The document provides instructions for folding napkins into various shapes, including a French napkin fold, cone napkin fold, sail napkin fold, bishop's hat napkin fold, rose napkin fold, candle napkin fold, pyramid napkin fold, envelope napkin fold, buffet napkin fold, crown napkin fold, pin wheel napkin fold, butterfly napkin fold, bird of paradise napkin fold, diamond napkin fold, and pocket napkin folding. The folds range from simple triangular folds to more complex multi-step folds that create decorative shapes like roses, candles, and birds.
The document provides instructions for folding napkins into various shapes, including a French napkin fold, cone napkin fold, sail napkin fold, bishop's hat napkin fold, rose napkin fold, candle napkin fold, pyramid napkin fold, envelope napkin fold, buffet napkin fold, crown napkin fold, pin wheel napkin fold, butterfly napkin fold, bird of paradise napkin fold, diamond napkin fold, and pocket napkin folding. The folds range from simple triangular folds to more complex multi-step folds that create decorative shapes like roses, candles, and birds.
The document provides instructions for folding napkins into various shapes, including a French napkin fold, cone napkin fold, sail napkin fold, bishop's hat napkin fold, rose napkin fold, candle napkin fold, pyramid napkin fold, envelope napkin fold, buffet napkin fold, crown napkin fold, pin wheel napkin fold, butterfly napkin fold, bird of paradise napkin fold, diamond napkin fold, and pocket napkin folding. The folds range from simple triangular folds to more complex multi-step folds that create decorative shapes like roses, candles, and birds.
The document provides instructions for folding napkins into various shapes, including a French napkin fold, cone napkin fold, sail napkin fold, bishop's hat napkin fold, rose napkin fold, candle napkin fold, pyramid napkin fold, envelope napkin fold, buffet napkin fold, crown napkin fold, pin wheel napkin fold, butterfly napkin fold, bird of paradise napkin fold, diamond napkin fold, and pocket napkin folding. The folds range from simple triangular folds to more complex multi-step folds that create decorative shapes like roses, candles, and birds.
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FRENCH NAPKIN FOLD
1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you.
2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally. 3. Orient the napkin so the long side is on the left. 4. Fold the far corner of the napkin diagonally towards you and to the right so that the crease falls an inch or two short of the right- most corner and the newly formed point at the bottom is a few inches to the right of the left one. 5. Fold the right-most point towards you, pivoting at the same place the last fold pivoted. Use the finished napkin to drape the dinner place. Very classy and uncomplicated. CONE NAPKIN FOLD 1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you. 2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally. 3. Orient the napkin so the long side is on the leftt. 4. Fold the left-most corner diagonally so the point rests on top of the far corner. 5. Repeat the last step with the right side, bringing this fold evenly along to the last one. 6. Turn the napkin over, keeping the open ends pointing away from you. 7. Evenly fold the bottom third of the napkin up and press the it down well. An iron may be needed here. 8. Fold both the left and right sides back and underneath the napkin evenly to create the finished product seen here. That looks so nice I bet you just can’t wait to smear food on it! SAIL NAPKIN FOLD 1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you. 2. Fold the napkin in half and orient the open end towards you. 3. Fold the far-right corner diagonally to the center of the side that is closest to you. The edge of this flap should run down the center of the napkin. 4. Repeat the last step with the other side, folding the far-left corner diagonally to rest right along side the previous fold. 5. Fold the napkin in half by bringing the center seam up from the work surface and allowing the ends to fall backwards. Smooth down the folds so it stands nicely and whala! A fast and easy standing-fold for your dinner party. Now you can sail across the seas on your dinner plates. BISHOP'S HAT NAPKIN FOLD 1.Lay the napkin face-down in front of you. 2. Fold the dinner napkin in half so that the open end is towards you. 3. Fold the far-right corner diagonally towards you, resting the point in the center of the side closest to you. 4. Fold the near-left corner diagonally away from you, resting it so that it lays right next to the previous fold. 5. Flip the napkin over and orient it so it points to the far-left and to the near-right. 6. Fold the bottom half of the napkin up and away from you, laying it so the far edges run on top of one other. 7. Reach underneath of the napkin and pull out the flap on the right, making the near-side come to two points as seen in the picture. 8. Gently roll the left half of the left triangle over and tuck it’s end underneath the right triangle. 9. Flip the napkin over, points pointing away from you. 10. Fold the right-triangle to the left, tucking it’s end into the other triangle. 11. Open up the hat and press the material inside down to fill it out so that it becomes circular, this may take a little fidgeting. ROSE NAPKIN FOLD 1. Fold the napkin in half diagonally. 2. Roll the napkin. 3. Turn the napkin over 4. Roll up the tail edge. 5. Shape the two inside flaps. 7. Turn the napkin over. CANDLE NAPKIN FOLD 1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you. 2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally 3. Orient your napkin so that open end points away from you. 4. Fold the long side up just about an inch 5. Tuck the end of the roll into the base on the backside and stand it up. PYRAMID NAPKIN FOLD 1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you. 2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally 3. Rotate the napkin so that open end faces away from you 4. Fold the right end up to meet the far corner, ensuring the edge of thus new fold lays on the centerline as shown 5. Repeat the last step with the left side, folding the left tip up to the far corner, creating a diamond shape with a seam running down the center. 6. Turn the napkin over, keeping the open end facing away from you. 7. Fold the napkin in half by bringing the farthest point of the diamond up and back to the nearest point. 8. Turn the napkin over again, this time keeping the open end facing towards you. 9. Fold the napkin along the center seam and you have a neat, sturdy pyramid. If your napkin won't stand neatly then you may need a little starch. ENVELOPE NAPKIN FOLD 1. Fold the napkin in half diagonally letting the bottom half show just slightly. 2. Fold in corners at the base of the triangle so that the triangle so that the points meet. 3.Fold sides cover again so that they meet in the center 4.Step Fold bottom half so that it is just below the triangle at the top 5.Fold triangle down to look like a dosed envelope. BUFFET NAPKIN FOLD 1.Iron the napkin flat. 2.Fold the napkin in half and orient the open end toward you. 3.Fold the napkin into quarters 4.Orient the napkin so the open corner is facing away and to the right. Fold the top-most layer of napkin diagonally 5.Roll the same layer down as shown in the picture. 6.Take the next layer corner and fold it to meet the first fold 7.Roll the same layer down and tuck underneath the first layer 8.Turn the napkin over. Fold the left side back about 1/3 of the way and press it down. 9.Fold the right side back to meet the left hand fold and tuck underneath the flap. Press with an iron. 10.Flip it over and insert the silverware CROWN NAPKIN FOLD 1. Start with square chinet dinner napkin completely unfolded. Fold napkin in half diagonally. 2. Orient the napkin so the open endsare pointing awayfrom you. 3. Fold the right-corner up so that the point rests directly on top of tge middle-corner. 4.The edge of this new flap should lie in the center line of thr center line of the napkin. 5. Repeat on the other side, bringing the left-most corner up to meet the middle-corner. 6.Creating a diamond shape 7. Flip the napkin ovet(horizontally), keeping the open part of the napkin at the top. 8. Fold the bottom of the napkin up about two-thirds of the way. 9. And press this fold down well. 10. Fold the smaller triangle down. 11. So the point rests on the near edge of the napkin. 12. Curl the left and rught sides of the napkin up so they meet in the middle. 13. And tuck one into tge other 14. Your napkin should look like this. 15. Flip over 16. Stand up napkin and pull down on sides. 17. Tug at napkin where needed to even it up and round it out. PIN WHEEL NAPKIN FOLD 1. You need one square napkin. 2. Fold all the tips of the napkins into the center. 3. Fold two opposite edges towards the center, creating a rectangle. 4. Fold the two short edges of the rectangle towards the center. 5. Now take one flap and pull out one of the edges to make a point. 6. Repeat with the second flap. 7. With the right flap, pull it down towards you 8. Turn the napkin around and repeat steps 5-6 finish up the pin wheel napkin fold. BUTTERFLY NAPKIN FOLD 1. Start with the napkin folded in half. 2. Fold one corner down 3. Then the other 4. And turn the napkin over 5. Fold one edge into the other. 6. And then the other 7. Turn the napkin over 8. And spread out the top layer one side 9. And then the other 10. Tuck the top corner 11. In other the central flap 12. Pinch the center to form the butterfly body BIRD OF PARADISE NAPKIN FOLD 1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you 2. Fold the napkin in half 3. Fold the napkin in quarters 4. Fold the napkin in half diagonally, creating a triangle. 5. Orient the triangle so the often tip is facing away from you 6. Fold the right corner diagonally towards you - laying it down along the centerline of the triangle, making a new tip pointing towards you. An iron can make this important fold a whole lot easier. 7. Do the same with the left corner, fold it diagonally toward you and press it down next to the previous fold. 8. Fold the two "wings" that you just made in folds 6 and 7 under so that you have your original triangle shape back. Once again an iron can make a world of difference. 9. Fold the triangle in half by bringing the center seam towards you and allowing the ends to fall. 10. While holding the base firmly to keep your folds together, pull up the four 'flaps' created by the napkin's corners DIAMOND NAPKIN FOLD 1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you 2. Fold the napkin in half and orient the open end toward you. 3. Fold the napkin into quarters. 4. Fold the top-most layer of the napkin in half diagonally – up and to the left. 5. Fold the next layer of napkin diagonally up and to the left, stopping slightly before the last fold to create an even, staggered effect. 6. Repeat by folding up the next layer of napkin to a point just before the last one. 7. And one last time with one last layer. Keep them as uniform as you can. 8. Now fold both sides of the napkin under and in to create an even, staggered diamond effect on the napkin. Press it down as flat as possible and you’re ready for guests within 60 seconds! POCKET NAPKIN FOLDING Step 1:Lay your napkin face- down on a hard, flat surface. Step 2:Fold your napkin in half vertically. Step 3:Fold the bottom edge of the napkin up, a little past halfway. Step 4:Fold the new bottom crease up so it meets the original bottom edge. Step 5:Turn the napkin over so the folded part stays along the bottom. Step 6: Fold the left edge into the center of the napkin. Step 7:Tuck the right corner into the small pouch on the left. Step 8:Flip the napkin over and insert utensils or other items into the pocket.