Currently I have most all the staples out and am trying to figure out your procedure. It's complicated slightly because I have cut the fabric on one side pocket, which is where I found I couldn't stretch it enough to get a staple to hold. I've just made the vertical cuts in the cloth, but that does end up with it more relaxed when trying to get the proper tension. Maybe it would help if you broke it down into smaller bits... With the cloth free from all staples, when sitting at the center pocket where I'm planning on anchoring things, do you staple first into the side, then pull the cloth into the pocket, or do you pull the cloth into the pocket, staple that and then move to the sides? Or maybe pull the cloth into the pocket, staple in place, go to the other side and repeat, but with a stretch across the table, then staple it and only then move on to the sides and ends?