Brown Napkins

Brown napkins in yarn-dyed 100% cotton flat weave at 180 gsm — warm taupe through to deep chocolate, 20 × 20 in. dinner square with mitered hem. Our brown napkins are the most forgiving shade you can own — coffee simply doesn’t show.

The most forgiving shade you can own

Warm taupe to deep chocolate, and the most forgiving shade you can own. Coffee simply does not show on a brown napkin. Neither does tea. Neither, honestly, does much else — the earthy tone hides marks that would be a stain-crisis on white and still legible on grey.

Yarn-dyed on cotton flat weave

Yarn-dyed 100% cotton at 180 gsm — the earthy pigment is inside the fibre. Stays warm rather than muddying to olive, and doesn’t bleed onto whites once the first three washes are done.

Brown reads farmhouse and modern equally well

On a reclaimed wood table with white china and brass cutlery, a brown napkin reads farmhouse. On a matte black table with white china and slate ceramics, the same napkin reads modern. Rare colour that carries across two very different room briefs.

Brown napkin specifications

How to care for your brown napkins

• Wash cold with like colours for the first 3 cycles
• Machine wash warm thereafter
• Tumble medium; iron warm
• Skip fabric softener

Frequently asked questions

Do brown napkins hide coffee stains?

Better than any other cloth — coffee is essentially brown, so the mark blends. Same for tea and food.

Brown or beige napkin?

Brown is deeper and hides more; beige is paler and more elegant. Brown for family use, beige for formal.

Does brown wash out?

Yarn-dyed stays true. Piece-dyed brown fades to olive within a season.

What china works with brown napkins?

Cream, white, natural stoneware, brass cutlery. Not cool blues or silvers.

Complete the table linen set

Pair with a brown linen table runner. Explore all cloth napkins.