Over the years, I’ve learned that making linen room dividers, tablecloths, napkins and slipcovers does NOT have to involve sewing. Wanting a finished, hemmed edge, I used a king linen sheet to hide a fold-out bed in my old apartment. Whenever I wanted a finished edge and didn’t want to hem it, I’d invest a hemmed sheet or tablecloth to repurpose, like this bedskirt…
I could use it in different ways, including as room divider or a tablecloth…
I didn’t yet realize that it can be prettier and more dramatic to use ripped linen, rather than hemmed.. Ripped linen involves…just…literally ripping the fabric… to make
…a room divider…
…tablecloths…
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With an inexpensive scrap of linen, I ripped oversize napkins (diy here)…
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I love using linen for hand and bath towels as well! They get softer with every wash, are absorbent, and dry incredibly fast – which is perfect for my humid bathroom that doesn’t vent well. Price is an issue for me, so I was happy to find regular and extra-wide linen by the yard at the big-box fabric store near my house ($12-18/yd with a coupon, or $5-7/yd for a linen blend).