For a cute, country touch to your dinner table, use colorful bandannas for napkins. We used to use a roll of paper towels, instead of paper napkins, but then I discovered how inexpensive bandannas are, when purchased through online websites. Buy the heavy-use ones by the dozen, they're less than 50 cents apiece that way!
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I collect cloth napkins from yard sales. It's surprising how many are brand new, and people just don't want to be bothered using them. Yet, I never thought of using some bandanas I've had in drawers for years. I appreciate the hint.
I also do this but take it a step farther. Everyone in the family uses a different color so we all know who's is what color. Since many meals are not messy and do not require the napkins to be washed after each meal, we can reuse them for several days before needing washing.
Bandanas are a great idea for napkins. I have a lot of cook-outs and we eat at my picnic table. Instead of using a regular tablecloth on the picnic table, I bought several large bandanas and sewed them together. Voila! country-style tablecloth! When done with the cookout, just throw in the washing machine and it's ready to use again. Depending on the size of your table, you could use anywhere from 12-20 bandanas - use your imagination.
I made 64 cloth napkins out of an old sheet we never used. I have two babies in the house during the day and use these exclusively (not including diaper changes -- their moms buy wipes).
Sheets are the cheapest way to get cloth napkins. I used pinking shears, so there was no sewing involved.
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I use old napkins to make dolls clothes out of. You can make some gorgeous clothes which will last for a long time
When I was married and we entertained a lot, I used small hand towels as napkins. Easy to wash, no ironing, etc.
This is great especially with things such as BBQ ribs, fried chicken that paper just doesn't do well with
This is a great idea. Where do your find your bandannas on-line? I've been searching for a site that has 20", heavy use that are also made in the USA
I buy 2 bandannas and make book covers for my novels, attach two carrying handles. Put pockets on the right and left inside for the book cover front and back.
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