Homemade Cloth Napkins Tutorial

• Ingredients

  • 12 squares of matching fabric, about 45 x 45 cm (18 by 18 inches for a regular napkin, 35 x 35 cm (14 by 14 inches for a child-size napkin, pre-washed and pressed
  • Matching thread
  • A sewing machine
  • Pins
  • A chopstick
  • An iron

• Other

  • scissors

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Ingredients

• 12 squares of matching fabric, about 45 x 45 cm (18 by 18 inches) for a regular napkin, 35 x 35 cm (14 by 14 inches) for a child-size napkin, pre-washed and pressed
• Matching thread
• A sewing machine
• Pins
• Scissors
• A chopstick
• An iron

Directions

• Stack the squares of fabric two by two, right sides together, and pin them together along the sides.
• Starting from one end of the opening, sew the squares together with a 1-cm (1/3-inch) seam allowance, pivoting the needle as you turn each corner. Stop when you reach the other end of the opening, so it remains open.
• Clip the corners, making sure you dont cut through the thread.
• Turn the fabric out through the opening so the right sides face out. Push out the corners neatly using the chopstick.
• Press the edges of the napkin so they lay nice and flat, folding back the lips of the opening so it becomes invisible.
• Topstitch along all four sides, about 3 mm (1/8 inch) from the edges, pivoting the needle as you turn each corner: this will serve the double purpose of making the edges of the napkins crisp, and sewing the openings shut.