DIY Napkin Rings - Darn Good Yarn

DIY Napkin Rings

Learn to make these unique knotted napkin rings with gorgeous silk fat quarters. They are great scrap busters, and these would be great hostess gifts!

When gathering for holiday meals, like Thanksgiving, it’s always nice to have special handmade details. These knotted napkin rings are beautiful, simple, and easy to make. They use a small piece of fabric, but the knot gives them a real wow factor.

Supplies

Gray cutting mat with large ruler, rotary cutter, and strips of orange fabric
  • Silk Fat Quarters
  • Sewing Machine & Thread
  • Fabric Scissors
  • Rotary cutter, cutting mat, and ruler (optional)
  • Iron for pressing
  • Lightweight fusible interfacing

Instructions

    1. Cut your silk into 4 inch by 8 inch pieces. 
    2. Interface each piece with lightweight fusible interfacing.
Marble backdrop with two strips of interfaced orange fabric
    1. Sew the short ends of two rectangles together with a ½ inch seam allowance. Press the seam open. 
Marble backdrop with a strip of interfaced orange fabric with a seam down the center
    1. Fold the rectangle in half lengthwise with right sides together. Pin it in place. 
Marble backdrop with a strip of interfaced orange fabric, folded with a seam in the center
    1. Sew from the folded point then out to the raw edges and then back to the other folded point creating a crescent-like shape. Leave a 2 inch hole. 
Marble backdrop with a strip of interfaced orange fabric, folded with a seam in the center and a crescent shaped seam from edge to edge
    1. Trim the seam allowances and points.
Marble backdrop with a strip of interfaced orange fabric, folded with a seam in the center and cut into a crescent shape
    1. Turn the piece right side out and poke out the corners.
    2. Press the piece flat. Topstitch the hole closed.
Marble backdrop with a strip of crescent shaped orange fabric
    1. Use an item about 2 inches in diameter to wrap the piece around and tie the piece into a circle with a big square knot. 
Orange fabric napkin ring tied around a spool of thread sitting on a marble background
    1. Insert the cloth or paper napkin into the napkin ring. 
White napkin wrapped in an orange tied napkin holder, sitting on a white plate on a striped tablecloth

Congrats! You've just made a set of beautiful cloth napkin rings that will amp up your table-scape for any holiday or party. Enjoy!

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