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November 4, 2016 · 33 Comments

Thanksgiving Napkin Transfer Tutorial

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THIS THANKSGIVING NAPKIN TRANSFER TUTORIAL IS THE SWEETEST WAY TO ADD A SPECIAL TOUCH OF VINTAGE TO YOUR TABLE SETTING THIS SEASON.

When I was in France I noticed that the vintage style napkins (or serviettes) that they used were ginormous. Like the size of a tea towel. At first I thought this was odd. I’m not that messy, how rude. But then I thought well, actually, I can be messy at times so maybe this is a great idea.

Using tea towels, I’ve made them into vintage style napkins that guests could take home as gifts!

I’m Canadian so we already had our Thanksgiving last month but I really wanted to share this project with you as it’s still fall and I love seeing how everyone decorates their tables around this time of year.

Thank you so much for inviting me to this fabulous blogging group tour, Kelly from Live, Laugh, Rowe and Jenn from My Fabuless Life. Be sure to check out the other fabulous tours to get lovely inspiration and ideas for your Thanksgiving this year.

 Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / fall tablescape - So Much Better With Age

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To begin you’ll need,

Supplies:

  • white flour sack tea towels (I found mine at Walmart)
  • wax paper, freezer paper or Avery label sheets (the wax paper part)
  • table knife
  • computer & printer
  • iron
Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / white flour sack towels - So Much Better With Age

Directions:

1. Iron the tea towels. (Lazy tip:  I just ironed the area of tea towel where the transfer will be placed)

2. Download my printable near bottom of this post onto your computer.

3. Print off on wax paper, freezer paper or an Avery label sheet (the part of the label sheet that you normally throw away). I got that lovely tip plus a great video tutorial from Angela at Unexpected Elegance with Sincerely Sarah D. I tried the wax paper and Avery sheet not but the freezer label. The wax paper I cut into a 9×11 sheet and feed it into my printer. I liked the Avery sheet more because it was sturdier. There was a bit of wrinkling with the wax paper.

4. Cut the wax paper into the four sections.

5. Place one section down on a tea towel, printed side down. Be careful to not smudge the ink on the sheet itself or move the label on the fabric. Holding the sheet down with one hand, take the edge of a table knife (or other flat, hard object) and press and move up and down FIRMLY over the sheet. I can’t emphasize FIRMLY enough. The only way this really works is by applying a lot of pressure to burnish the ink off the sheet and onto the fabric.

 Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / wax paper transfer - So Much Better With Age
 Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / transfer paper onto towel - So Much Better With Age

6. Once the image has been transferred, set it with a hot iron. Iron over the image a number of times on high heat.

 Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / flour sack tea towel - So Much Better With Age

What you have is a very subdued image transferred onto your beautiful white tea towels/napkins.

 Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / loved and grateful word transfer - So Much Better With Age

I do have a research and development team at So Much Better With Age (that would be me) and so I wanted to see if these held up with washing. I’ve seen transfer tutorials like this on fabric but most say don’t wash or they haven’t risked washing the item.

So I washed them all in hot water after and only heat set one of them.

One image came completely off in the wash, two were very light and the heat set one was fine!

Yippee!

 Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / washed towels - So Much Better With Age

These flour sack tea towels are so light and soft. I love that they look like linen.

 Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / wax paper transfer, fall dining room - So Much Better With Age

Add some twine and a sprig of seeded eucalyptus for a simple and natural napkin holder.

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 Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / up close picture of the seed eucalyptus - So Much Better With Age
 Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / blessed imprint on tea towel - So Much Better With Age
Thanksgiving napkin transfer tutorial / thankful on tea towel - So Much Better With Age

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  1. Shawnna Griffin says

    November 4, 2016 at 8:08 am

    hey girl love the napkins! So cool! Have a great weekend!

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 27, 2016 at 11:50 pm

      Thanks so much, Shawnna.
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  2. Kelly Rowe says

    November 4, 2016 at 8:10 am

    I love-love-love flour sack towels and these adding the festive transfers is perfect! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful tablescape. xo

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 27, 2016 at 11:50 pm

      Thanks so much, Kelly!
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  3. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces says

    November 4, 2016 at 8:14 am

    These are lovely! I love the clean, simple, but elegant design! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 27, 2016 at 11:51 pm

      Thanks so much, Linda.
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  4. Elizabeth | Ellie & Elizabeth says

    November 4, 2016 at 8:28 am

    These are stunning!!! And who knew walmart had teatowels that had so much potential. I adore these!!

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 27, 2016 at 11:51 pm

      I know, right? Thanks so much.
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  5. Mary Vitullo says

    November 4, 2016 at 9:18 am

    I love this! Simple and elegant. Thanks for sharing the printables and the tip about the Avery Label remnant.

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 27, 2016 at 11:52 pm

      Thanks so much, Mary.
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  6. Amy @ My Life From Home says

    November 4, 2016 at 10:47 am

    I love these! What a great idea and I could probably benefit from a towel versus a napkin! 🙂

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 28, 2016 at 1:52 pm

      Thanks so much, Amy!
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  7. Jamie | anderson + grant says

    November 4, 2016 at 7:35 pm

    I’m going to be saving that Avery trash from now on! These napkins are so pretty. Who knew that a simple flour sack towel could become so fancy!?!?

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 28, 2016 at 1:53 pm

      haha totally right? Thanks Jamie
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  8. Vicki says

    November 6, 2016 at 9:07 am

    I love those flour sack towels from Walmart. They are lint free and perfect for drying glassware and after they are stained and not pretty anymore, I use them to dust and clean. I am definitely trying them as napkins and using your lovely printables to do it.

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 28, 2016 at 1:54 pm

      Perfect idea, Vicki! I’ll definitely be buying more of them! Thanks for the tip.
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  9. Jenn says

    November 8, 2016 at 11:22 am

    You know I love all of that beautiful eucalyptus!! And these napkins are fabulous!!

    Reply
  10. Sara Syrett says

    November 10, 2016 at 9:24 am

    Oh my gosh, I am obsessed with these tea towel napkins! I am going to make some for Christmas!

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 28, 2016 at 1:55 pm

      Thanks so much, Sara.
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  11. Janet says

    November 12, 2016 at 12:30 pm

    I’ve done that method before….your’s are so lovely Jamie! Somehow I’m always expecting to see a pie involved though. Hah!

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 27, 2016 at 11:54 pm

      Thanks so much, Janet!
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  12. ANITA JOYCE says

    November 12, 2016 at 9:06 pm

    Great project and lovely result!

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 27, 2016 at 11:52 pm

      Thanks Anita!
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  13. maira says

    March 10, 2017 at 12:57 am

    So pretty and beautiful thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      March 13, 2017 at 9:57 pm

      Thanks so much, Maira!
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  14. Pamela R LePage says

    April 19, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    love the tea towels such a cool idea! One reader said she use them to dust with ,such a smart idea, I had not even thought of that… I know why use tea towels because they don’t leave lint on the glass’s.

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      May 9, 2017 at 6:56 pm

      Yes!! Those towels are perfect for that! I use old ones around the house for cleaning too. I just have to be careful which ones are napkins and which ones are cleaning rags lol.
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
      • Pamela says

        May 9, 2017 at 7:01 pm

        Lol.that is cute…I would probably run into the same issues.

        Reply
        • Jamie says

          May 9, 2017 at 9:54 pm

          It’s a real problem lol

          Reply
          • pamela says

            May 9, 2017 at 10:29 pm

            that is a good chuckle. Oh my I just looked at the time. Need to put this person to bed.
            talk later. Nite. Sweet Dreams.
            Hugs
            Pam

  15. mywifiextender says

    July 4, 2019 at 2:07 am

    Keep up the good work and thanks for this post.

    Reply
  16. David says

    July 24, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    THANKS A LOT OF SHARING THIS USEFUL INFORMATION WITH US.

    Reply
  17. Aaron Paker says

    October 4, 2019 at 3:26 am

    Wonderful post you have shared with us.

    Reply

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