DIY Rick Rack Napkins
Add a touch of vintage charm to your table with this easy and adorable rick rack napkin tutorial. These embellished napkins bring a pop of color and personality to any place setting. Mix and match napkin and trim combinations to suit your celebration, season, or style. It’s a whimsical handmade detail that’s simple to create and lovely to display.
Ingredients
- Cloth napkins solid colors work best for a bold contrast
- Rick rack trim choose a color that complements your napkins or suits your theme
- Thread matching the rick rack
- Scissors
- Straight pins
- Sewing machine or a needle and thread for hand-sewing
Instructions
- Start by selecting cloth napkins in a solid color. Then, pick a rick rack that either coordinates or contrasts for a fun pop. You’ll want enough trim to go around the entire napkin—one long piece per napkin works perfectly.
- Lay one napkin flat and begin pinning the rick rack along the edge. You can place it right over the existing stitching that finishes off the napkin’s border. This gives it a clean, polished look and makes it easy to follow a straight path while sewing.
- When you reach a corner, don’t cut the trim—just gently fold it to create a soft curve around the bend. It doesn’t need to be perfect; the wave of the rick rack naturally lends itself to this kind of detail.
- Using your sewing machine, stitch the rick rack down the center, all the way around the napkin. Try to keep your stitches as straight and even as possible. If you don’t have a machine, you can do this by hand using a small, neat running stitch.
- Once you’ve sewn all the way around, trim away any excess rick rack and tuck the end slightly under where you started to keep the finish clean. Give the napkin a quick press with an iron if needed, and you’re finished!