Where do you get your cloth napkins? - Page 2

[jewelsJZ]

Kohl's is having a huge sale. I just started our cloth napkin collection yesterday.
Got a huge pile of them for $1.29 each and they are great colors that match my window treatments in my dining room. And I used a gift card that I got for Christmas. So excited!

[MtBikeLover]

We use washcloths. I also don't like the feel of standard cloth napkins plus, when something spills, they don't do a good job of cleaning it up.

I buy the cheapest washcloths I can find and they work great.

[Mollyred]

I keep a basket of baby wash cloths (perfect size) close to the sink for wiping hands and faces and to use as napkins for us. I save the pretty napkins for company.

[zoebird]

i also use absorbent dish cloths. i prefer black or grey, so whenever i find them on sale, that's what i grab.

[ArtsyHeartsy]

I buy the holiday napkins when they are on clearance. We have these really cool black ones with white skulls embroidered on them..and I got them for probably 4/$2.50. This last time I bought some large napkins and cut them into fourths. I think regular napkins are too big anyway. Also, in the dollar section at target they sometimes have colorful "washcloths" not terry, but a cotton type, very absorbent.

I would like to make some though, just don't know what material to use!

[not now]

Target clearance or thrift stores. When my grandma died I got a ton of her old embroidered place mats, table cloths and napkins that she brought over from Mexico.

[Tumble Bumbles]

I've gotten quite the collection from various thrift stores, garage sales and church rummage sales. I keep them folded in a nice fabric-lined basket. We use them frequently, but for daily multiple jobs like dd's face/hands/nose, I have a small basket of cut up (and not even sewn lol) old, 'undonatable' t-shirts, and such.

[dbsam]

I use hemp cloths purchased from, I believe, an MDC member - when they used to allow co-ops. They are absorbent like a wash cloth but a nice size. (I use the 4x6 for my children and the 8x8 size for adults.) They really hold up after many washes in hot water. I prefer the double-ply. hemp cloths

[BlessedOne]

I get them from walmart and target when they are on sale. After holidays you can buy the holiday ones for cheap.

I also made a bunch of my own.

For cleaning I use a lot of old socks.

[KellyAnnW]

I buy them on clearance when I see them for less then $1. We have a lot of mismatched ones! I like cotton best. White is my least favorite color for napkins!

[e13lorena]

I make mine with flannel and serge the edges as well - soft, absorbant, and lots of great prints - you can also find old flannel sheets at the thrift stores. I make mine 9 x 11 inches - so a very managable size. If you buy a yard of fabric (Wal-Mart $2.50 - $3.95/yard) you can get 8 2-layer cloth napkins out of it. When we first started using cloth instead of paper napkins - we used dish cloths. Worked great, but then I started sewing and off we went - first to cotton woven prints, then to cotton woven / flannel combo, now we just use the double flannel - we love them.

Erin

[goinggreengirl]

I made my own out of cotton and linen white fabric that I had- just serged the edges. We use those for napkins and paper towels. I would like to make some nicer ones in colors though.

[NettleTea]

I buy mine from thrift stores. Ones that are soft and absorbent are what I look for. There is usually a decent selection.

[JudiAU]

I like the plain cotton hotel napkins from Williams Sonoma. The wash and wear well and release stain pretty easily. They don't ever go on sale. These are pretty much the same as the PB ones but cheaper and wear the same. http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/white-hotel-dinner-napkin/?pkey=e%7Cnapkin%7C51%7Cbest%7C0%7Call%7C24%7C%7C39&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-

Natural linen also makes a lovely napkin and they last a very long time. I've also had good luck with the linen napkins from Pottery Barn. The wash and wear well and release stain pretty easily. Various colors do go on sale, often at Christmas. They are a good generous size, and also have dark colors which are great if you like to reuse the napkin a few times. These wear better than the similar ones from W-S. http://www.potterybarn.com/products/linen-hemstitch-napkins-place-mats/?pkey=cplace-mats-napkins

I've had pretty bad luck with other napkins, including homemade ones. They are hardly ever big enough or they are icky colors or they wash poorly. These are "alternative sources" but they are very reliable.

[wemoon]

Originally Posted by JudiAU 

I like the plain cotton hotel napkins from Williams Sonoma. The wash and wear well and release stain pretty easily. They don't ever go on sale. These are pretty much the same as the PB ones but cheaper and wear the same. http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/white-hotel-dinner-napkin/?pkey=e%7Cnapkin%7C51%7Cbest%7C0%7Call%7C24%7C%7C39&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-

Natural linen also makes a lovely napkin and they last a very long time. I've also had good luck with the linen napkins from Pottery Barn. The wash and wear well and release stain pretty easily. Various colors do go on sale, often at Christmas. They are a good generous size, and also have dark colors which are great if you like to reuse the napkin a few times. These wear better than the similar ones from W-S. http://www.potterybarn.com/products/linen-hemstitch-napkins-place-mats/?pkey=cplace-mats-napkins

I've had pretty bad luck with other napkins, including homemade ones. They are hardly ever big enough or they are icky colors or they wash poorly. These are "alternative sources" but they are very reliable.

Ah... waaayyy to expensive for my taste! My jaw dropped at the price!