Ashley, I love this idea. I will share one tip I learned from my grandmother, and that is to always iron handkerchiefs or in this case, cloth napkins. This will insure that they are completely germ free for another use. Thank you once again for another helpful lesson.
eveTennis Ha ha! I do like everything to be in a nice, organized step-by-step format (with lots of visuals). Doing these napkins makes me feel braver about sewing more...maybe someday I'll get a serger myself...yikes! ( :
Lauren A I know right?! I'm the same way. I feel like I've got the napkins down, but ask me to sew anything else and I'd be clueless! Glad you liked the music!
I made face clothes and bum wipes for my daughter the same way. I do not have a serger, so I used the over edge stitch on my sewing machine and it worked pretty well. They have held up for 2.5 years so far :). I'll have to make some for the kitchen now.
punkinpie27 Oh thank you so much for sharing! I'm slightly experienced with the serger, but haven't used a sewing machine in a long time. Thanks for mentioning how you made them work with a sewing machine, hopefully that can help others who have that, bu not a serger. ( : Way to go green!
Only problem with this video it does not show to finish the end stitching. It must be woven back in under previous serging or tied or fabric glued. If it is left like this video indicates the thread will not stay in time. I serge a lot and this is a must.
great idea, I keep running out of paper towels this will save money too, I love sewing. I don't have a serger but a zigzag stitch I think will work to. I'm glad I found your video. :-)
Vegan Lovefood Glad you liked the music, thanks for letting me know. And yes, Olaf was too cute. I kept trying to sew and he would always come back over to me like a magnet. It was kind of nice because I just have dogs, and they do things like that! ( :
Jennifer King Thanks for your feedback on the music! And I'm usually a dog person, but Olaf was such a cutie filming this, so he may have changed my mind on cats! ( :
(only answering because you asked, normally I wouldn't post a negative.) My preference is that I do not like background music when I'm trying to listen to directions. The music itself was not bad, not too loud. I do not typically listen to background music so I find it distracting. My husband was not listening to this one but something to consider -- he is hard of hearing so he would not be able to hear your voice with background music playing. I loved the video, btw.
Yep! Loved the new music :) Someday I will make some really nice napkins like these, but for now we use cheap washcloths from the dollar store lol ;) As for our cleaning rags we use old t-shirts and old washcloths that have seen better days haha :)
In Australia we call a serger an overlocker for some reason. I suck at sewing the last thing i made was pajama pants for my partner and i managed to cut the dinosaur print fabric upside down for one leg so it ended up with some weird dinosaur explosion over the butt, so hopefully this won't be as challenging but you never know :P thanks for the cool video though :)
+Susan Ditzier You bet! Usually around this time of year I make some more sets since my older ones get a little faded and I love adding new prints to my collection. But I always wait for snow days from school to do them, so here's to hoping for some snow days soon! ( :
Please don't use these for oil/greasy spills as they are then very dangerous to dry in your dryer. (read dryer warnings) I use newspaper or junk mail for those.
What a great savings! I am so DIY challenged though. Here is my DIY first aid kit ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9WLa3QIqZ2A.html - not as impressive :) We do use cloth napkins and now that I've seen this video I won't feel so good about buying them when I can make them. PS - I like the music.
Patricia Keele Thanks for the feedback on the music and for sharing your video! ( : Trust me, I'm DIY challenged too. I can handle a little green DIY but when it comes to other crafty things I'm a little lost. ( :