Drop the Disposables, Part 1
When I was young in the mountains, I sewed
cloth napkins on my 1946
Singer sewing machine. I made red plaid ones for Italian meals
and fun
butterflies for Summer feasts. I carefully packed them away. . .
Now
that I am married and we have our own home, the napkins are being well
used and I've added quite a few more to the collection. Three
years
in,
do cloth napkins have a practical use in the home? You bet!
We love
using cloth napkins and our guests feel extra special when they stay
for meals. They're a simple, frugal solution to multi-napkin
meals
(like ribs and fried chicken) and at-the-table
spills. We're not tired of folding them and when we ate meals
away
from home, I packed them in lunches. They're also a great way to
entertain babies honing their fine motor skills.
How do you get
started? Here's a few
tips....
| This post is part of our Drop the Disposables lunchtime series.
Read all of the entries: |
Or explore more posts by date or by subject.
About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
Want to be notified when new comments are posted on this page? Click on the RSS button after you add a comment to subscribe to the comment feed, or simply check the box beside "email replies to me" while writing your comment.