Cloth Dinner Napkins in Cotton Flax Fabric with Lace & Tailored Mitered Corner Finish Size 20x20 inch Set of 12

Just what I was looking for. Very nice

These will shrink around the edge and come out of the laundry wrinkled, a lot. If you do not know how to iron or don't want to, send them to the cleaners for ironing after you wash them. Or, don't buy these, get a polyester that will not be absorbent. If you want a nice napkin after you wash it, do this: Fill a spray bottle with water. Lay out each napkin and spray it with a mist of water, enough to make it damp. Fold or roll it up after spraying and put it in a plastic bag. Do this until you have all the cotton or linen items that you wish to iron. Place the bag, tied shut, in the fridge for up to two days, 24 hours is best. This will disperse the dampness throughout the fabric. When the fabric is damp all the way through, take it out of the fridge and iron it as follows: Fill your iron with water and preheat it to the Cotton or Linen setting. Have your spray bottle of water, sizing or starch handy. First, iron around the edge with the trim facing up, pressing down with the iron, and stretching the edges until they are flat. Flip it over and do the back side too. Second, do the center of the fabric. Flip it and do the front last. If the fabric is too soft and you want it crisp, spray the fabric with sizing or starch as you iron. You want to iron the fabric with lots of steam. Iron it until it feels dry. Once ironed, pile the napkins on a flat surface and let them sit out in the open a few minutes to disperse any remaining moisture. If desired, you can fold them after. If they are too soft, you can use spray fabric sizing or spray starch in place of the water when ironing. Sizing is better as it does not create flakes like starch can do. This will help when you are folding a napkin to stand up. You can iron any piece of clothing this way that is made of Cotton, Wool, or Linen. It takes practice and square flat items are good for that. Don't add starch to wool, sizing is better. These are the real deal, so they take some care and look beautiful for many years. They actually look and the touch/feel is better after washing and ironing. I despise synthetics for any use in the kitchen and dining room. They are useless when it comes to absorbency and heat resistance.

I used these linen napkins for an anniversary dinner party last yr (the restaurant only had dark red ones) and they looked great with the rustic theme. The only downside was that after washing the linen stretched a bit but not the embroidered border so they look a bit “puffy”. In all fairness I haven’t ironed them, as there’s no parties during a pandemic, so that may help. Also, if at all possible I’d recommend they stop sewing the tag on each napkin between the linen and the embroidery bc you’re guaranteed to rip the napkin if you try to pull it off (maybe no tag? Is it necessary?) (I know it’s not a great pic, but they weren’t the focus at the time it was taken so it’s the best i have.)

Good value for the price - I got these as casual napkins to replace paper towels, and they fit the bill well. Cute, soft, with mild stain repllance but absorb a decent amount of liquid. They are not too thick or too thin, although they may get thinner over time. My one complaint, and I perhaps should have seen this coming, is that after washing the lace trim *immediately* curls up and looks kind of silly (also, they're not square). I am absolutely not going to spend any time ironing napkins, especially not casual everyday ones. They do flatten out a bit once they're folded and laid flat in a drawer, but if you are picky and don't want to iron after washing, I'd look at heavier weight fabrics that might flatten out a bit better on their own.

Nice quality. Looks great on our dinner table. Would order again.