NAPKIN FOLDING

Napkin is a cloth used at the table for wiping the mouth and fingers while eating. It is usually small and folded, sometimes in difficult designs and shapes.

Napkin folding is the art of folding table napkin for neatness and beauty uses. It is also to add a creative package for table setting.

This is the 10 type of napkin folding..

THE ROSE FOLD

step 1:lay the napkin.
step 2:fold the two right corner of the napkin of the tips rest at the center.
step 3:fold the remaining two corners of the napkin such as step 2.
step 4:folding the outer corners in so they meet at the corner.
step 5:flip it over.
step 6:fold the corners in so they meet in the center.you can place glass at the center of the napkin.
step 7:while remaining the downward pressure,reach underneath each corner and pull out the flaps to create petals.
step 8:remove the center weight and your rose napkin are done!


THE LILY GOBLET FOLD

step 1:lay the napkin.
step 2:fold in half and orient the open end towards you.
step 3:fold the napkin into quarters.
step 4:accordian-fold the entire napkin from corner to corner,keeping the open end at the top.
step 5:fold the napkin in half.
step 6:tuck the napkin into the glass.the glass is based on your choice.
step 7:pull apart the loose corner sticking up so they are evenly distributed.




THE BIRD OF PARADISE FOLD

step 1:lay the napkin.
step 2:fold the napkin in half.
step 3:fold the napkin in quarters.
step 4:fold the napkin in diagonally,creating a triangle.
step 5:orient the triangle so the open tip is facing away from you.
step 6:fold the right corner diagonally towards you. laying it down along the centerline of the triangle,making a new tip pointing towards you.
step 7:do the same with the left corner,diagonally towars you.
step 8:fold the tips so that you have your original triangle shape back.
step 9:fold the triangle in half by bringing the center seam toward you and allowing the ends to fall.
step 10:pull up the four 'flaps'created by napkin corners.

THE CROWN FOLD

step 1:fold the napkin in half diagonally.
step 2:orient the napkin so the pointing away from you.
step 3:fold the right-corner up so that the point rest directly on top of the middle-corner.
step 4:repeat step four on the other side,bringing the left-most corner up to meet middle corner,creating a diamond shape.
step 5:fold the bottom of the napkin up about 2/4 of the way.
step 6:fold the smaller triangle down so the point rest on the near edge of the napkin.
step 7:curl the left and right sides of the napkin up so they meet in the middle and tuck one into the other.
step 8:stand it up and tug it at needed to even it up and rounfd it out.

THE BISHOP'S HAT FOLD

step 1:fold the napkin in half so that the open end towards you.
step 2:fold the far-right corner diagonally towards you,resting the point in the center of the side closest to you.
step 3:fold the near-left corner diagonally away from you,resting it so that it lays right next to the previous fold.
step 4:flip the napkin over and orient it so it points to the far-left and to the near-right.
step 5:fold the bottom half of the napkin up and away from you,laying it so the far edges run on the top of one other.
step 6:reach underneath of the napkin and pull out the flap on the right,making the near side come to two points.
step 7:roll the left half of the left triangle over and tuck it's end underneath the right triangle.
step 8:flip the napkin over,points pointing away from you.
step 9:fold the right triangle to the left,tucking it's end into the other triangle.
step 10:open up the hat and press the material inside down to fill it out so that it become circular.


THE STANDING FAN FOLD

step 1:fold the napkin in half orient the open end towards you.
step 2:fold the napkin like and accordion starting at either narrow end.leave one end with 2-3 inches of unfolded napkin to support the standing fan.
step 3:fold the napkin in half with the accordion folds on the outside.
step 4:grasp the unfolded corner where they meet on the open end and fold them in diagonally,tucking them under the accordion fold.
step 5:open in and stand it up.




THE FLEUR THE LYS GOBLET FOLD

step 1:fold the napkin in half diagonally.
step 2:orient the napkin so the open end towards you.
step 3:fold the bottom up so the tips overlaps the far edge by about an inch.
step 4:accordion fold the entire napkin from left to right.
step 5:grasp the base and insert it into a glass.







THE ROSEBUD FOLD

STEP 1:fold the napkin in half diagonally.
step 2:orient the napkin so the open end point away from you.
step 3:fold the far-right corner up diagonally so that the point rest on top of the far corner.the edge of this new flap should lay right on the center line.
step 4:repeat step 3 on the other side,bringing the left most corner up to meet the far corner,creating a diamond shape.
step 5:flip the napkin over while keeping the open end pointing away from you.
step 6:fold the bottom of the napkin up about 3/4's.
step 7:flip that napkin over.
step 8:curl both sites up so they meet in the middle and tuck one into the other.
step 9:stand it up and straighten it out.

THE NAPKIN RING FAN FOLD

step 1:fold the napkin in half and the re-open it,leaving a crease in the center.
step 2:accordion fold the napkin up to the crease,ensuring that the final fold rest nicely on the crease.
step 3:finish the accordion-folding the napkin.
step 4:fold the fan in half.
step 5:insert the folded end into a napkin ring.

THE DIAMOND FOLD

step 1:fold the napkin in half and orient the open end towards you.
step 2:fold the napkin into quarters.
step 3:fold the top most layer of the napkin in half diagonally,up and to the left.
step 4:fold the next layer of napkin diagonally up and to the left,stopping slightly before the last fold to create an even,staggered effect.
step 5:repeat by folding up the next layer of napkin to a point just before the last one.
step 6:and one last time with one last layer.keep them as uniform as you can.
step 6: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.