What kind of napkins do you use at meal times?

[FreeBeeBird]

We normally use basic kitchen roll and I buy some nicer paper napkins when we have guests around but am a bit fed up and was thinking of getting some fabric napkins instead.
What do people normally use? Do you also do napkin rings? Any nice ones to recommend?

Yes we use cloth napkins, current everyday ones look like the tea towels you get with a stripe. Aldi did some bold coloured linen ones a few years ago and I would love some more. For Christmas we have special ones.

Though I do confess to have a drawer of muslins that we also use

I don't find I need them for most meals, only for big messy burger type meals when out.
I have nice red ones for Christmas, but that's it.

Linen if we have guests. Paper at Christmas or for picnics to save work - I enjoy choosing pretty paper ones for this. Most of the time however we don't use any at all. My parents used linen napkins in individually named silver napkin rings every day (only washed when needed) but I never really felt it was necessary.

Usually paper napkins. I cannot bear it when I go to mil and there is nothing. It's a hill I'll die on.

Oh he have linen for Easter, Christmas.

I think that's normal enough. Our French friends have an individual napkin ring for everyone in the family (nothing fancy, just wooden ones with different carved designs), and your own napkin goes into your ring after a meal, unless it's been total food carnage for some reason.

We don’t use napkins day to day. But we do a lot of hosting and use linen or cotton napkins (plain white or cream). We have a large drawer full.

I loathe paper ones, but will use them if we’re having a party.

I need to know how messy everyone’s meals are that you need napkins every day? I don’t use any napkin with my meal.
Or is it just to place on your lap like you’re in a restaurant?
I can’t figure out if you’re all realt fancy or all really messy?
Are you wiping food on it every day but only washing it every few days, so you’ll be wiping your hands with a napkin that’s got 3 day old food on it?
I’m not judging, I now think I want cloth napkins, but I can’t figure out the logistics here

I’ve used cloth ones for years, I hate the feel of paper napkins.

People use napkins (aside from the odd special occasion when making the place nice)? 😮 I never do, for any spillages etc. use kitchen roll or a reusable microfibre cloth and spray and wipe down and probably kitchen roll if needed to wipe mouth but not very often needed.

We have some striped cotton IKEA ones for daily use, just folded and I bought 8 for 4 of us so I only put them in the wash every other day.
Dull silver linen ones for special occasions with silver napkin rings.
We only use paper napkins for picnics or for a party/BBQ with more guests than fabric napkins

Box of cheeky wipes here had them for at least 10 years!

Paper napkins in a napkin holder day to day, linen napkins in silver napkin rings when we have guests ; have got 8.

Napkins from John Lewis - usually have them in sales

Kitchen roll

Ikea Fantastisk, I have towers of them stacked in the utility room!

Cloth ones here too but I tend to only put them out if we're eaten something messy.
I got mine in TK Maxx. Nothing fancy so I don't mind if they get stained

Cloth napkins. They have more coverage!

We have white linen ones for guests but now I'm liking the idea of everyday napkins so might need tocheck out IKEAs options.

We have cheap cotton ones from Ikea, keep a basket of them in the kitchen cupboard and people help themselves to them. Always washed after each use, same as face flannels. No napkin rings, I bundle each one up into a neat roll after washing but don't iron, they are too scruffy for rings and I don't see the point in them, I don't think I have ever come across rings used in anyone's home. Use colour themed paper ones for special occasions

I bought a massive pack of cotton ones from amazon so they can be chucked in the wash whenever needed.

Cloth napkins for environmental reasons. Good quality cloth napkins for guests. Never buy paper or kitchen rolls unless forced

I can't work out what you all use these for? If we've eaten with our hands then we wash our hands afterwards. What am I missing?

White linen and I just chuck them in the wash with white bedding. Our table has a handy shelf, so no need for napkin rings, because each person's napkin goes on the shelf at their bit of table.

What are "Waterford fabric ones " @LegoTherapy ?