Practical do-it-yourself cloth napkins

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

Making do-it-yourself cloth napkins is easy enough if you know a few secrets. It is necessary to choose the right fabric, process it correctly and think over an original, but functional design.

Which fabric should I use to make napkins

The fashion of modern serving involves the use of not only tablecloths, but also textile napkins. The easiest option is to buy such products. But it is much more original to independently prepare an item for table setting, taking into account personal needs and preferences.

Do-it-yourself cloth napkins can not be made from any material. Ideal textiles from which tablecloths are usually sewn:

• "Machi".
• "Crane".
• Teflon materials.
• Cotton.
• Linen.
• Satin.
• Mahra (suitable for everyday wear).

It is important that the textiles do not have lint that will remain on the dishes and hands. The fabric should not shed or be badabsorb moisture.

What shape and design can table napkins be

Napkins for serving do not have to be made of the same type or universal in use. Products can be themed and used for a specific holiday. A variety of shapes are also suitable for elements.

Design options:

• Napkins in the form of a square, rectangle, circle, oval, triangle.
• DIY themed fabric napkins: with New Year's symbols, for Easter, items for a boy's or girl's birthday and more.
• The variety of colors and ornaments on the selected fabric is an opportunity to emphasize the design of the product.

The canvas itself is usually not decorated, as this may impair or aggravate the functionality of the napkin. The only option is embroidery in one of the corners. The dimensions of the decor should not exceed 1/10 of the area of the napkin itself. So, if the product has the shape of a square with sides of 50 cm, then the embroidery should occupy a square of 5 × 5 cm.

Which decor suits

Special devices can act as an additional decoration. These options will be the most optimal and simple for do-it-yourself fabric napkins:

1. Rings. You need to pass a napkin through the ring and put the composition on a plate.
2. Pick up the product with an accordion and fix it with a special clip.
3. If you don’t want to spend money on accessories of this kind, then they can be replaced by ordinary satintape.

Each accessory would be nice to complement with decorative elements: flowers, mini-wreaths or mini-bouquets, pebbles. Additional decor on the napkin holders will help to emphasize the theme of the event.

Features of sewing napkins

Before proceeding directly to work, it is worth deciding on the stages of implementation and preparing tools and materials:

• Fabric for making napkins.
• Ruler, chalk and pencil for textiles.
• Iron.
• Sharp scissors.
• Sewing thread that will match the color of the selected textile.
• Sewing machine.

Do-it-yourself fabric napkins can be made if you follow these instructions:

1. First you need to decide on the size and shape of the product. The standard is a square with side parameters of 50 cm. In the process of forming the blank, you need to prepare a square measuring 58 by 58 cm.
2. Then you need to choose the type of fabric and its colors.
3. The next step is cutting. Using a chalk and a ruler, it is worth making preparatory markings on the fabric. Cut textiles according to them.
4. It is necessary to bend all sides by 1.5 cm from the edge and iron the fabric. Then do the same, but the second fold will already be made by 2.5 cm.
5. Now all the folds are unfolded, and markings are made to form the corners of the product. With the help of a pencil for textiles, perpendiculars are drawn from the point of intersection of the folds to the diagonal of the napkin.
6. The resulting corner must be cut off, then tucked in 1.5 cm and ironed.
7. Next you need to sew 1.5 cm bends. Turn the corners and fold the second 2.5 cm hem. Sew again.

In order for do-it-yourself fabric napkins to look neat and aesthetically attractive in life and in the photo, they should be washed and starched.

The principle of processing the edges of the napkin

If you do not take into account the classic options for processing the edges of a napkin for table setting, then you can pay attention to the following methods:

• It's easy to fringe the edges of linen or cotton garments by rubbing them with a needle.
• The classic version is the stitching of the folded edges of the product.
• Less practical and durable is the method of gluing the edges with textile glue or gossamer tape.
• Depending on the type of material, the edges are sometimes trimmed without turning. For this, decorative types of stitching are used.

Making do-it-yourself table napkins from fabric is quite simple if you use any of the presented edge processing methods. The main thing is to do the job carefully.