WWYD with old cloth napkins?

GRKaters

I have probably close to two dozen cloth napkins that are not good at all. They're not 100% cotton, so they don't absorb ANYthing. Most are discolored from being washed with something red, which makes repurposing even more difficult. They were meant to be "fancier" ones, with embroidered designs and patterns here and there (we got them for our wedding), but they are really not nice in the least. They wouldn't even make good cleaning rags.

How can I get rid of them without just dumping them into the trash? 

Alisha_A

Someone was saying (here I think) that Goodwill takes stuff like that and it ends up as stuffing or insulation.

GRKaters

Alisha_A:

Someone was saying (here I think) that Goodwill takes stuff like that and it ends up as stuffing or insulation.

I'll call and ask. Thanks!

Mrs.MauiBride24

Or an animal shelter?  (stuffing dog beds or used for clean up)

GRKaters

Mrs.MauiBride24:

Or an animal shelter?  (stuffing dog beds or used for clean up)

Dog beds, maybe, but they're not at all absorbent. 

 

jebuell

I'll take them and pay shipping!  I have pet rats who would love them and I can repurpose them as hammocks, toys, and nesting material.  Email me if you are interested: jebuell(at)gmail(dot)com

Victoria6F

You could turn them into art, by dying them, and then putting them in frames, if you don't want to necessarily get rid of them. I'd dye them to match my walls, in a complementary color. just an idea!

GRKaters

Victoria6F:

You could turn them into art, by dying them, and then putting them in frames, if you don't want to necessarily get rid of them. I'd dye them to match my walls, in a complementary color. just an idea!

Oh, hmm... our walls are pretty bare... I might try it.

 

GRKaters

jebuell:

I'll take them and pay shipping!  I have pet rats who would love them and I can repurpose them as hammocks, toys, and nesting material.  Email me if you are interested: jebuell(at)gmail(dot)com

For real? I do have a lot. How many do you want?

 

jebuell

GRKaters:

jebuell:

I'll take them and pay shipping!  I have pet rats who would love them and I can repurpose them as hammocks, toys, and nesting material.  Email me if you are interested: jebuell(at)gmail(dot)com

For real? I do have a lot. How many do you want?

 

 

As many as you want to part with!  I have 15 rats.  I go through A LOT of rags.  I line the floors of their cages with them, make hammocks out of them, and roll up treats in them so they have to unroll it to get to the treats.  I have dozens of rags that I use but go through them in just a couple of days.  It would be nice to be able to go a few more days between washes.

GRKaters

jebuell:

GRKaters:

jebuell:

I'll take them and pay shipping!  I have pet rats who would love them and I can repurpose them as hammocks, toys, and nesting material.  Email me if you are interested: jebuell(at)gmail(dot)com

For real? I do have a lot. How many do you want?

 

Wow! I'll email you later--time to get DS from daycare.

 

As many as you want to part with!  I have 15 rats.  I go through A LOT of rags.  I line the floors of their cages with them, make hammocks out of them, and roll up treats in them so they have to unroll it to get to the treats.  I have dozens of rags that I use but go through them in just a couple of days.  It would be nice to be able to go a few more days between washes.