Graduation Napkins

Graduation napkins in yarn-dyed 100% cotton flat weave 180 gsm, 20 × 20 in. dinner square — navy, black, cream and sage for photograph-ready buffet tables. Our graduation napkins survive an afternoon of standing guests and go straight back in the drawer.

Survives a buffet and an afternoon of standing guests

Survives a buffet and an afternoon of standing guests, then goes straight back into the drawer. A graduation napkin is a working textile for a specific afternoon: a buffet, mostly finger food, standing guests, cake at 4 pm. It needs to be sturdy, decent-looking in photographs, and reusable afterwards.

School colours or restraint

Two approaches: pick napkins in your grad’s school colours (navy for one, black for another, sage for the earth-toned few) — or go restrained neutrals (cream, oatmeal, warm grey) that photograph well without dating the shots. Both work. Restraint tends to reuse better afterwards.

Yarn-dyed 100% cotton flat weave 180 gsm

Yarn-dyed 100% cotton at 180 gsm. Woven-in colour survives the afternoon and the wash. Standard 20 × 20 in. dinner square that works for a plated meal too — not just the buffet.

Graduation napkin specifications

How to care for your graduation napkins

• Wash cold with like colours for the first 3 cycles
• Machine wash warm thereafter
• Pre-treat cake frosting and buffet-food stains immediately
• Store folded flat between uses

Frequently asked questions

How many graduation napkins do I need?

Guest count + 15% spare. Standing buffet events go through more napkins than a seated meal.

Graduation napkin colour — school or neutral?

School colour photographs the day; neutral reuses better afterwards. Buy the neutral if you want the napkins to keep working.

Are graduation napkins the same as party napkins?

Same cloth and construction. Only difference is palette recommendation.

Can I get graduation napkins monogrammed with the year?

Yes — see our monogrammed cocktail napkins, and for dinner size, contact us.

Complete the celebration table

Pair with a linen table runner. Explore party napkins.