Show Good Laundering Saves Tablecloths and Napkins One of the first steps in making tablecloths and napkins last is good care in laundering Avoid hard rubbing rubbing rubbing rub rub- bing and scrubbing and keep them white by hanging in the sun rather than by using strong bleaches Washing soda or strong alkali solutions solutions solutions in very hot water tend to in injure injure injure in- in jure linen as well as cottons coltons and Napkins and tablecloths do not need starch Linen fabrics may crack if starched too stiffly or if they are allowed to freeze while drying Hang them half over the theline theline theline line instead of pinning them at the corners When you iron table linens try to have as few folds as possible and fold them in by hand instead of using using using us us- ing the iron If a center crease is necessary change the fold with each ironing in order to prevent wear |