How to fold a Christmas tree napkin?

New Year's Eve is on the doorstep. Olivier and the main signature dish are ready - it's time to think about serving the festive table. A special, magical atmosphere of the celebration will be given by napkins laid in the form of a Christmas tree.

To complement the festive table with an unusual Christmas tree, we need a napkin and small themed items for decoration. The napkin can be paper or fabric, green or red are ideal.

The principle of folding a Christmas tree made of paper and fabric is the same. But each method has its own nuances and some variations.

The process of creating a Christmas tree from a fabric napkin includes the following steps:

• fold the napkin four times and put the resulting square with free corners towards you;
• fold each lower corner of all four layers to the upper one, not bringing to the top about 1-2 cm;
• carefully flip the figure to the other side;
• fold the sides towards the center on top of each other and again turn the figure with an acute angle upwards;
• fold the corners up, turning each under the previous layer;
• it remains to decorate the Christmas tree with prepared materials for decoration.

Another simple option for decorating a festive table: fold the napkin as shown in the picture, put 1-2 decorations on top of the Christmas tree to fix the shape.

You can make an elegant pocket for cutlery in the shape of a Christmas tree. To do this, you need a round napkin. Fold the circle in half, mark the fourth part of the diameter and from this point fold the semicircle in a zigzag pattern - the tree is ready!

There is a simple version of a voluminous Christmas tree made of paper - this way of serving looks no less impressive than from fabric napkins. To do it, follow the given scheme:

• unfold the paper napkin into a rectangle and fold the top corners to the middle;
• do the same with the bottom corners;
• now fold the top and bottom corners to the center to make a square;
• fold the square in half and bend the upper corners inward - you get a triangle;
• spread the triangle into a Christmas tree shape and decorate the top with a star.

A beautifully set table will certainly create a festive atmosphere. However, there are no strict rules for setting the New Year's table, the main thing is that the table should be elegant and bright. And napkins are the final, but no less important, finishing touch.

Fold napkins only with clean hands. The fabric must be pre-ironed with an iron, and the paper should not be wrinkled when folded.

How to fold a Christmas tree napkin, see the following video.