How to Fold a Napkin

Series Summary

As you rush to put the final dishes on the table, write the guests’ names on the place cards in your best fancy script, and straighten a few strands of baby’s breath run astray in the floral centerpiece, you stand back and glory in the wonderful table you’ve set for tonight’s dinner party. Everything is planned down to the last detail: silverware polished, tablecloth steamed and pressed, easy listening station playing softly in the background, and apple-cinnamon candles releasing their sweet scent, permeating the formal dining room and the entryway.

As you complete your mental checklist, your gaze falls upon the one thing that’s out of place in the middle of all of your dinner party splendor: the napkins, which lie there by your best china, plain and boring.

Well fret not, frantic dinner party hosts! In this free video series, learn how to fold napkins in a variety of fancy, fun, elegant and eclectic ways. Our expert will show you step-by-step napkin folding techniques that’ll you can learn in a few minutes. No guests have arrived yet, so with 20 minutes to spare, watch a few video clips and get some good housekeeping tips on how to liven up your place settings. Remember: it’s the details that count. A specially-folded napkin is sure to add that je ne sais quoi that will keep your guests raving about you for days!

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Rachel Dayan for Expert Village today I'm going to show you how to fold napkins there are a lot of ways to fold napkins there some folding that can be for birthday parties, some can be for casual dinner, or for fancy dinner for fancy dinner it can be you would use cloth napkin cause it looks nicer but we can still do a lot of those foldings with paper napkins. It looks beautiful and your kids while setting up a table can have a lot of fun doing folding which adds to the look of the table and gives a nice feeling when you set up the table that is set up with folding napkins. Your guess will appreciate your effort to make your table look nice for dinner that you invite them although for you it won't be such a big thing cause some of the foldings are very easy even though they look very fancy it takes a little effort to do them."