If everyone in the United States used one less package of paper napkins a year, we'd save a million trees. Do cloth napkins one better by making your own from gently worn shirts. All you need is a pair of scissors and a seam ripper.

1. Cut a pressed shirt into 12-inch fabric squares.
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2. Pull out vertical threads with the help of a seam ripper to create a 1/4-inch fringed border.





