[Sca-cooks] Number of times cloth napkins can be used and washed

[Sharon Gordon]

I'm working on a project involving how long various  textile items can be used.

Does anyone here have an extimate for how long items last under the following cirumstances?  Assume good quality cloth and good qualtiy construction.  Used until it's in too bad a shape for casual family dinners.  Would also welcome # of uses till too bad to be used in a restaurant.

cotton napkin, washed after each day's use, detergent, line dried

cotton napkin, washed after each day's use, detergent, bleach, line dried

cotton napkin, washed after each day's use, detergent,  dried in dryer

cotton napkin, washed after each day's use, detergent,  bleach, dried in dryer

The same questions as above but using a linen napkin.


Sharon
gordonse at one.net