Napkin Origami: Table Setting Ideas

If you decide to surprise your guests, impress and turn an ordinary feast into a real holiday, then this can be done in a fairly simple way. Decorate the table with masterpieces of napkins in the form of various animals, fruits and flowers, fan figures, boutonnieres or Christmas decorations.

Table setting with napkins is a whole art in which there are laws and rules, as etiquette experts say.

Be guided by the following rules when choosing napkins:

• A sufficiently large size of the starting material should be chosen. To create one of the simplest shapes, you need a square shape of 35x35 centimeters. If you take on more complex elements, then you will need materials 46x46 in size.
• For this job, choose multi-layered paper products that will hold their shape better and last longer.
• The density of the material should be 17-18 gr/sq. m and above. This will allow not only to create works of varying complexity, but also to use them comfortably.
• The color scheme can be absolutely any. Opt for plain napkins if you are planning to make a difficult origami or a figure with clear geometric lines. And floral, abstract and some other compositions can be made from napkins with the necessary print.

You can also use rectangular napkins if for some reason it was not possible to purchase square products. They can be given the desired look by applying folds. It is worth noting that an ordinary lunch does not involve complex, elaborate serving schemes; light compositions will also fit for this.

Often, guests on the festive table are greeted with napkins in the form of roses and other flowering buds, sometimes they are simple neat figures, a dog, a modular product or paper compositions folded several times into a tube, cones, candles and much more. Let's take a look at some decorations. It is important to familiarize yourself with how to do all the work step by step.

"Peacock tail" is a simple product for which you need to take a napkin and fold it diagonally. Next, you need to bend the resulting figure into an accordion. Turn the product down with a narrow edge - this will be the middle of the composition. The long edges must be lifted up and secured with a paper clip so that the figure does not fall apart. And now the "tail" is ready.

"Swan" is one of the most popular, graceful and beautiful figures, oddly enough, simple in execution.

Turn the napkin into a triangle by bending it diagonally, iron the fold line. Unbend, bend both sides to the resulting line, as when folding an airplane.Then turn the napkin over and fold it again in the same way.

Next, the figure needs to be folded in half corner to corner. Bend the narrow part up by one third - the head of a swan looms. Next, fold in half along the figure, arch the neck, spread the wings.

The most popular and varied is the origami of flower-shaped napkins. Let's consider several schemes.

There are a lot of options and types of roses from napkins. Consider the easiest way to make a flower for serving.

Fold a square napkin diagonally, start folding the resulting triangle into a tight tube from the fold side. Do not reach the end, you need to leave a small triangle, which will become rose petals.

Next, start transverse twisting the existing tube - this will turn out a rosebud. After that, very carefully remove the petals so as not to damage the bud, and the rose is ready.

The scheme of that flower is the most complex of all provided, but no less beautiful and original. Choose a large square napkin, fold all four corners of the napkin towards the center and repeat the action two more times.

Next, you need to turn the figure over and again bend the four corners to the center. Pull the top layer of the corner up, shape and pull out the petal. Do the same with the rest of the petals and turn the shape over.

Next step: fold back all corners and flip over again. Then repeat the procedure with four corners. Similarly, you can create a lotus.

Creating a fruit composition is a more time-consuming process. Consider the scheme of pineapple from paper napkins:

• We form blanks.To do this, fold the triangle and bend the left side of the figure in the middle, do the same with the right side, then the napkin will need to be turned over.
• Next, you need to bend both protruding ends up.
• Bend the right side to the left - you get a triangle. Lay the napkin “face down” and straighten it so that you get a boat.
• It is necessary to make eight such elements for the base and fasten them with a stapler or paper clips. This will be the base row, subsequent blanks are not fastened.
• The next step is to assemble the pineapple. Take a bowl and cover its entire surface with a napkin. Lay out the basis of the future work on the bowl - the first row. And from above, six prepared elements are already inserted into it, which are attached between the edges of adjacent figures from the base.
• The last stage is twisted napkins that are inserted from above, imitating leaves.

A necessary attribute of the most important winter holiday is a Christmas tree and New Year's decorations.

To make a festive serving in the shape of a Christmas tree, you need to split the napkin into eight corners. Next, begin to bend the corners in the center, observing an equal distance between the folds.

Position the napkin so that the smallest folded corner is at the top, and fold the right and left sides inward, creating a herringbone shape. After turning all the corners into the pocket of the previous corner.

A simple snowflake pattern that closely resembles the shape of a flower.

It is necessary to bend the opposite corners of the napkin to the center and repeat this step again. Turn over the resulting workpiece, holding the central part. And also fold the corners to the center. It remains only to carefully, still holding the center, straighten the edges of the figure.

The first thing you need to pay attention to is the quality of the material you are working with. In the process of work, easily torn napkins can ruin your plans and mood.

It is also worth choosing origami for children in accordance with the rest of the table setting, the theme of the celebration and the color scheme of the interior.

By creating origami masterpieces, you can turn any event into a real holiday, give the atmosphere solemnity and uniqueness.

Children's birthday in a marine style involves decorating the table with boats.

The New Year's table, decorated with a lush Christmas tree with sparkles, will support the atmosphere of celebration and magic.

A paper heart on Valentine's Day will create a unique romantic atmosphere for a festive dinner. You can add roses and patchwork.

For information on how beautifully to fold napkins for a festive table, see the following video.