How to Fold Napkins With a Monogram

Monogrammed cloth napkins add a formal, elegant touch to any special dinner arrangement. If you've been lucky enough to inherit monogrammed napkins, find them at a flea market, or perhaps have invested the time or money to create them, they deserve to be shown off to the fullest. With a few simple folds, you can turn monogrammed napkins into beautiful, functional table accents.

Instructions

1. Place the napkin in front of you so that the monogram is face down in the bottom right corner. Bring the top edge of the napkin down to the bottom edge. Run your thumb or the side of your hand along the fold you just created to make a slight crease. Run your hands over the surface of the napkin to smooth out any wrinkles.

2. Bring the left side of the napkin over to the right. Run your thumb down the crease, then smooth any wrinkles out of the napkin. Turn the napkin over, positioning it so that the corner with the monogram is face up, pointing away from you.

3. Imagine a line connecting the left and right points of the napkin. Fold the bottom corner up until its tip meets this line, then crease the edge. Turn the napkin over, with the new folded-down corner pointing toward you. The monogram should be face down.

4. Imagine a dot at the exact halfway point on the upper right edge of the napkin -- in other words, between the top and right-hand points. Fold the left corner of the napkin straight toward this imaginary dot, but stop an inch or two short. Crease the fold you just made, then fold the right side toward the left side in the same way. Crease.

5. Turn the napkin over. It is now ready to be displayed on an empty dinner plate with the monogram face up.

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