Serviette Napkin Folding

Between the teachings of my Grandmother, an Aunt, my Mother and several restaurants I learned a lot about serviette/napkin folding. Works well with cloth napkins, or larger paper ones. I have included step-by-step photographs to illustrate/suppliment the written directions. My interest in serviette folding was born on a wet day at my Grandmother's house, I was a pre teen and helping her with the ironing and watched while she ironed serviettes into wonderful shapes and neatly stacked them for use. I asked her to show me how and she did. Once you know several folds and people see them, they often have at least one other that you haven't seen before, you gain knowledge of the new one and on it goes.

My interest in serviette folding was born on a wet day at my Grandmother's house, I was a pre teen and helping her with the ironing and watched while she ironed serviettes into wonderful shapes and neatly stacked them for use. I asked her to show me how and she did. Once you know several folds and people see them, they often have at least one other that you haven't seen before, you gain knowledge of the new one and on it goes.

If you have a special dinner party planned, or even an intimate dinner for 2, you may want to know how to fold serviettes. Serviettes, which are cloth napkins, give a place setting a formal look. Serviette folding techniques can vary from the very easy, such as a basic napkin ring fold, to the very difficult, such as the bishop's hat napkin fold. You can choose from a number of serviette styles including a fan fold, the trefoil, candle, peacock, and the mitre fold.