Originally Posted by Phyl

I use linen napkins and tablecloths!! As a matter of fact, I am just waiting for them to come out of the washing machine. The easy way to handle them is to wash them immediately after use, and then put the wet tablecloth on the dining room table ...over the pads of course, "hand iron" and by the morning, it is dry and straight. I take the napkins out, smooth them out over each other and let them air dry. (The spots come from the heat of the dryer so I don't put any of it in there.) Sometimes I iron the napkins while damp, sometimes not. If they look too ironed, people don't want to use them. Be more casual with them. Don't really iron them and starch them, etc. My guests always feel special using them and my family always loves the special feel to them as well. Use them. Whatever are we saving all of the "good" things for? No one deserves then more than family and friends.