The Best Cloth Napkins for Summer Entertaining

Cloth napkins are a simple way to elevate dining at home (indoors or outdoors); whatever your tablescaping vibe, you’ll need to invest in at least a half-dozen or so cotton or linen iterations. More sophisticated than their paper counterparts, the cloth napkin has come a long way. Nice napkins have never been so popular and are a step toward living more sustainably. A pretty floral-print napkin will bring the outside in. If you are partial to a French stripe napkin, Zara Home offers great value. Prefer the formality of a white napkin? Then Ferguson’s Fine Irish linen hemstitched (punchspoked) napkins are a great choice. Fold artfully (YouTube), try tying with a ribbon (Søstrene Grene) or add old-school napkin rings (The Designed Table); no matter what your aesthetic is, it has never been easier to find a great napkin. Here’s our edit of the best available online now … 

White fine Irish linen hemstitched napkin, £17.50stg, at Ferguson’s Irish Linen.

White linen/cotton napkin with yellow scallop embroidered edge, €48 for four, at The Designed Table.

Veranda cotton napkin, Lisa Corti, €22.50, at Brown Thomas.

Black and ecru striped linen napkin, Studio B, €38 for set of four, at Arnotts.

Blue Elizabeth bow scallop Italian linen napkin, €55.50 for four, at LNH Edit.

Curry leaf linen napkin, €20, at Hedgeroe.

Green scalloped embroidered napkin, €100 for four, at Hostaro Tableware.

Stripe cotton napkins, €17.99 for set of four, at Zara Home.