College of Hospitality Tourism Management

Hospitality Management Department

Food and Beverage Service Procedure

Napkin Folding
 Napkin folding
is a type of decorative folding done with a napkin.
It can be done as art or as a hobby. Napkin folding
is most commonly encountered as a table
decoration in fancy restaurants.
 History of Napkin Folding
• The use of the napkin in Europe began in 1400 on the tables of
royalty, where they started to use napkins made from warm
or even perfumed cloth.

• At the beginning of the 1800s, napkins became part of the

bourgeois lifestyle, mostly to protect the sumptuous dresses
of the period during meals. This is the era when the folding
of napkins as decoration for dining tables began. The art
really took off around 1880 with the incoming prosperity of
the Industrial Revolution.
 Kinds of
Napkin Folding
Bishop Hat
Steps in making a Bishop Hat
Fan
Lotus
lotus
Bunny
Bunny
Bow tie
Candle
Heart
Steps in making a Heart
napkin folding
Knot
Steps in making Knot