How beautiful to fold napkins in a napkin holder?

Napkins are an important element of table setting. They perform both aesthetic and hygienic functions. Distinguish between cloth and paper napkins. Paper products are cheaper and more practical, textile products are more expensive, but look more festive.

However, you can give solidity to any type of napkins. It is enough just to put them beautifully in a napkin holder. This convenient device not only serves as a decoration, but allows you to take products one at a time.

There are many occasions when a table needs to be decorated for a meal. In some families, this is a daily routine. It is not necessary to wait for guests to come to update a beautiful tablecloth and get new plates. The same applies to napkins. People use these products every day, and they should be on the table all the time.

Before putting napkins in a special napkin holder, you need to decide on their color. The color scheme of the festive table setting should match the celebration. The universal color is white. It will suit any occasion.

Red napkins will fit perfectly into the table decor for a romantic evening, and golden, silver and green - for the New Year. If Halloween is celebrated, it will be appropriate to use orange or orange-black napkins. They can be served with candles of the same color. Bright options are suitable for decorating a children's holiday table (for example, you can collect a rainbow from the appropriate colors).

Also, the shades of napkins should be in harmony with the colors of the tablecloth and table setting items. All together they should form a single ensemble. As for the shape of the napkins, it can be different depending on the occasion for the holiday and the age of the guests.

Usually, products are folded as simply as possible so that guests do not suffer when unfolding them before use. Especially simple schemes are suitable for paper versions, as they are smaller in size and it is not easy to arrange them in an intricate design.

Table setting immediately makes it clear how carefully the hosts prepared to receive guests. Excessive or, conversely, insufficient table decoration can spoil the whole impression of the event. And, on the contrary, a tastefully decorated table is able to decorate both the room in which it is located and the celebration as a whole.

There are many ways to beautifully arrange napkins in a napkin holder. One of the easiest options is to take products of the same size, but two different colors. Then they can be laid with a fan with the corners up. This method is suitable for a flat napkin holder.

You can also lay out the napkins in the form of two fans and place them "towards each other." Get the so-called "crown". Another interesting option is to lay out the fan in different directions from the center. So you get a "lush fan".

The "corners" method is even simpler. Napkins are folded diagonally and placed in a napkin holder, alternating by color. You can take two, or three, or more different shades.

All of the above options can be additionally decorated with a paper rose from one or more napkins. Most likely, it will not be used directly for its intended purpose, but will decorate the composition. Such a rose can be placed separately.

The fan can be diversified if half of the napkins folded in half are placed lower than the first row of the fan, alternating two contrasting colors. The visual effect of chess will be created.

Several types of napkin holders can be combined on the table. If the device is round, there are two main ways to arrange napkins in it.

1. Each napkin is rolled up into a tube (no thicker than a simple pencil) and placed close to one another until the entire napkin holder is full.
2. Each napkin needs to be straightened, and then folded into an accordion. After that, the accordion is bent in the middle. Then it needs to be inserted into the napkin holder. The more napkins you use, the more magnificent the accordion will turn out.

If the stand is a rectangle, you can lay out the napkins in a spiral. For this, the products are stacked on top of each other, each subsequent one with a slight angle offset. In cafes and restaurants, waiters use this method; it requires some skill. It is necessary to fold all the napkins in an even pile between the palms and gently unfold them with smooth movements.

You can make an interesting bird, the tail of which will be napkins. Parts imitating the head and neck of a bird must also be rolled from this material. To do everything right, you can use the instructions.

1. Wrap the napkins in elongated trapeziums, this will be the tail of the bird (bend parallel corners, fold the napkin in half).
2. From a napkin rolled into a tube, the head and neck of a bird are made.
3. The tail, head and neck of the bird must be carefully tucked into a napkin holder, trying not to violate the integrity of the structure.

Instead of a napkin holder, you can use a bowl or an original cup. In such dishes, you can serve napkins with an interesting double-sided waterfall. This option is even simpler than the "corners" method. Each product must be unfolded, then folded in half. After that, you should put all the folded parts on top of each other, bend the pack in half and put it in the cup with the “shaggy” part up.

If the napkin holder has a fantasy shape (for example, it is made in the form of a girl whose “skirt” is just napkins), several such “girls” can be distributed on the table. In such napkin holders, laying out is even easier, since they have their own segment for each napkin.

You can consider the option in which the role of a napkin holder is played by a vase or a glass. In this case, styling methods will be effective in which the middle of the napkin is inside the glass, and the ends hang freely. This is acceptable when the number of guests does not exceed ten people., and on the table there is a place to put a personal napkin holder next to each of them.

Of course, there are much more options for creating beautiful paper figures, especially if you are going to place them not in a napkin holder, but arrange them one by one on plates. There are ways to do both. For example, "hat with a lapel." Below is a step by step guide on how to do this.

1. The napkin is folded in half with the inside out.
2. The product is folded in half again. It turns out a square.
3. The upper left corner is folded down, 2-3 cm remains to the top.
4. Next, you need to wrap the side corners inward, fastening them to each other.
5. The resulting figure is set straight, with an acute angle upwards.

In a wide low vase, a "lotus" of napkins will look spectacular, especially if you take napkins of the same color but different tones to create it.

How to make such a flower is described in the instructions below.

1. Take 96 napkins of the desired color.
2. Make 96 petal blanks.
3. Fold each quadruple folded napkin diagonally.
4. Bend the resulting triangle from the top corner to the center down.
5. Turn over and fold the small corners up.
6. In the center, fold the product out. The preparation is ready.
7. Next is the assembly of the lotus. Two petals are connected at the corners. Thus collect eight rows.
8. Petals straighten up.
9. Lotus is ready. If desired, you can make a stand of 12 green blanks and place the lotus on it.

For more information on how to fold lotus napkins, see the following video.

Napkins should be folded and laid only with clean, dry hands, the napkin holder itself should also be washed and dried. A greasy stain can spoil the most effective composition.

If the celebration is not too formal, such as a children's birthday or a large family dinner, there is no need to strictly observe etiquette. It is enough to support with the color of napkins only the shade of the tablecloth (or tablecloth-path). For a children's event, you can involve children in the design of the festive table, including folding napkins.

If the reception takes place according to all the rules, then the table setting must comply with them. The use of oilcloth is not allowed. Only an impeccably clean and carefully ironed linen tablecloth can make the right impression.

Crockery and cutlery must be thoroughly washed and wiped dry. Also, they must be exactly the same for each guest. The number of cutlery near the plate should correspond to the number of dishes served. Napkin holders should be available to anyone who wishes to use them.

For the autumn celebration, all shades of leaf fall are suitable, and for the spring - the whole palette of pastel colors. For a summer holiday, colorful patterns and plain bright colors are suitable. In winter, during the New Year holidays and Christmas, combinations of green, red and gold are appropriate, and later - blue, blue, white, and other "snowy" prints.

For the convenience of guests, it is more expedient to combine two types of napkins in serving: fabric and paper. Then some (textile) will lie on the knees of the guests, while others (paper) will serve for hand and mouth hygiene.

Below are examples of table setting, the design of which uses different ways of laying napkins in a napkin holder.