No Sew DIY Upcycled Fabric Napkins + Rose Fold How To

In my continuing journey to be more sustainable and eco-friendly I decided to ditch buying those funky printed paper serviettes and create my own reusable fabric napkins. As I’m not a fan of measuring, cutting and sewing squares I came up with a super fast way to upcycle a bunch of thrifted vintage bits into fab washable napkins:

Check out my No Sew DIY Upcycled Fabric Napkins + Rose Fold How To and make your table sustainably snazzy!

I had a bunch of plain vintage handkerchiefs in my stash from Germany that I just knew would make lovely fabric napkins if they were dyed a vibrant colour!

– grab my top dye tips here – 

Fantastic fabric napkins without measuring, cutting or even sewing a stitch!

Cutlery wrapped in fabric napkins looks awesome but a fancy folded napkin is even better!

Here’s how to fold your upcycled napkins into a pretty rose:

1. Lay the napkin flat in a diamond shape. 2. Fold the napkin in half to form a triangle. 3. Roll the bottom 3/4 of the way up to the point of the triangle. 4. Roll the napkin from one side to the other leaving a small tail at the end. 5. Tuck the tail end into the bottom fold. 6. Unfold the 2 leaf-like pieces at the top & then flip the whole thing over to create the rose.

Pretty, pretty, pretty!

Fold 2 contrasting napkins together to create a multicoloured bloom!

Bonus idea: baby washcloths make adorable little napkins + they’re super soft and absorbent!

Put your fancy fabric napkins to use while out & about too & create your very own eco-friendly, portable zero waste kit from items you may already have around the house with my simple how-to:

Grab all of my happy holiday upcycles right over here and then enroll in my Nifty Thrifty DIY Gift E-course right here!

This delightful DIY Ecourse has everything you need to put together and create perfect preloved and upcycled gifts for everyone on your list + a few for yourself too!

Video Lesson includes:

My top tips & tricks for finding perfect preloved presents at thrift & charity shops
22 step by step upcycling & refashioning tutorials (using items you may already have around the house!)
Loads of eco-friendly gifting tips & tricks
Sustainable wrapping ideas & DIYs too!

Bonus eBook includes:

The thrift shop gift guide
12 preloved present tutorials
10 no sew upcycled gifts
3 DIY beauty presents to make
Even more recycled wrapping ideas!

Enroll & get making today!

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2 Comments

  1. Beri Bek says:

    I make napkins out of old men’s dress shirts and hem them. LOVE the roses fold and can’t wait to try it!

    1. I’ll definitely have to start refashioning those old shirts in my stash into napkins – fab idea! 😀

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