How to fold a square napkin into The “Rose”. A special napkin trick for fancy holiday dinners!
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WARNING: Dinner guests may become overly intimidated by your amazing napkin folding skills. Use of video content is at own risk.
More Napkin Folding videos featured here:
Full Playlist:
Fancy Holiday Napkin #1 – The “Crown” – http://youtu.be/NBbolUIkSig
Fancy Holiday Napkin #2 – The “Candle” – http://youtu.be/3rJrb4-aEYU
Fancy Holiday Napkin #3 — Simple “Silverware Pouch” – http://youtu.be/OHRR5SwmsC8
Fancy Holiday Napkin #4 – The “Pyramid” – http://youtu.be/PhgXkkwZJZc
Fancy Holiday Napkin #5 – The “Elf Shoe” – http://youtu.be/pFBWIWO_A5M
Fancy Holiday Napkin #6 – The “Basket” – http://youtu.be/Qtu9T-D0-4Q
Fancy Holiday Napkin #7 – The “Rose” – http://youtu.be/yi_aio7kxPA
Fancy Holiday Napkin #8 – “Bird of Paradise” – http://youtu.be/nqQalZ4r65Q
Fancy Holiday Napkin #9 – The “Bishop’s Hat” – http://youtu.be/51FVTvRz2nI
Instructions:
The “Rose” can be folded in just 6 easy steps.
1. Get started with a square napkin, and fold each of the 4 corners into the center as best you can. Most napkins aren’t perfectly square, but just do the best you can, with what you’ve got.
2. The next step is to take the 4 new corners, and fold them into the center as well.
3. Now just hold everything together at the middle, and flip the napkin over.
4. Let’s repeat the process again, by taking these 4 corners, and folding them into the middle like we did the the others.
5. Ok, we’re just about done, so to finish up, hold the center firmly with one hand, and gently pull the tips from underneath the corners, until they look like flower petals.
6. When you’ve done this to each of the 4 corners, do the same thing, to the undersides of the edges. This will make little points stick out between your rose petals, and give the whole thing a nice symmetrical balance.
This adds an amazing decorative flare to your dinner presentation, and if you don’t have any cloth napkins, these can look great with paper napkins as well.
Credits:
Music by Jason Shaw (RP-KickedUpPumps) audionautix.com
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Project inspired by: A napkin folding class my wife and I took on a recent vacation cruise, hosted by Royal Caribbean.
Special interest was given to the following websites for more ideas, and refreshing techniques;
http://www.livinglocurto.com/2012/04/napkins/
http://www.aladcoservices.com/Napkin_Folding.php