Here is a great tutorial on making mitered corners easily. Great for napkins, table toppers, receiving blankets and more. Then finishing the napkins with a wing needle hem
I’m 82 years old. I used to hemstitch by hand handkerchiefs for my beloved husband. Using handkerchief linen. Here’s what I learned: Linen is brittle. That’s why a century or so ago we read about “linen presses”. Which were heavy fabric covered pieces of lightboard; sized to the product size(s). These were for smaller pieces-napkins and handkerchiefs laid flat. Larger linens were beautifully ironed(with starch??) were put away rolled; if not directly placed on the bed. However, large homes of the landed gentry had special ways of handling their linens. I learned all this after my husband’s carefully ironed and folded 100% linen handkerchiefs began to break along the fold lines. Also, I was a weaver and studied fibers. Don’t know why I was so surprised when my husband.’s hankies fell apart. I’m 😊 -
