tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post1917855039848418013..comments2024-02-24T19:36:18.629-06:00Comments on Proverbs 31 Living: I don't buy.... NapkinsAbbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01842277589160618685noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-33514994407913097422012-02-05T13:35:48.968-06:002012-02-05T13:35:48.968-06:00We each choose a different pattern of cloth napkin...We each choose a different pattern of cloth napkin, so that the person can use their own for the next meal. That way they don't have to be washed after every meal. <br />But I have trouble getting stains out of them in an efficient manner.angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688991209865856563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-52045426139606663582012-02-04T20:17:12.724-06:002012-02-04T20:17:12.724-06:00Abbi...we really do think alike. I was just gettin...Abbi...we really do think alike. I was just getting ready to post the very same thing! I make my napkins out of the ends of fabric when I am sewing something and I also use up odd and end thread that way. We use our cloth napkins for sandwich baggies and everything. Your post was awesome.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319169693933161086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-26668044730126996532012-02-04T14:36:43.396-06:002012-02-04T14:36:43.396-06:00I have made napkins and make mine around 8 inches ...I have made napkins and make mine around 8 inches square too. I just pink the edges and ziz-zag. Done! : )<br /><br />I found I washed them so often it worked nicely to put them unfolded in a basket on the counter for my family to just grab out of. I wash mine with the kitchen dish towels. <br /><br />Blessings!Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093408888499365118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-65699579843894571312012-02-04T13:53:38.699-06:002012-02-04T13:53:38.699-06:00I have the problem of not keeping up with laundry ...I have the problem of not keeping up with laundry and I think our stash has dwindled to around twenty - I really need to catch up.<br /><br />I use flannel because it is soft.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418200517338216765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-87409307022501203952012-02-04T13:52:48.182-06:002012-02-04T13:52:48.182-06:00I have been an all cloth house since before 2008. ...I have been an all cloth house since before 2008. <br /><br />Some cloth napkin tips:<br /><br />-every thrift shop I have ever been in had washclothes and / or cloth napkins for sale<br />-washclothes work great<br />-hand towels work great <br />-kitchen towels work great<br /><br />Cloth tissues tips:<br /><br />-The best cloth tissues I have are flannel that I have sewed together into a rectangle<br />-even if wahsing your used tissues grosses you out save t-shirt and clothes that are beyond repair, too small, and/or badly stained, cut into tissues size, use once and toss (better if you wash them, but if you are just not there yet at least you are giving one more use to old cloth)<br /><br />Also when natural fabrics are no good for rags, tissues, napkins, etc. throw them in compost.Becky Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099347717228504160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-30750907910539625672012-02-04T01:03:19.883-06:002012-02-04T01:03:19.883-06:00We are just plain spoiled on cloth napkins now! W...We are just plain spoiled on cloth napkins now! We can't even go on a road trip without bringing them along. My husband's request. :-) We are "enthusiastic" eaters, so one cloth napkin does the job of 4 or more paper ones. We started using them over 5 years ago when I bought 7 4-pks. of cotton/linen blend napkins at a local dollar store. They are fast nearing retirement, but I can't seem to find replacements that we like. The idea of old shirts (flannel maybe?) is a good one. I'll have to be on the hunt.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021595039197372990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-52122008655342323572012-02-03T15:44:09.607-06:002012-02-03T15:44:09.607-06:00We made the switch to cloth napkins at the first o...We made the switch to cloth napkins at the first of the year. I purchased a $4 pkg. of 16 wash cloths and they have been working out perfectly. I already had 12 "company" cloth napkins so I don't have to give the wash cloths to visitors!<br /><br />In the future, I would like to make something that looks better on the table, but that will have to wait because we are moving soon.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026547037751878684noreply@blogger.com