NAPKIN FOLDING

NAPKIN FOLDING

The Diamond Napkin Fold

INSTRUCTION

1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you.	2. Fold the napkin in half and orient the open end toward you.
3. Fold the napkin into quarters.	4. Fold the top-most layer of the napkin in half diagonally - up and to the left.
5. Fold the next layer of napkin diagonally up and to the left, stopping slightly before the last fold to create an even, staggered effect.	6. Repeat by folding up the next layer of napkin to a point just before the last one.
7. And one last time with one last layer. Keep them as uniform as you can.	8. Now fold both sides of the napkin under and in to create an even, staggered diamond effect on the napkin. Press it down as flat as possible.

The Arrow Napkin Fold

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Lay the napkin face down in front of you.	2. Fold the napkin in half and orient the open end towards you.
3. Fold the far-right corner over to the center of the side that is closest to you. The edge of this fold should run down the center of the napkin.	4. Repeat the last step with the other side, folding the far-left corner in to rest alongside   the previous fold .
5. Fold the right-flap out diagonally so that it's outer edge runs even with the far edge of the napkin.	6. Repeat the previous step on the other side, folding the left-flap out diagonally to meet the far edge of the napkin.
7. Slide the left and the right sides together, allowing the napkin to bend at the farthest point. This will cause the flat, center part to bow.

The French Napkin Fold

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you.	2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally.
3. Orient the napkin so the long side is on the left.	4. Fold the far corner of the napkin diagonally towards you and to the right so that the crease falls an inch or two short of the right-most corner and the newly formed point at the bottom is a few inches to the right of the left one.
5. Fold the right-most point towards you, pivoting at the same place the last fold pivoted. Use the finished napkin to drape the dinner place.

The Rosebud Napkin Fold

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you.	2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally.
3. Orient the napkin so the open end points away from you.	4. Fold the far-right corner up diagonally so that the point rests on top of the far corner. The   edge of this new flap should lay right on the center line.
5. Repeat step four on the other side, bringing the left-most corner up to meet the far corner, creating a diamond shape.	6. Flip the napkin over while keeping the open end pointing away from you.
7. Fold the bottom of the napkin up about 3/4's of the way as shown and press the fold down well.	8. Flip the napkin over.
9. Curl both sites up so they meet in the middle and tuck one into the other.	10. Stand it up and straighten it out. If you have trouble keeping the points even, break out the iron and back track to the folds that mess up your alignment.

The Slide Napkin Fold

INSTRUCTION

1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you.	2. Fold the napkin in half and orient the open end towards you.
3. Fold the napkin into quarters.	4. Orient the napkin so that the open end is pointing away from you.
5. Fold the napkin in half by bringing 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 crease about 1/2"-1" before the top.
7. Flip the napkin over, keeping the single-layer tip pointing away from you	8. Fold the napkin in half from left to right and press the fold down well.
9. Open and stand.