Tired of buying paper towels every week? Sick of all the extra paper waste you're generating? With some very basic sewing skills you can make a bunch of homemade cloth napkins out of extra sheets, bandannas, or other random fabric you have lying around. These could also be custom made for your Thanksgiving festivities by choosing some Thanksgiving-centric fabric, like that of these festive batiked napkins I found on Etsy.
Here's what you need:
- cloth cut into squares around 12–18 inches wide
- a sewing machine
- scissors
- thread that matches your fabric
To learn the steps to make these napkins, read more
- Press in double 1/4-in. hems (fabric folded over 1/4-in. is a hem) on two opposite sides, and sew them with a straight stitch.
- Press in the remaining two sides 1/4-in. and sew.
- Enjoy! Take all of the credit when your guests ask where you picked up these fabulous napkins. Wash with your normal laundry.
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These would make great Christmas gifts!
Those are cute!
We only use cloth ones for nice occassions though...