How to fold napkins for the original table setting?
Table setting is a crucial stage in the design of the room before the reception of guests. It is important to know how to fold napkins elegantly and beautifully for a festive table setting, to properly arrange forks, spoons, glasses and plates. There are many nice looking napkin designs.
Content
- 1 The subtleties of serving napkins on the table
- 2 Terms of etiquette in the use of napkins
- 3 How beautifully folded napkins
- 3.1 Classic fan in stand
- 3.2 Lotus shape
- 3.3 Waterfall in a cup or glass
- 3.4 A large bouquet of roses in a vase
- 3.5 Spanish fan in a glass
- 3.6 Herringbone
- 3.7 Tulip
- 3.8 the Rose
- 3.9 Lily
- 3.10 Crown
- 3.11 A heart
- 3.12 The envelope
- 3.13 How to decorate with napkins, butterflies table
- 3.14 Bunnies
- 3.15 Peacock tail
- 3.16 "Tie" for devices
- 3.17 With a napkin ring
- 4 VIDEO: How beautifully folded napkins.
- 5 50 beautiful table setting options with napkins:
The subtleties of serving napkins on the table
It is accepted that napkins perform not only a hygienic function, but also an aesthetic one. They complement the interior, the theme of the holiday, create a highlight and a festive look. For a successful and beautiful design you need to know some subtleties of serving.
- Color spectrum. The modern design of the table involves the observance of a common color line. Tablecloth, dishes, desserts should overlap with each other not only a common theme, but also a tone.
- Thickness and material. There are two options: paper and fabric. Which one to choose depends on the type and style of the event.
- Training. Before you choose the scheme and beautifully folded paper napkins on the festive table in their original form, make sure that the selected figures correspond to the napkin stiffness and the composition will keep the shape.
- Functionality. The napkin should be easily and quickly deployed, despite the complexity of the designed design.
- Accessories. For serving, you can use special forms, rings and holders.
Terms of etiquette in the use of napkins
You need to know how to properly use napkins, designed specifically for serving, which the organizers kindly prepared. After all the guests have settled in their places, the napkin is unfolded and placed on their knees.
If you need to wipe your hands, this can be done using the top edge, slightly lifting it. Before sip from a glass, you should wet your lips. The accessory remains on its knees until the end of the meal. After the holiday, it must be folded to the right of the plate.
How beautifully folded napkins
It is important to consider the features of the event. You can put an unforgettable composition of serving napkins in the form of flowers on the table of women's holiday or birthday. For the men's event will be relevant butterfly or tie.
Classic fan in stand
A quick and convenient way to design paper napkins on the table: a fan on a stand. For serving you will need a stand in which the napkins need to be folded in triangles, imitating a fan.
Lotus shape
This method is similar to the previous one, using the stand. For one holder, fold 9 wipes in triangles. Form from three fans on the right side, on the left side, spread out a similar fan, but mirror. The middle is formed from three triangles, the middle fits below, and the other two on the sides - above.
Waterfall in a cup or glass
This is a modern and non-standard serving of paper napkins. This option is relevant for a buffet and an informal party.
- We take napkins for a festive table setting and fold it into a rectangle.
- Rectangles in a stack of 40-50 pieces.
- We take and shove the ends of the stack into the cup, from the top we find the middle and bend one part to the left side, and the other to the right. Napkins on both sides should smoothly disintegrate along the wall of the glass.
A large bouquet of roses in a vase
Wedding option: the holiday table can be folded and beautifully decorated napkins in the form of a rose.
- Wrap the product in a triangle.
- Gently bend the figure into a strip.
- Take a strip by one of the edges and start to twist it inside.
- Fix the tip of the rose, bending it into one of the folds.
This beautiful and delicate napkin decoration on the table can be created both as a single flower and form a bouquet from a large number.
Spanish fan in a glass
Such a method will look spectacular and bright.
- Expand the product into a wide rectangle.
- Bend the workpiece accordion, a width of not more than 1.5-2 cm.
- The resulting fan bend in half and paste into the glass.
- Spread the fan so that it looks symmetrical on the stand.
Here's how quickly you can fold the napkins in the napkin holder with a fan and decorate any party with taste.
Herringbone
This is a festive version of folding paper napkins for serving and decorating the table for a New Year's light or a Christmas party.
A square of cloth or paper fold four times. Place it in front of you on a diamond-shaped table so that the loose ends are at the bottom. Alternately wrap each of the four ends outward, departing from the edge of the product 1.5 - 2 cm. Four wrapped corners should come out. Turn the product over and bend the left and right ends in the middle. Turn the workpiece back, putting it in a wide angle down. Bend in turns the free corners up: first, then each next end, you must bend under the outer so that the result is a Christmas tree.
Tulip
On the holiday of March 8, you can fold an elegant napkin in the form of a flower, a tulip.
Step-by-step execution scheme:
- Fold the napkin with a triangle, pointed end down.
- Hold your finger exactly in the middle of the outer part of the product, turn the right and left corner diagonally down, then bend up perpendicular to the top line.
- Fold the side corners back.
the Rose
- Bend the product in a triangle angle up.
- Twist the napkin into a straw, not reaching the edge.
- Side trim.
- Take a sticking corner and straighten it in different directions.
Lily
Very elegant and elegant flower. Creating it is not easy, but with step-by-step instructions - it is quite possible.
- Fold the napkin in half, angle up.
- Wrap the bottom corners out to make a diamond.
- Take the bottom edge of the rhombus and bend it outwards, not completely.
- Lower the tip of the resulting triangle down and turn the product over.
- Connect the left and right corner, fixing them on both sides.
Crown
- Place a triangle in front of you and fold its sides in the middle.
- Lower the upper ends of the figure down to half.
- Bend the upper corner of the diamond twice.
- Connect the left and right sides, right one into the other.
- Straighten the left and right corners by placing the product on a horizontal surface.
A heart
A wedding or Valentine's Day is a reason to organize table setting in a beautiful and romantic way. Touching and in place will look like a design of red napkins in the shape of a heart.
- The product must be bent in half to make a triangle.
- Connect the right and left edges of the triangle with an outer corner, exactly in the middle.
- Turn the napkin back into the triangle and fold the ends on both sides upward and inward.
- Wrap the corners inward once more to make a diamond.
- Turn the napkin and turn one end down so that the two triangles on the sides are on top.
Figures in the form of a heart will look beautiful in scarlet, pink or burgundy tone.
The envelope
- Fold the napkin in a rectangle and bend the top two edges in the middle.
- Take the upper corner, which turned out after the previous action and lower it down.
- At the top, bend the top two edges in the middle and also lower down.
How to decorate with napkins, butterflies table
This is an elegant and solemn option. The butterfly will decorate a bachelor party, will add a highlight on many solemn actions.
- Wrap the left and right edges of the napkin inward.
- Upper and lower edge connect in the middle, a little overlap.
- Take the ribbon from satin to match the napkin and tie the blank in the middle.
- Tie the ends of the tape gently and hide from the back side.
- Spread the product, the butterfly is ready.
Bunnies
Such a bunny will decorate an Easter table or a children's holiday. You can make an interesting composition of several multi-colored hares in the center of the table.
- Put a napkin in front of you, bend the top and bottom edges in the middle.
- In the resulting rectangular strip, connect the right and left sides closely, exactly in the middle.
- Bend the right and left edge up to make a diamond.
- Fold the right and left corner of the diamond in half.
- Bend the bottom tip.
- Spread the product from the bottom so that it can be put, form the hare's ears.
- The composition can be fixed with a clip.
Peacock tail
- Fold the product in half so that the drawing is on top.
- Turn the third part in a zigzag, in steps of 2 cm.
- We fold the workpiece in half. On the left is an accordion, and on the right there should be a flat part.
- Intact part of the fold angle, creating a stand for the composition.
- We distribute the fan evenly and put it on a plate.
"Tie" for devices
- Expand the work to your diamond.
- Bend the upper left and right side inwards twice overlap.
- Bend the narrow outer part perpendicular to the product, departing from the edge of 5 cm, first back, and then bend in advance to get a tail.
- Take the device with which the tie will be tied, the top part of the device should lie on the table, and the rest on the napkin.
- Wrap a tail around the device and fix from the seamy side.
With a napkin ring
We fold paper napkins using the ring for the holiday table.
- Spread the product and fold it diagonally to make a tape 2 cm wide.
- Visually divide the tape into three parts and bend the top and bottom edges.
- Attach a little fabric, thread the ring.
- Beautifully flatten the ends and tails of the bow.
Knowing how beautiful it is to put a spectacular composition of napkins in a napkin holder, you can create an original celebration and please the guests.
VIDEO: How beautifully folded napkins.