Napkins

Our everyday cloth napkins were looking pretty ragged so I’ve been on the hunt for new ones. Thrift stores are a great place to find napkins, and you can usually tell if they need to be ironed with every wash–the ones that require ironing are usually starched and super stiff. The bad news there is that we don’t have too many thrift stores that sell home goods near us. So, I wonder what I did…

After seeing how expensive cloth napkins are to buy new, I decided to make some. I ended up getting a pre-cut bundle of Purl Soho cotton toweling. I settled on two bundles of precut pieces during a sale, knowing I could get two napkins from each piece, which worked out to ~$9/napkin. Whoever thinks making stuff yourself saves you money, well… you can but I do not!

The napkins are on the small side, but they are very soft and thick. The mitered corners help a lot to reduce the bulk. It took a few attempts to figure out the best folding method because of the stripes and odd size, but I’ve settled on folding in thirds, then in half, and it looks very nice. After washing and drying, they are WRINKLE-FREE. Living the dream.