Noteworthy Napkins
It's fun to add a new dimension to your dining table with creative napkin folds.
Visual touches can go a long way in adding to the excitement of a party theme. Damask, linen and lace are often used for formal settings. An informal mood calls for woven fabrics or colorful paper napkins. Larger, dinner-sized napkins are traditional, and they are more practical for evening meals. Use luncheon-sized napkins for daytime.
Consider placing the napkins on the plate, to the left of the fork, in the water goblet or rolled around flatware and secured with a ribbon.
Try out some of your own folded napkin ideas, or dazzle your guests when you learn how to make pretty pockets, whimsical rabbit ears and fancy folds.
Great for a buffet - you can tuck a spoon or fork right inside the pocket.
- Fold into rectangle, folded edge along bottom.
- Bring top layer of edge down to meet the bottom edge.
- Turn napkin over.
- Fold right edge to meet center.
- Fold right edge over again.
- Repeat once more to create pocket.
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Great for paper napkins. Give kids crayons and let them decorate!
- Fold napkin into triangle.
- Hold bottom edge, and fold up one-quarter of the way to the top point.
- Fold edge up same amount again.
- Bring bottom left corner up and across at a diagonal so that it crosses at right edge, about two-thirds of the way from the bottom.
- Repeat with bottom right corner.
- Turn napkin over. Place on plate with "ears" pointing up.
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It dresses up any meal.
- Place napkin in a square.
- Fold all four corners in to meet at center.
- Shift napkin so it is in square again. Bring bottom edge up to meet top edge.
- Bring left edge over to meet right edge.
- Fold top layer of right corner a little past center point.
- Shift napkin so it is in diamond shape. Fold back two side points, overlapping them behind napkin.
- Pressing sides back, slip napkin into napkin ring and lay on plate.