Cloth Napkins

Step 7 Finished Napkins

Now you have nice finished napkins to replace those disposable one. I made up 16 of this kind. We have two humanoids in our household, and I like to have enough on hand so they go in the wash loads with everything else. I figure they don't add much to my laundry, that I do once a week.

They were so nice, I think I am going to make up another set.

Comments

[megan_311]

These are soo cute! I love them! What a great idea!

[soggs74]

here is my question about cloth napkins: don't they get totally stained right away and then if you want to actually get stains off, you'd have to be treating them all the time and have it be a big pain? I've always wanted to make them (and also make nice tablecloths!) but it seems like they would end up being dirty.

[down2earth]

I have cloth napkins that I bought from Goodwill (cheap, but nice!). And yes, they do get stained - more from grease than anything else. I don't pretreat them, though, because they're only for my household and I know they're clean when I wash them.

[HeresyOfTruth]

Mine are black, so I would never see a stain if there is one. I just toss them right in the wash. Others that I know that have them, don't worry about it either, no matter what color they make them. Just in the wash. I am not the type of person that pre-treats my laundry. My clothes are lucky to even get sorted. No stains, dinginess, or any of that other hoopla despite that.

[wendyb3b]

This is a great demo, and besides it's witty and amusing. You had me in stitches (pun intented). I especially like the advice on the cat, as mine seems to be related to yours! Thanks!

[Steen]

Well put, wendyb3b - worth reading if for no other reason than the Sneetches reference. Iron-on patches seem to have been put through Sylvester McMonkey McBean's machine - star on, star off.

[HeresyOfTruth]

Thanks for the kind words. I am glad my instructable was worth reading. I have a going hypothesis that all cats are insane at this point, but I haven't sorted out why.