A cloth handkerchief is about 12"x12" and a cloth napkin is 16"x16." On the tissues, I am just using any worn flannel, but on the napkins where I want both sides to look the same, I will only use a plain colored fabric.
I made a square pattern from some green paper that was left at my new house when I bought it. Any paper would do, to make it square, fold it into a triangle. (It just happened to be 12"!)
Pin on the paper pattern to your fabric and cut out. I am using worn flannel since that is about the texture and thinness of the old hankies I inherited.
I then surged around the edge. You could zigzag around or hem it on a regular machine.
And that's all there is to it! I took an old pajama pant leg and a worn flannel shirt. I got 3 tissues from the pant leg and 5 tissues from the shirt. Find a nice tin box or some other container and fill it with reusable hankies.
5 comments:
Hey, I do this too! Soft flannel is sooo much nicer for noses. Mind if I link you on my new frugal type blog?
Cat J B,
Not a problem as long as the permission is mutual :)
Yes, any time! Thanks.
What material do you use for napkins and dish cloths?
Napkins, I cut up a linen tablecloth.
Dish cloths, I knit from cotton yarn.
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