Make any dinner party a little stylish with elegant napkin folds. Folding napkins is an enduring tradition used in restaurants and homes. Folding napkins is simple, classy and easy to master. Read on for some different instructions on how to fold napkins.
Step
Method 1 of 4: Cup Fan
Step 1. Fold the napkin in half to form a long rectangle
Step 2. Fold the napkin to form an accordion all the way from one end of the napkin to the other
Step 3. Holding one of the folded ends, place it in your drinking glass
Allow the napkin to form a fan at the top of the glass.
Method 2 of 4: Pyramid
Step 1. Spread the napkin in front of you
If your napkin is made of a limp material, ironing it with a little starch can help with this process.
Step 2. Fold the napkin diagonally
Turn the folded napkin so that the top of the napkin is facing directly in front of you.
Step 3. Fold the bottom right corner so that it meets the top of the napkin
Make sure this crease creates a clear center line in the center of the napkin.
Step 4. Fold the left corner of the napkin down to meet the top of the napkin, following the previous step
The napkin should look like a diamond shape.
Step 5. Turn the napkin over, making the napkin open with its back facing you
Step 6. Fold the farthest point of this diamond shape back to the other end, making a triangle shape
The tip of the triangle should point downwards.
Step 7. Fold the napkin along the center crease, from right to left
Step 8. Set up like a tent
If your napkin is limp and won't stand still, you may need to add a little more starch.
Method 3 of 4: Bishop's Hat
Step 1. Spread the napkin in front of you
If your napkin is made of a limp material, ironing it with a little starch can help with this process.
Step 2. Fold the napkin in half by pulling the top edge down
Now you have a rectangular napkin.
Step 3. Pull the top right corner down to the bottom center of the napkin
Step 4. Pull the bottom left corner of the napkin up to the top center of the napkin
Now your napkin should be in the shape of a parallelogram.
Step 5. Turn the napkin over and rearrange it so that the top left and bottom right edges are sticking out
Step 6. Fold the bottom half of the napkin up to the top half
The edges of the napkin should meet each other, except for a triangle remaining at the bottom left corner of the napkin.
Step 7. Gently remove the right wing so that it forms another triangle at the bottom right
Step 8. Pull up the top left corner and tuck it under the triangle on the right
Now the left triangle is folded in half.
Step 9. Flip the triangle over so that now both the tips are facing up
Step 10. Fold the right edge of the napkin into the left wing
The napkin should be completely symmetrical again.
Step 11. Push the crease in the center of the hat down so that the base of the napkin is round
Step 12. Done
Method 4 of 4: Basic Silver Cutlery Container
Step 1. Spread the napkin in front of you
Step 2. Fold the napkin in half by pulling the top edge down
You should have a rectangular shape now.
Step 3. Fold the napkin back to make a square
Move the right corner until it meets the left end of the napkin.
Step 4. Rotate the napkin so that the open corner is facing the upper left
Step 5. Pull the top crease from the top left corner of the napkin down diagonally to the bottom right
Step 6. Flip the triangle so that the open corner is facing the top right now
Step 7. Fold the right side about 1/3 of the way and increase the crease
Step 8. Fold the left side about 1/3 of the way and insert it into the small crease made at the bottom right
