Cloth napkins: secrets of manufacturing, folding methods

Festive table is decorated not only with original dishes, delicious drinks. Even the most ordinary napkins will help to emphasize the joyful atmosphere. If you fold the napkins in a special way, you can even turn an ordinary family feast into a real celebration. For serving the table, you can use paper, cloth napkins. The first type is ideal for everyday meals, tissue - for a more formal event. However, simply folding a piece of fabric in half is not enough. It is difficult to surprise anyone. Effective ways to arrange a feast will help unusual folding methods. Read more about the choice of napkins, their ways of folding described in this publication.

To truly surprise the guests with the original and interesting table setting, you can include an unusual folding napkins

Features table design

Table setting is a creative, fascinating process. All family members can participate. Such an activity can be turned into an interesting game. Everything enters the process of decorating a festive table: starting with picking a tablecloth and ending with folding tableware. The latter include napkins. They are an important means of hygiene, help to decorate the celebration. Buy, post them must be according to certain rules.

• In order to fold the napkin in an original way, it is necessary to choose its size correctly. The ideal option would be products of large size. They look better on the table, they easily turn into extraordinary figures.
• The color of table textiles should be in harmony with the colors of the tablecloth. It should be contrast, or the same. The color scheme should be chosen, taking into account the special features of the room interior.
• Napkins should be placed to the left of the device, right on the plate. It is allowed to use fabric for folding cutlery: knife, spoon, fork.
• Along with the cloth on the table should be ordinary paper napkins. Their guests will be used to wipe their lips and hands after eating fatty foods. The fabric material passes fat between the threads. Then he turns on the clothes of the guest.
• Textile products before the feast must be prepared. They should be washed, ironed properly. Washing mode should be delicate. In case of serious, complex dirt, use of a stain remover is allowed.

Choosing a fabric

Textile products of various sizes, types, and price categories are sold in shops and markets for table setting. But it will be more effective to make cute napkins with your own hands. Make it simple enough. The first step in fabrication is fabric selection. The fabric should be light, dense, durable. She is obliged to withstand a large number of washes, not to lose its original appearance after several uses. All listed requirements meet three types of fabric. About them in more detail in the table.

How to sew napkins yourself?

To make napkins, you need to follow simple instructions.

1. The choice of fabric. Carefully analyze the merits of each option. Fabric should be bought with the necessary number of finished products.
   

   Linen fabrics have a nice smooth surface and a matte sheen and are great for serving napkins.

2. Determination of size. To make it easier to fold napkins, choose a large size. Ideal option - 50x50 cm. Preparations should be eight inches more on each side.
3. Cutting. It is important to make cuts as accurately as possible. Then the product will be folded in different ways. Lay the pattern face down. Bend along the edges of the fabric and a half centimeters. Iron out.
   

   Each edge of the square is bent by 1 cm on the wrong side, ironed

   Then the edges must be bent another two and a half centimeters, again ironed.

   

   Then again each edge of the square is bent on the wrong side 2.5 cm and then ironed again.

   From the point of intersection of the folds, you must draw a line.

   

   We cut out all our pressed bends and mark the places of the bends with chalk.

   It should be at a right angle to the diagonal of the product. The marked corner is cut off.

   

   Bend the napkin face-down inside the envelope, from the top horizontal line down put 2.5 cm and draw a diagonal

4. Sewing. One and a half centimeters should be pulled back from the corner of the corner, stitched on a typewriter
   

   On the intended diagonal pave the machine line

   If there is no typewriter, you can do it manually. Before turning the corners on the front side, it is well to undo the material.

   

   From the line back down 1-1,5 cm and cut off the excess angle

   

   We straighten the seam allowance, for convenience, you can press

   Then you can flash the edges of the napkin all the way around.

   

   Turning the corner and so on with every corner

   

   After all the corners are machined and turned out, we lay the machine line on a bend, retreating 1-2 mm

5. Preparing for the design of the table. Before you fold the napkin into an interesting shape, it is prepared. The finished product should be washed, ironed, starched.
   

   Ready-made napkins will decorate any table in everyday life and at any celebration

Interesting ways to fold

Guests will be hard to surprise napkins, modestly lying under the plate. Now it is fashionable to fold from them various shapes, flowers, and other non-ordinary forms. The following are the most popular options.

Lily

The original flower will decorate any holiday table

The initial position of the fabric is folded in half diagonally. Left, right corners are aligned with the vertex of the original triangle. Then you need to fold in half, just bend the top of the triangle located at the top.

Lily assembly scheme from a cloth napkin

South Cross

The Southern Cross is an interesting and very simple layout of a cloth napkin that fits perfectly into the decor of the dining table.

The original form is face down. Bend all corners in turn. They must look to the center. Then you need to turn the box, again bend the corners.Then the upper right corner should be pulled out, followed by all the rest.

The method of folding wipes "Southern Cross" step by step

Megaphone

Megaphone - a very simple way to design a paper or cloth napkin

Starting position - the material is folded in half twice. The result should be a very narrow rectangle. All sides of the rectangle should be bent down, turn the figure face down. From the ends it is necessary to twist the “bags”, connect them together.

The phased scheme for folding napkins "Megaphone"

Junk

Junk's way looks very impressive, especially on holidays with a maritime theme.

From this method of folding will be delighted children. The finished figure is very much like a ship with sails. The original form is the fold on the right. The resulting rectangle once again must be folded in half. Bend the lower half diagonally, the left, right corners - forward. Fold corners. The resulting figure is folded backwards along the longitudinal axis. From the edges of textiles make the sails.

Phased folding napkins for the option “Junk”, resembling a ship

Handbag

A small but rather pretty napkin “Handbag”

A good option when organizing ladies' party. Each invited guest will be able to receive on his own "purse." The initial form - vertically in half, after folded once again twice from bottom to top. On the left upper corner you need to bend to the center. However, not all - only the first two layers. From the upper right corner you should do the same. As a result, a small triangle will be released. Bend it down, and left, right corners - in the middle. Now this triangle must be bent at first.

The scheme for folding napkins step by step “Handbag”

Everest

Intriguingly looks napkin, served in the form of the famous mountain

The initial form is face down. Then the material must be folded into a rectangle, folded over the top. The upper corners fold down to the middle, the sides of the resulting triangle are combined. Then the figure needs to be turned, the lower corners bend. They will support. The figure is folded along the vertical axis, placed vertically on the prepared supports.

An easy way to fold a mountain-shaped napkin

Horizontal sachet

A simple and classic way to fold the napkin "Horizontal sachet"

This option is the most practical. It allows you to beautifully, conveniently serve cutlery to guests. The napkin should be folded in half, the front side should be inside - this is the initial form. Left, right upper corners need to be slightly bent down. This forms the central fold. Next, you need to turn the figure, bend both sides. The sides should touch in the center. The figure needs to be folded in the same way one more time.

Option folding napkins for instruments “Horizontal sachet”

Accessories

To make napkins real “highlight” of serving, you can decorate them with original accessories. Accessories are different: flowers, feathers, clips, rings. With the help of such decorative elements you can create an incredible composition. When choosing accessories, use the following guidelines.

• Decorating a feast with artificial flowers is not worth it. It looks cheap, unattractive. It is better to give preference to vibrant colors, even if inexpensive. Chamomile, fragrant rose, tender lily will help to create an incredible atmosphere at the table.
• Textiles can be made nominal. This idea is relevant when organizing a wedding celebration, birthday. Personalized napkins will be a very pleasant surprise. Names can be embroidered on the material with their own hands. Contrasting threads are usually used for this. Another option is to lay out the names of the rhinestones. This is a great party idea.
• Rings - an exquisite accessory. It will be indispensable during a dinner party, an important business event. Plus rings is their durability.This accessory is made from durable raw materials. He can be stored at home in the closet, waiting for an opportunity. Rings come in different sizes, colors. Choose a model based on the color of the tablecloth, interior features of the room, table. Every detail of the setting should be in harmony with the serving. An excellent alternative to rings can be special clips. Clips are made in different forms, colors. They look pretty elegant.
• Satin ribbons. Bright satin ribbons combine well with beautiful textiles. This is the easiest, inexpensive way to decorate a table. With tapes you just need to tie the napkins folded in an interesting shape. Additionally, ribbons can be decorated with rhinestones. They are simply glued to the surface with a quick-drying glue.

Rules for the use of cutlery

In order for the evening to be marvelous, every guest, a family member must follow certain rules of behavior at the table. We have been taught this from early childhood. The child is taught to properly hold a fork, use a spoon. However, few people explain the rules for using napkins. They exist too.

1. Cloth accessories do not wipe your mouth, hands. There are several reasons for this. One of the main ones - stains from fatty foods will remain on this material. It looks ugly.
2. Napkins made of cotton, flax, satin, you must put on his knees, lay the collar. The choice will depend on the norms adopted in society.
3. The main purpose of fabric products is to protect guests' clothes. They will reliably protect the outfit from crumbs from the table, random spots.
4. You can only fold the napkin on your lap after the owner of the house. This is the norm of etiquette. Starting a meal without a host is also not accepted. If after unfolding the towel was too long, you can tuck one corner.
5. At the end of the meal, all tableware should be left on the table. You can put a napkin near the plate. Leaving it in a chair, right on the dish is not allowed.

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