We have used cloth napkins for quite a few years. Hubby & I even used a hand towel in a pinch since we only had 4 napkins (purchased at a yard sale years ago). Last summer, my neighbor was sorting through some items her mom left behind. She was tossing a lot of the stuff from her mom's restaurant. I was blessed to receive about 20 burgundy cloth napkins! We now have plenty of them even if we have company.
Incidentally, we don't wash these after each use. For normal use, we wash about one time per week. That is unless there is a spill or another mess.
We also use rags instead of paper towels 99% of the time. We can make one roll of paper towels last for MONTHS!
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