Gerome P.

Dela Rosa
BSENTREP 3 A
Laboratory Activity 3 (Napkin Folding)
A.
Pyramid Fold

Step one:
Lay the napkin flat out in front of you. If the napkin has tags, labels or folded over sown seams make
sure these are facing up.

Step two:
Fold the napkin diagonally in half.

Step three:
Arrange the napkin so the open end of the triangle is facing away form you.
Step four:
Fold the bottom right corner up towards the centre.

Step five:
Repeat the same fold but this time on the left.

Step six:
Flip the napkin over so the open end is facing away form you.
Step seven:
Fold the napkin in half taking the bottom point of the diamond to the top.

Step eight:
Tuck your thumbs underneath the centre of the triangle and at the same time. Life the middle up whilst bringing the two
corners of the triangle together.
The French Pleat

1. Begin with a square shape folded in half

2. Fold in half again

3. Leaving the under layer flat, fold the top right corner of the next layer toward the center
4. Repeat with the next layer while keeping even pleats

5. Fold the remaining layers to meet with the bottom left corner

6. Carefully flip the napkin and fold the left edge approximately one-third towards the right side
7. Fold the right side over toward the left and try to tuck the napkin into a pleat to help hold its shape

The Tie Fold

Step one: lay the napkin out in front of you. If the napkin has tags or a folded over seam make sure that this is facing
upwards.

Step two:Take the top right corner and fold it so it’s about and inch or two away form the centre of the bottom edge.

Step three: Take the bottom left corner and over lap the previous fold.

Step four: take the bottom left corner again but this time only fold it half way over.
Step five:Take the remainder of the right corner and fold it over to meet the left. You may have to slightly adjust the
folds to get an even tip for the tie.

Step six: Take about four to six inches from the thin end of the tie and fold it over at a right angle.

Step seven: Enjoy the fact that your folding napkins for the holidays! Oh and flip it over.
Step eight: Wrap the piece you just folded over around the top of the tie. You may have to adjust the amount you folded
over to get a good ‘knot’

Step nine: Adjust.