How To Fold A Napkin Several Fancy Ways

Ever wonder how to fold a napkin for your dinner parties?

Photo by jeffk

However, the videos below make it look pretty darn simple, and you don't need too many items to do it.

To fold these cloth napkins into one of several fancy shapes you need the following:

• Cloth napkins (dinner size that are big enough for multiple folds)
• Iron
• Starch
• Napkin ring (needed for the fleur de-lis and orchid folds only)

This might be a fun thing to do with the kids once they are a bit older, a nice tradition for big family meals.

So, here are the how-to-videos for how to fold napkins. Which one is your favorite? (Mine is the orchid fold, so I have it first.)

How To Fold Napkins Like An Orchid

Like I said, this is my favorite fold. I especially like how they used a purple napkin to demonstrate, which adds a nice touch.

How To Fold Napkins Like A Silverware Pouch

I think the kids would enjoy passing out the napkins and silverware if it is all tucked into a pouch this way.

I also really like the diagonal folds on the front of the pouch which look complex, but seem suprisingly simple to create (at least from watching the video).

How To Fold A Napkin Like A Pyramid

I've seen this fold in restaurants before, and always wondered how they did it.

How To Fold Napkins Like An Envelope

I had never seen this method of folding a napkin before, but I think it is cute.

How To Fold Napkins Like A Fleur De Lis

I have to say that this is my least favorite folding method, just because I don't think the result is that cool for all the effort you have to go to.

But hey, what do I know? Perhaps this is your favorite method. If I come to your house for dinner, I promise I will love it more in person!

I hope you enjoyed these videos. If you try some of them out, please contact me and tell me how it went!

Books About Fancy Napkin Folding

Additional Web Resources For How To Fold Napkins:

• Free Napkin Folding Step By Step Instructions - Christmas Magazine provides step by step instructions, with pictures and diagrams, of how to fold various napkin shapes
• Napkin Folding Secrets - provides photographic step by step instructions for folding napkins
• Napkin Folding Guide - this site gives step by step instructions for napkin folding, plus provides etiquette instructions for using your cloth napkins

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