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Beautiful napkin foldingThe Rose Napkin Fold

Despite looking fairly elaborate,this fold is an easy one, and it

can be done with almost any

variety of napkin. Display small

bowls or glasses on top of these,or use them as novelty cocktail

napkins.

1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you.


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2.Fold the two right corners of

the napkin in so the tips rest atthe center.

3. Fold the remaining two

corners of the napkin in so thetips meet with the last two inthe center.

4. Once again, begin foldingthe outer corners in so theymeet at the center.


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5.Once all of the tips are

folded you are left with asquare about 1/4 the size of theunfolded napkin.

6. Fold the corners in so theymeet in the center and then

place something sturdy in the

center, or hold it with yourfingers.


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Beautiful napkin folding7.While maintainingdownward pressure in thecenter of the napkin, reachunderneath each corner and pullout the flaps to create petals.

8. Remove the center weightand your rose should look as

pictured here.


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9.If you like you can reach underneath the center of

each side and pull out a second set of petals to fancyit up some more. Place something in the center andyou're done, have a rosy meal!


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The Bishop's Hat Napkin FoldThis is a classic dinner napkin fold, but it can be difficult

to line up the corners in the cap. Some starch and an ironmake it easier to be precise while folding this one. ...andyes I know it's not sitting in the center of the plate, nexttime I'll stay out of the cooking wine, I promise

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1.Lay the napkin face down infront of you.

2. Fold the dinner napkin in

half so that the open end istowards you.

3. Fold the far-right cornerdiagonally towards you,resting the point in the centerof the side closest to you.



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4.Fold the near-left cornerdiagonally away from you,resting it so that it lays rightnext 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 thenapkin up and away from you,laying it so the far edges runon top of one other.



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7. Reach underneath of thenapkin and pull out the flap on

the right, making the near-sidecome to two points as seen inthe picture.

8. Gently roll the left half of theleft triangle over and tuck it'send underneath the right

triangle.

9. Flip the napkin over, pointspointing away from you.



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10. Fold the right-triangle to

the left, tucking it's end intothe other triangle.

11. Open up the hat and pressthe material inside down to fillit out so that it becomes

circular, this may take a littlefidgeting.



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There you go, now all you need is a littlebishop to wear it.


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The Diamond Napkin FoldGot some really limp napkinsand want something nice tomake without eating up toomuch time? Then this one's foryou, if you're using thick/stiffnapkins then an iron will help.

1. Lay the napkin face-downin front of you.

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2. Fold the napkin in half andorient the open end toward

you.

3. Fold the napkin into quarters.

4. Fold the top-most layer ofthe napkin in half diagonally -up and to the left.

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8.Now fold both sides of the napkin under and in tocreate an even, staggered diamond effect on thenapkin. Press it down as flat as possible and you'reready for guests within 60 seconds!

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The Fleur de Lys Goblet Fold

Pay your respects to the French monarchy with aFleur de Lys in a cup. This is a fast and easy fold.You'll fold it so quickly you won't remember doing it!

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4.Fold the bottom point up so

the tip overlaps the far edgeby about an inch.

5. Accordion fold the entirenapkin from left to right.




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6.Firmly grasp the base and insert it into a glassor a napkin ring and you're proudly displaying a

Fleur de Lys for each of your dinner guests.


Rolling dinner napkins


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The Twin Candle Napkin Roll

This napkin roll is easy and elegant. Use it to spruceup a table with a flat landscape. This fold requires noironing, starching, or pressing. Stiff material will helplarger napkins stand up without sagging.




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1.Lay the napkin face down in

front of you.

2. Fold the napkin in halfdiagonally.

3. Roll the napkin from the

long side to the point astightly as you can. A tighterroll will create a stiffer candlein the end product.



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The Goblet Fan FoldThe goblet fan is one of the easiest goblet folds toaccomplish. There is no ironing needed and almostany napkin will do.




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1.Lay the napkin face down in

front of you.

2. Fold the dinner napkin in

half so that the open end istowards you.

3. Fold the napkin intoquarters.




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4.Finish accordion-folding

the napkin and it should looksimilar the the picture shownhere.

5. Firmly grasp one end of thefan and fold it over about aninch, allowing the other end toopen up.



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The Fancy Silverware Pouch

This is similar to the basic silverware pouch, except for

two more folds near the end. It is good for a more

decorative touch than the basic pouch.

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4. Orient the napkin so the

open corner is facing awayand to the right.

5. Roll the top-most layer of

napkin diagonally down to thecenter and press it flat.

6. Roll the next layer downuntil it meets the first and

press that one as well.

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The Shirt Napkin FoldThis is a neat fold to have sitting on your guests

dinner plates, and it's pretty easy assuming that youhave an iron. I repeat, break out the iron! Iron, ironiron iron iron iron.Iron.

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1. Lay the napkin face-down

in front of you.

2. Fold the two right corners of

the napkin diagonally so thetips rest at the center.

3. Fold the two left corners of

the napkin diagonally so thetips meet the other two in thecenter.

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4. Fold the right side over so

it's edge rests on the napkinscenter-line.

5. Fold the left side over to

meet the last fold at the center-line of the napkin.

6. Turn the napkin over.

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7. Fold the top 1/4" - 1" downand press it with your iron.

This will be the collar of theshirt.

8. Flip the napkin over again.

9. Fold both upper corners in

diagonally, so the points meetin the center at an angle toform the front collar of theshirt.

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10. Take hold of the two cornersin the center of the napkin's near

side and fold them up and outdiagonally - so the edges arealmost parallel to the folds at thefar end. These will become the

sleeves.

11. Take hold of the near end ofthe napkin, and fold it up towards

the collar, tucking it underneaththe lower points of the collar andpressing it down. A tiny shirt tostain with dinner, yum!


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4. Fold both sides in and over

the silverware. Do not crease.

5. Tightly roll the silverware

into the napkin.

6. Orient the napkin so thelongest side is toward you,

and then place the silverwareon the inner-edge of the longside.

Folding cloth napkins


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The Standing Fan Napkin Fold

Elegant and decorative, this is a classic napkinfolding technique. As usual, and iron helps but is not

necessary.



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in front of you.

2. Fold the napkin in half and

orient the open end towardsyou.

3. Fold the napkin like an

accordion starting at either narrowend. Leave one end with 2-3inches of unfolded napkin tosupport the standing fan.



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4. Fold the napkin in half withthe accordion folds on theoutside.

5. Grasp the unfolded cornerswhere they meet on the open

end and fold them indiagonally, tucking them underthe accordion folds.



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6.Open it and stand it up. Abeautiful fan for a beautiful

dinner.


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in front of you.


3. Orient the napkin so the opencorner faces away from you.

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4. Fold the left-most cornerdiagonally so the point rests

on top of the far corner.

5. Repeat the last step with the

right side, bringing this foldevenly along to the last one.

6. Turn the napkin over, keepingthe open ends pointing away fromyou.

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7. Evenly fold the bottomthird of the napkin up and

press the it down well. Aniron may be needed here.

8. Fold both the left and rightsides back and underneath thenapkin evenly to create thefinished product seen here. Thatlooks so nice I bet you just can'twait to smear food on it!


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2. Fold the napkin in half andorient the open end toward you.


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4. Orient the napkin so theopen end faces away from

you.

5. Fold the top-most layeralmost all the way forward and

press it down flat.

6. Fold the next top-most layer ofnapkin forward almost as far as the

previous one and press it down aswell. Make sure the edges are even

with the previous fold.



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7. Fold the next layer back asyou did the two before it.

8. Turn the napkin over.



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9. Fold both sides back andover one another (about 1/3 ofthe way), check for symmetryand press the fold down well.

10. Flip it over and insert your

favorite silverware.

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The Crown Napkin Fold

Do you want your dinner guests to feel like royalty but have no red

carpet? Treat them like kings and give them all crowns! Then you

can use this napkin to wipe the cheese out of that introduction.This napkin folding design just doesn't work well without a little

starch in the cloth, if it's sagging it's ugly so take your time and get

it right.



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2. Fold the napkin in half

diagonally.

3. Orient the napkin so the openends are pointing away from you.

4 Fold the right-corner up so



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4. Fold the right corner up sothat the point rests directly on top

of the middle-corner. The edge ofthis new flap should lay on thecenter line of the napkin.

5. Repeat step four on the otherside, bringing the left-most cornerup to meet the middle-corner,creating a diamond shape.

6. Fold the bottom of the napkinup about 2/4's of the way and press

this fold down well.



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7. Fold the smaller triangle down

so the point rests on the nearedge of the napkin. Press.

8. Curl the left and right sides ofthe napkin up so they meet in themiddle and tuck one into the other.



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9. Stand it up and tug at it where needed to even it up andround it out. If your napkins are too limp then think ofstarch as napkin viagra and make them good and stiff.



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The Arrow Napkin Fold

This method of folding napkins is very simple and can be

done with almost any napkin without a need for starch. It

adds a flowing, elegant look to your table.

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1. Lay the napkin face down infront of you.


orient the open end towards you.

3. Fold the far-right corner over to

the center of the side that is closestto you. The edge of this foldshould run down the center of the

napkin.

4. Repeat the last step with the



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p pother side, folding the far-left

corner in to rest along side theprevious fold.

5. Fold the right-flap outdiagonally so that it's outer edge

runs even with the far edge of thenapkin.

6. Repeat the previous step on the

other side, folding the left-flap outdiagonally to meet the far edge ofthe napkin.


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The Candle Napkin Fold

So you want something easy and elegant? Something thatlooks nice and fancy but doesn't take a boat-load of time?

Try this one on for size.

1 Lay the napkin face down in

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1. Lay the napkin face down infront of you.


diagonally.

3. Orient the napkin so the openends point away from you.

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about an inch. Press this fold

down well or it will interferewith the next step.

5. Starting at either end, tightlyroll the napkin into a cylinder.

Take care to roll it straight so itwill stand solidly.

6. Tuck the end of the roll into the

base on the backside and stand it up.Put those matches down, it's not a realcandle. Jeesh, you're just like a child.


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diagonally so that the point rests

on top of the far corner. The edgeof this new flap should lay righton the center line.

5. Repeat step four on the other

side, bringing the left-mostcorner up to meet the far corner,

creating a diamond shape.

6. Flip the napkin over whilekeeping the open end pointing

away from you.


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10. Stand it up and straighten it out. If you have troublekeeping the points even, break out the iron and back trackto the folds that mess up your alignment. Is it me or dothese look like Egyptian headgear?


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6 Fold the upper 1/3 of the tie

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6.Fold the upper 1/3 of the tiediagonally to the right so the tip ofthe tie is perpendicular to he lower

part.

7.Turn the tie over so the tip is

now pointing left.


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The Slide Napkin Fold

This napkin folding technique is good for those dinnerswhere you want something fancy, but not too complex.

This requires either stiff material or starch.

1. Lay the napkin face-down in

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front of you.


orient the open end towards you.


4. Orient the napkin so that theopen end is pointing away from

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open end is pointing away fromyou.

5. Fold the napkin in half bybringing the far end up to the

front. Press this fold down well.

6. Take the top-layer of napkin

and fold it back, making a creaseabout 1/2"-1" before the top.


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9. Open and stand - Very nice!

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The Napkin Ring Fan Fold

Fan folds are always a simple way of nicely presentingyour napkins. This one uses a napkin ring to hold the

base. Ooooohhhhhhh.

1. Lay the napkin face-down inf f

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front of you.

2. Fold the napkin in half and there-open it, leaving a crease in the

center.

3. Accordion-fold the napkin upto the crease, ensuring that the

final fold rests nicely on thecrease. This will help you keepthe ends of the fan uniform.

4. Finish accordion-folding theki

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napkin.

5. Fold the fan in half as shown.

6.Insert the folded end into a

napkin ring. It's a fan suitable fora samurai. A hungry samurai..

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The Basic Napkin Ring Stuffer

It's fast, easy, and looks nice. You don't need a wrinkle free

napkin and there is no pressing or ironing involved. If you

want easy then nothing beats this one - the only catch is

that you need napkin rings.

1. Lay the napkin face-up infront of o

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front of you.

2. Pick it up from the verycenter.

3. Stuff it through a napkin ring

center-first. Careful now, youdon't want to strain yourself.


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1. Lay the napkin face-down infront of you

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front of you.

2. Fold the napkin in half andorient the open end toward you.


4. Orient the napkin so the opencorner is facing away and to the

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corner is facing away and to the

left.

5. Fold the top-most layer ofnapkin in half diagonally and

press it down.

6. Turn the napkin over so that

the open corner is now facingaway and to the right.

7. Fold the right-side back about

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1/3 of the way and press it down.

8. Fold the left-side back alsoabout 1/3 of the way and press.

9. Flip it over, straighten itup and insert those shinyeating instruments. Perfecto!

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The French Napkin Fold

Look at me, I'm sophisticated. Look at me, I'm elegant.

Look at me, I'm going to be used to wipe someone's messy

face! Sec re Bleu!

The french fold is a nice simple napkin fold that requires

no special skills or tools (well.. hands are helpful).

1. Lay the napkin face-down infront of you

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front of you.


3. Orient the napkin so the longside is on the left.


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Free napkin folding instructions


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The Bird Of Paradise Napkin Fold

This is a classic and classy napkin folding technique that

requires a stiff napkin. If you don't have any dinnernapkins made of stiff linen then a light starching should

fix you right up.

1. Lay the napkin face-down in

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1. Lay the napkin face down in

front of you.

2. Fold the napkin in half.



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diagonally, creating a triangle.

5. Orient the triangle so the opentip is facing away from you.

6. Fold the right corner diagonallytowards you - laying it down alongthe centerline of the triangle,

making a new tip pointing towardsyou. An iron can make thisimportant fold a whole lot easier.

7. Do the same with the left corner, foldit diagonally toward you and press itd t t th i f ld N

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down next to the previous fold. Now

you have a diamond, you're rich! Yay!.

8. Fold the two "wings" that you just made infolds 6 and 7 under so that you have your

original triangle shape back. Once again an ironcan make a world of difference.

9. Fold the triangle in half by bringingthe center seam towards you andallowing the ends to fall.

10. This bird's almost ready to fly, butfirst you must give it some feathers.Whil h ldi th b fi l t k

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While holding the base firmly to keep

your folds together, pull up the four'flaps' created by the napkin's corners.

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