post-consumer fiber with a gray-brown cast. Right for outers and inner components; poor for bright whites and photography.
16–22ptMicro-flute E and F
A fine corrugated layer where a carton needs structure it cannot get from board — a large panel, a heavy product, a box that ships alone.
E 1.5 mm; F 0.8 mmUncoated and textured
No clay coat, or a linen or laid grain. Print reads softer and warmer; a deboss goes deeper. Photographs do not sit well on it.
280–350gsmMetallised and pearlescent
A metallic or pearl face for a shelf that needs to catch light. Costly, and it fights a photograph — a mark or a pattern suits it better.
16–20ptNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
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We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Every finish here is a decision about light on a shelf, not about luxury.
Matte lamination
Reads considered, hides marks, takes a ballpoint.
Gloss lamination
Lifts color; glares under shop lighting.
Soft-touch
Velvet in the hand; shows fingerprints in a bag.
Hot foil
Real metal leaf — the most reliable premium signal.
Emboss / deboss
Shape with no ink; works in the dark.
Spot UV
Gloss shapes on a matte field.
Uncoated kraft
Warm, natural, mutes color.
Textured stock
Texture in the paper; cannot scuff off.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing a folding carton so the die comes out right: tablecloth boxes
Measure the product, not the box it is in now. A carton is built around what has to fit inside it, assembled — cap on, lid fitted, folded if it folds — at its widest point in each direction. Send those three numbers and say which is which.
- Length x width x height
- Internal, always. External dimensions include the board and are what the carrier measures, not what the product needs.
- Clearance
- 2–3 mm a side for a snug fit; more where an insert or void fill goes in. A carton cut exactly to the product is slow to pack and transmits every knock.
- Board thickness
- Heavier board takes internal space from the product. It matters most on small boxes, where four walls of 24pt is a real share of the cavity.
- Varies between batches?
- Glass, textiles, molded parts and cured soap all do. Measure several and build to the largest.
- Cutting tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm on folding board. Confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Units
- Metric or imperial, as long as you say which. Mixing them in one spec is where mistakes happen.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Build your Tablecloth Boxes in 3D
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a board and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about tablecloth boxes? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
How do I size a box for a tablecloth?
From the folded cloth. Send one folded the way you pack, we cut the box to that plus 5 mm, and the fold goes into the packing spec.
Can the fabric be seen and felt?
Seen through a window on a carton; felt with a belly band around a tissue-wrapped cloth.
Will a white cloth stay clean in the box?
Yes, with a sealed window, a tissue wrap and an unprinted interior.
Do you make gift boxes for linen sets?
Yes, a rigid lidded box on 2 mm grayboard with a ribbon, sized to the set.
Where does the cloth size go?
On the front in the largest type, in the units and naming of the market it sells in.
What is the minimum order?
100 boxes.
Can one box hold a cloth and napkins?
Yes, sized to the combined fold, with a platform under the block so it stays square.
Is the base strong enough?
A glued or crash-lock base carries a kilogram set. A tuck base does not, and we do not use one here.
Does it ship flat?
Cartons, bands and mailers do. Rigid boxes ship assembled.
Are care symbols required on the box?
In most markets, with the fiber content. The dieline reserves a panel on the back.
Can I add a fabric swatch?
Yes, a small window or a die-cut slot with a swatch fixed behind it.
Do you ship outside the US?
Yes, to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, quoted in the delivery currency.
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