Cloth Napkins
These are white linen as well. This design is classic. I've seen these sell for as much as $54 for a set of six! That's insane! The nicest thing about buying secondhand linen is that it tends to be kind of stiff when new, but gets nice and soft after it's been washed a whole bunch of times.
These are very special to me and I have never used them. I may never use them, in fact. My grandmother crocheted the edges onto these plain white napkins and I would hate for anything to happen to them.
These are cotton, I think. Linen is a greener choice than cotton (organic cotton being the best, of course) but I feel like the fact that these were bought second hand offsets some of that. At least, that's what I'm telling myself! I love the contrasting edge on these. They're nice and neutral too so they'll go with lots of different types of settings.
This was my very first set of cloth napkins. I loved that they were white, but had the fun flowers woven into the cloth so they're not plain. However, these are polyester. YUCK. They are not absorbent at all and rarely get used. I keep them though because they can always be layered for an impromptu table runner.
I think these are just the prettiest things! They're simple cotton. Normally I will skip napkins if there are less than four, but I liked these so much I made an exception. It was a total bummer though that there weren't more!
These are cotton as well. Actually, they're probably a cotton/polyester blend. They're just bright and festive and fun! I know I have more of these but they're probably in the wash.
Another bunch of fun napkins. Again, there are more of these but they're probably in the laundry pile.
These are a heavier cotton. The color is a brighter green than it shows up here. I had put myself on napkin buying hiatus, but I broke it for these.
Easter napkins! Yes, there are only three, but if it's just my little family, it's enough. Also, they can be used as table runners or for other spring decor. I think it was the fringed edges that got me on these.
Another set of polyester napkins. They're horrible for use as napkins, actually, these are the worst of all I own. Liquids bead up on them and just roll right off! My mom gave me these and I keep them around for Christmas decorating.
Cotton Christmas napkins. I paid a little more for these because I bought them at a holiday craft boutique right before Christmas last year. There was a matching table runner, but I don't really care for traditional runners so I left it behind. It was $8 for this set of six, which is a LOT more than I would normally pay for napkins. However, I liked how these were Christmas-y without having holly, snowmen, Santa, poinsettias, etc on them.
Holy moly. I thought they were handmade! They were brand new. That means I got these for 66% off, which is not too shabby in the grand scheme of things. I was very pleased with myself that day.
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3 Comments:
We use them! Although, I must admit that my compulsive need to iron them before putting them on the table is a hassle. ;)
I use cloth too!! And they really are easier than people think. Ina Garten (barefoot contessa) doesn't iron hers and it gives them such a casual look. I'm with Katy though, I iron them:)
I use cloth napkins too. And I will use one for several days, because it usually doesn't get messy very quickly... when they do finally get obviously dirty, I throw them in with my pile of kitchen towels to wash. not a problem!! :)
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