How to Make a Napkin Into a Pocket

Choose a napkin color that goes with your dishes and tablecloth.

Napkins may be folded in a variety of ways, like in a triangle, rectangle, fan fold or even as a pocket. Try making your next dinner party more elegant by folding the napkins in a simple but elegant way. Pocket-folding a napkin does not take long and gives your table a uniform look. The pouch created with this method of folding holds the silverware in place neatly. Use a large square cloth napkin when folding it into a pocket.

Things You'll Need

• Large, square cloth napkin

Instructions

1. Lay the napkin onto a flat surface.

2. Fold the napkin in half from left to right.

3. Take the bottom part of the napkin and fold it in an upward motion, so it is slightly more than halfway up the napkin.

4. Fold the bottom again and line it up with the top fold that you just created in the last step.

5. Flip the folded napkin over so you now see the back of it.

6. Bring the left side and fold it so it lines up at the center of the napkin.

7. Take the right side of the napkin so it overlaps your left fold. Tuck in the right side of the napkin to the pouch of the left-side of the napkin.

8. Smooth out your folds and flip over the napkin to reveal a pocket where you can place silverware.

Tips & Warnings

• Run a warm, dry iron over your napkin to get out any wrinkles before folding it.

References

• Real Simple; How To: Pocket-Fold a Napkin; Julee Wilson
• Apartment Therapy: How To Fold a Cloth Napkin Pocket