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Even an ordinary family dinner can be turned into a holiday if, in addition to delicious dishes, there are greens, flowers, elegant dishes and beautifully folded napkins on the table. These can be the simplest figures – fans, candles or pockets for appliances … But how many emotions they will give to your loved ones!
And if you are preparing for a big serious holiday, you simply cannot do without beautifully twisted roses, lilies or thematic compositions.
With bartender of the tavern “House of Sivre” Andranik Simonyan we have collected several options for table decorations from fabric and paper napkins.
Paper Wipes
On the shelves of stores today you can find thousands of options for paper napkins of different densities, sizes, with thematic or neutral patterns. It is better to fold figures from single-color paper napkins, and if the pattern is applied only on one side, fold two into one, and the “design” will be stronger. When choosing the color of napkins, be guided by the general palette of the room, tablecloths, dishes. Napkins can become a bright accent, or they can only emphasize the elegance of dishes or appliances. If you are preparing a table for a children’s party, turn on your imagination. For the birthday boy – boats, shirts, strict pockets for appliances. For girls – lilies, roses and even dresses.
We will show simple options on how to fold paper napkins beautifully.
1. Rectangular utensil pocket
Forks and knives will definitely not be lost on the festive table if there is a special elegant pocket for them. Put a sprig of rosemary, lavender or basil leaf next to the fork and knife – guests will not remain indifferent to your imagination and care!
Step-by-step instruction:
1. Fold the napkin in half to make a rectangle.
2. From the lower right corner, fold the top layer of the napkin into an accordion.
3. Fold the second layer of the napkin in the same way, like an accordion. You should have two “rollers” on a rectangular surface.
4. Fold the base rectangle into a square.
5. Wrap the edges of the square so that the edges are at the bottom, and outside there is a rectangle with diagonal “rollers”.
6. Put devices into the formed pockets. Decorate the composition with a sprig of greenery or dried flowers of fragrant grass.
2. Pocket-envelope for devices
Another option is a pocket for cutlery. It’s not hard to assemble it. It’s good if the napkin for him is with a textured pattern, geometric lines or embossing.
Step-by-step instruction:
1. Fold the napkin in four layers, square.
2. Lift one layer of napkin, fold diagonally, leaving about a centimeter on each edge.
3. Fold the next layer of napkin so that there is a centimeter between the first and second layer.
4. Repeat the action with the next layer.
5. Turn over the resulting workpiece, bend the edges to the center. You will get a bag with “ribbed” edges.
6. Turn the envelope right side up.
7. Put appliances in your pocket, decorate the composition with greenery or dried flowers.
3. Lily from paper napkins
Even a child can assemble such a composition. Feel free to involve children in table setting. Just replace the glass cup with a plastic one so that the children do not accidentally get hurt during the creative process. If you combine the colors of the napkins, each lily will be different. You can put a surprise for guests in the middle of the composition – a sweet, a note with a prediction, a small souvenir.
Step-by-step instruction:
1. Take a clean, dry glass. The smaller the diameter, the more graceful your lily will be.
2. Put a napkin on the edge of the glass at an angle (preferably thin, it will keep its shape better). Iron the fold well.
3. Next, lay and iron the next layers of napkins in a circle. You can combine colors.
4. For a lush lily, 6-7 medium-sized napkins will be enough.
5. Turn the glass over onto a plate, press lightly to fix the fold line better.
6. Remove the glass. There will be a “flower” on the plate.
4. Paper napkin crown
Surprise guests with an unusual table setting with a paper napkin crown. It is easy to assemble if you practice first. Next to such a crown, you can put a business card with the name of the guest, or hide a surprise under it.
Step-by-step instruction:
1. Fold the napkin diagonally.
2. Bend the edges of the triangle to the upper corner, you will get a rhombus.
3. Bend the top corners of the diamond to the base.
4. Wrap the upper edge of the rhombus to the center two times so that the rectangular roller goes over the lower triangle.
5. Turn the workpiece to the wrong side.
6. Bend the edges to the center, insert one end into the other so that the structure holds. You should get a stable cocoon.
7. Bend the edges of the “cocoon”, tuck them over the line below.
7. Bend the edges of the “cocoon”, tuck them over the line below.
Cloth napkins
Textile napkins are a more environmentally friendly and practical way to set the table. Use pretty napkins in neutral colors or match them with the overall style of the holiday. Figures are best assembled from well-starched cotton or linen napkins, but lilies are especially elegant from satin napkins (for example, for a wedding celebration). Try to assemble compositions according to our instructions from napkins of different densities and from different materials. After the first time, you will understand that it is not at all difficult. Or maybe you will come up with your own original way of how to beautifully fold a fabric napkin on a festive table.
1. Candle from a textile napkin
The easiest way to set the table with a cloth napkin. Guests can easily unfold such a composition and put it on their knees so as not to spoil their clothes during the feast.
Step-by-step instruction:
1. Fold the napkin diagonally with a slight indent from the edge.
2. At the base of the triangle, lift the edge, wrap it, you get a “boat”.
3. Roll the napkin into a tube, starting from the lower right corner, fasten the edge of the napkin to the edge of the “roller”.
4. Put the “candle” in the center of the plate.
2. Rose from a textile napkin
This decoration will definitely be remembered by your guests. Try to collect a rose using napkins from different materials. You will see that each of them will be different from the previous one. All right. After all, in nature it is impossible to find two absolutely identical flowers. Turn on your imagination, surprise your guests!
Step-by-step instruction:
1. Fold the napkin diagonally.
2. At the base of the triangle, lift the edge, wrap it two or three times, you get a “boat” with a low “sail”.
3. Roll the workpiece into a tube, starting from the lower right corner, fasten the edge of the napkin to the edge of the “roller”.
4. And now straighten the edges of the “sail” – these are the “leaves” of the rose. And a roller rolled up into a tube is a bud. Straighten the rose and arrange it beautifully on a plate.
3. Fan from a textile napkin
Perhaps the most common and easiest way to decorate the table with cloth napkins. This method will not take much time, and the effect will be festive – it will give the table a solemn look.
Step-by-step instruction:
1. Fold the napkin into a rectangle.
2. Fold half of the rectangle with an accordion.
3. Fold the resulting workpiece in half, holding the “accordion” so that it does not straighten out.
4. Holding the “accordion”, bend the free end diagonally and tuck the tip inward.
5. Place the composition on a plate, holding the triangular tip. The accordion will straighten into a beautiful fan.
4. Lily from a textile napkin
For this type of table decoration, it is better to use a well-starched napkin, it will keep its shape. Use double-sided napkins so that the seams on the wrong side are not visible.
Step-by-step instruction:
1. Fold a square from a napkin, bending the edges of the original square to the center.
2. Turn the workpiece over to the other side, repeat the action.
3. Turn over again, now on the front side and straighten the corners, holding the composition in the center.
4. Put the lily on a plate, straighten the “inflorescence”. In the center you can put a business card with the name of the guest.
These are just a few options for decorating the table with napkins. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get the perfect composition the first time. Practice on paper napkins, from the second or third time everything will definitely work out.