Five Basic Table Napkin Folding

The Pyramid

1. Lay the napkin face down in front of you.

2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally
3. Rotate the napkin so the open end faces away from you.
4. Fold the right end up to meet the far corner
5. Repeat the fourth step with the left side
6. Turn the napkin over, keeping the open end facing away from you
7. Fold the napkin in half by bringing the farthest point of the diamond up and back to the nearest point.
8. Turn the napkin over again, this time keeping the open end facing towards you.
9. Fold the napkin along the center seam.

The Birds of Paradise

1. Lay the napkin face down in front of you.

2. Fold the napkin in half.
3. Fold the napkin in quarters.
4. Fold the napkin in half diagonally, creating a triangle.
5. Orient the triangle so the open tip is facing away from you.
6. Fold the right corner diagonally towards you. do the same with the right corner.
7. Fold the two wings that you just made in folds under so that you have your original triangle back
8. Fold the triangle in half
9. The birds almost ready to fly but first you need to give it some feathers.

The Candle

1. Lay the napkin face down in front of you.

2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally.
3. Orient the napkin so the open ends point away from you.
4. Fold the long side up just about an inch.
5. Starting at either end tightly roll the napkin into a cylinder.
6. Tuck the end of the roll into the base on the backside and stand it up.

The Standing Fan

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 like an accordion starting at neither narrow end. Leave 2 to 3 unfolded corner
4. Fold the napkin in half with the accordion folds on outside.
5. Grasp the unfolded corner the tuck it.
6. Open it and stand it up.

The Basic Silverware Pouch

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. Orient the napkin so the open corner is facing away and to the left
5. Fold the top most layer of napkin in half diagonally.
6. Turn the napkin over so that the open corner is now facing away and to the right.
7. Fold the right side back about 1/3 of the way. Repeat on the left side.
8. Flip it over.