How to Fold a Cloth Napkin

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A beautifully folded napkin can really set the tone for any meal, and it’s fairly easy to learn to do! Whether you’re decorating for a romantic dinner, a fun brunch, or a special holiday meal, take a few minutes to fold your napkins and elevate your table setting .

Method 1
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Making a Simple Silverware Pouch

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    For this fold, use either a square or rectangle napkin. It helps if the napkin has already been ironed so that the final presentation will look really nice. [1]
    • It’s nearly impossible to make nice folds without a flat surface. Wipe down a table, counter, or desk to use for your folding tasks.
  2. Watermark wikiHow to Fold a Cloth Napkin
    Make a horizontal fold and then a vertical fold. Try your best to make the edges of the napkin line up as evenly as possible. [2]

    Tip: For really crisp lines in your napkin, iron the creases after each fold.

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    The open corner is the one with the loose edges that can be folded back. You should be able to count 4 layers of the napkin. [3]
    • Turning the napkin this way is just to help you keep things straight as you’re folding.
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    Fold the corner of the top layer so that it is flush with the bottom-right corner. Leave all the other layers in place. [4]
    • This creates the pouch that you will eventually be able to put silverware into.
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    Bring the leftmost edge to the center of the napkin, and then fold the right edge over the top of the left edge. Do your best to make all 3 sections as equal in size as possible. [5]
    • These folds are what will hold the front pouch in place so it doesn’t come loose later on.
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    Turn the napkin back over to reveal a diagonal pouch for the silverware . When you flip the napkin over again, you’ll see that there is now a tight pouch into which you can slip the silverware for your meal. Keep the back of the napkin against the table to hold the folds in place. [6]
    • You can set this napkin on top of a dinner plate, or you can put it off to the side of the plate, just depending on what look you prefer.
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Method 2
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Folding a Napkin into a Standing Fan

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    Position the napkin so that the crease of the fold is either on your left- or right-hand side, instead of on the top or bottom. [7]

    Tip: A rectangular napkin will create a fuller fan, but a square napkin will give you really similar results.

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    This is the first fold in the process of making the actual fan. However far you end up folding this bottom edge is how wide each of your subsequent folds will need to be. [8]
    • For this particular fold, it really helps the napkin keep its shape if it has crisp creases along each fold. Use an iron if you’re having trouble getting the napkin to keep its shape.
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    Maintain the 1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.64 cm) folds all the way up so that each section is as equal in size as possible. Leave the last 1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.64 cm) at the top unfolded. [9]
    • To accordion-fold, simply fold the napkin under and then over, back and forth, until the entirety of the fabric is 1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.64 cm) wide.
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    After you’re done folding the napkin accordion-style, carefully pick it up from the table. Bring the 2 ends of the napkin together so that it is folded in half equally. [10]
    • The napkin will look a bit like a scrunched up piece of fabric at this point, but don’t worry! It’ll turn into a fan quickly.
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    Keep the middlemost ends of the napkin pinched together so that the 2 sides don’t separate. Set the napkin on a flat surface while you hold the middle together. [11]
    • At this stage, the napkin should look like a fan. It isn’t able to fully stand up on its own yet without falling apart, but you should be able to see its final form taking shape.
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    Take the 2 middlemost pieces, which should have corners extending out from them from the fabric left unfolded earlier, and fold those corners down in one direction to essentially fasten them together. Tuck them into the closest fold so they’ll stay in place and keep the fan together. [12]
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    Carefully move the napkin to its place at the table. Look at the front of the fan—there are probably a few pleats that can be straightened or fluffed so that the napkin fully resembles a fan. [13]
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Method 3
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Creating a Rose

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    Bring the top-left corner over to meet the bottom-right corner. Leave a 1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.64 cm) border around the edges so that the bottom layer slightly extends past the top layer. [14]
    • Make sure you’re working on a clean, flat surface. It’ll be much easier to roll and fold the napkin this way.
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    Position the napkin so that the long creased fold is closest to your body and the top of the triangle is pointing away from you. Roll the material upwards toward the top as tightly as you can. The material left over at the top of the napkin will later be used to create the rose leaves. [15]

    Tip: Rolling will be a little easier if you keep your hands in the middle section of the napkin, rather than at the outermost edges. Focus on keeping the middle section as tight as possible and let the ends on either side be a little looser.

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    Start at one end of the already-rolled section and roll it tightly toward the other end. Stop once you get about 3 to 4 inches (7.6 to 10.2 cm) from the end to create a short “tail.” [16]
    • At this stage, the napkin should be wound up pretty tightly and will be the size of a small ball.
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    This will secure the napkin so that it won’t come easily undone. If you are having a hard time pushing the end in with your fingers because of how tightly the napkin is rolled, use a butter knife to gently push the tail into the fold. [17]
    • It’s okay if this part doesn’t look perfect. It’ll actually end up being covered and on the underside of the rose.
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    The triangle you left earlier when you were rolling the napkin the first time comes into play now. Take the corners of each piece and pull them out and around the edge of the napkin on either side. Flip the napkin over as you do this so that what was resting against the table just a moment ago is now facing up. [18]
    • The corners end up forming the “leaves” that sit around the edge of the actual rose.
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    Your rose should pretty much be ready to go, but if there are any small sections that need to be poked into place, now is the time to do so. You can put the rose directly on top of a plate, or you could set it off to the corner for a pretty placement option. [19]
    • Avoid touching the rose too much. While it should be pretty secure, pulling at the material a lot could mess up the look of it.
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Method 4
Method 4 of 4:

Forming a Christmas Tree

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    Use a clean, ironed napkin. Work on a flat surface so that it’s easier to make crisp folds in the napkin. [20]
    • For this particular fold, use green or red napkins for an even more festive look.
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    There is one side of the folded napkin that has an opening. This is the side you want to move so that it’s closest to your body. [21]
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    Leave a small border, about 1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.64 cm) so that the top layer isn’t laying exactly flush with the bottom layers. [22]
    • The border will eventually help to form the different levels of the tree.
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    Bring up each remaining flap, one by one, until they are about 1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.64 cm) from being flush with the previously folded flap. If you’re having trouble getting your folds to lay flat, use an iron to make more defined creases. [23]
    • In all, there should be 5 visible triangles when you’re finished making your folds.
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    Bring the bottom-right corner up so that it touches the edge of the left-hand side and creates another smaller triangle. [24]
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    The goal is to make the folds on both the left and the right sides as even as possible so that your tree will be symmetrical. [25]
    • Take your time and refold if needed.
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    There is a small triangle at the top of the napkin. Fold it down so that you create a flat edge. This fold actually forms the base of your Christmas tree! [26]
    • Peeking from behind this edge will be a much smaller triangle from the material on the other side of the napkin—leave this piece of fabric unfolded, as it is meant to be the top of your tree.
  8. Watermark wikiHow to Fold a Cloth Napkin
    You will make 4 final folds to hide the pointed ends of each section. Simply tuck them upwards so that they are caught within the napkin itself. Do your best to keep the folded material as flat as possible. [27]
    • When you’re done, you can place the tree on a dinner plate for a festive presentation.
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    Are there any simple ways to fold a napkin?
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    Tami Claytor is an Etiquette Coach, Image Consultant, and the Owner of Always Appropriate Image and Etiquette Consulting in New York, New York. With over 20 years of experience, Tami specializes in teaching etiquette classes to individuals, students, companies, and community organizations. Tami has spent decades studying cultures through her extensive travels across five continents and has created cultural diversity workshops to promote social justice and cross-cultural awareness. She holds a BA in Economics with a concentration in International Relations from Clark University. Tami studied at the Ophelia DeVore School of Charm and the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned her Image Consultant Certification.
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    If you have a pretty napkin ring, slip it around the napkin, then make accordion folds to create a pretty flower shape. Then, put that in the middle of the charger or inside a water glass.
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      To fold a cloth napkin so it has a pocket for silverware, start by spreading the napkin out on a flat surface and folding it in half twice so it looks like a small square. Next, move the square so the open corner is at the top left. Bring the top layer down diagonally so it makes a triangle and is flush with the bottom-right corner. Then, flip it over, bring the leftmost edge to the center of the napkin, and fold the right edge over the top of the left edge so that all 3 sections are equal in size. Finally, turn the napkin back over to reveal the diagonal pouch and slip the silverware into the pouch. To learn how to fold a napkin into a rose, scroll down!

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