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Napkin Folding
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Unit objectives:Unit objectives:
• Fold 15 styles of napkin as the established standards.
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C B
Bishop’s
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D
A
hat
A B
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B AA B
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B A
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Bishop’s hat
1. Fold the napkin in half to make a rectangle.
2. Fold the bottom left corner (A) up to top center (C).
3. Fold the top right corner (B) down to the bottom center (D).
4. Turn the napkin over, rotate 90° and fold the top down to the bottom leavingp , p g
a triangle free (B).
5. Pull up another triangle (A). It will look like two mountains.
6 Fold mountain B toward center into half and tuck the edge under mountain A6. Fold mountain B toward center into half and tuck the edge under mountain A.
7. Turn the napkin over.
8. Fold mountain A toward center into half and tuck the edge under mountain B.
9 Stand the napkin up and make it neat You’ll have the bishop’s hat
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9. Stand the napkin up and make it neat. You’ll have the bishop’s hat.

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Whipped Cream
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3 4
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Whipped cream
1. Fold the napkin into half to make a rectangle.1. Fold the napkin into half to make a rectangle.
2. – 3. Use your right hand; fold the right upper corner to the left upper
corner.
4 T h ki4. Turn the napkin over.
5. Fold the upper right corner to the upper left corner.
6. Rotate the napkin until the bottom corner is on your right hand side.p y g
7. Roll the napkin up.
8. Stand the napkin up and make it neat. You’ll have the whipped
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cream.

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ConeCone
1
A B
2
C E
D D
2
3
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ConeCone
1. Fold the napkin up into half to make a rectangle.
2. Fold corner B to C, corner E to D, and corner C
to A. You’ll have a triangle.
3. Flip D outward and stand the napkin. Make it
neat and you’ll have the cone.
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C D
1
A
B
Standing fan
A
3
E
2
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Standing fanStanding fan
1 Fold the napkin up into half to make a rectangle Rotate 90°1. Fold the napkin up into half to make a rectangle. Rotate 90 .
2. Starting from the bottom (A), make accordion pleats about 4 cm.
Leave the space between A and B about 10 cm.p
3. Turn the napkin over.
4. Fold the left corner (C) to the right corner (D).
5 R h ki i h d f h l d5. Rotate the napkin; point the end of the pleats upward.
6. Pull down the upper right corner (E) and tuck it in the pleat.
7 Separate the pleats Stand the napkin and make it neat
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7. Separate the pleats. Stand the napkin and make it neat.

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Norwegian
A
B
C
1
Glacier
2 32 3
D
EE
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Norwegian glacier
1. Fold the napkin into quarters.
2. Rotate the napkin so that the free corners are at the top.
Pull down the top layer (A) into half.
3. Fold this layer into pleats.
4 F ld B d t C4. Fold B under to C.
5. Tuck D to E. Stand the napkin and make it neat.
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Buffet
1
Buffet
napkin 2 3
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A A
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Buffet napkin
1 Fold the napkin into quarters1. Fold the napkin into quarters.
2. Rotate the napkin so that the free corners are at the top. Fold the top layer down
to the center. (at ¼ of the square)
3 Fold the top layer down at the half of the square3. Fold the top layer down at the half of the square.
4. Fold the second layer down and tuck it under the first layer. Leave the space
between two layers. about 6 cm.
5. Turn the napkin over and rotate it so that the free corners (A) are at the upper5. Turn the napkin over and rotate it so that the free corners (A) are at the upper
right.
6. Fold the left and right side into thirds.
7. Turn the napkin over again and you’ll have the buffet napkin.
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1
Cock comb
1
32 3
A B
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Cock comb
1. Fold the napkin into quarters.
2 R i h h f h b F ld2. Rotate it so that the free corners are at the bottom. Fold
them up into half.
3 Fold the right and left side to the center3. Fold the right and left side to the center.
4. Fold the bottom triangles under. Fold A under to B.
5. Stand the napkin; pull the layers to form the cock comb.
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Bird 1
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Bird
1. Fold the napkin into quarters.
2. Rotate the napkin so that the free corners are at the top. Fold the left (A)
and right (B) sides up to the center line. Turn the napkin over.g ( ) p p
3. Fold up the bottom point to half.
4. Turn over the napkin again. Pull down the top layer. You’ll have the
kite.kite.
5. Fold C to D.
6. Fold each side of the bottom triangles up.
7 Stand the napkin; pull down the wings and form the beak
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7. Stand the napkin; pull down the wings and form the beak.

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C
BA
1 2C
Lazy butler
A B
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5 6
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Lazy butler
1. Fold the napkin lengthwise into thirds.
2. Fold A and B side to the center line (C).
3. Fold two upper corners down to the center line (C).
4. Turn the napkin over and rotate it so that it points downward.p p
5. Fold D and E corners down and tuck them together.
6. Stand the napkin and make it neat.
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Steps 11
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Stepsp
1. Fold the napkin crosswise into thirds.
2. Fold the top edge down 10 cm.
3. Pull the center line (A) up so that there is a 10 cm. space
above.
4 Fold the bottom edge up 7 cm twice You’ll have the steps4. Fold the bottom edge up 7 cm twice. You’ll have the steps.
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2
Envelope
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Envelopep
1. Fold the napkin lengthwise into thirds. Let the free layer at the bottom.
2. Fold the free edge up in half.
3 Turn the napkin over3. Turn the napkin over.
4. Fold left and right edges over the center at 8 cm twice; they would reach
the center line.
5 Fold the right side over the left side in half5. Fold the right side over the left side in half.
6. Pull down the top edge (A) to form the square. Tuck the bottom to point
into the center layer.
7 P ll th b tt d (B) (A)
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7. Pull the bottom edge (B) as (A)

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Cinderella
shoe
1C
shoe
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Cinderella shoe
1. Fold the napkin lengthwise into thirds.
2. Fold the left and right upper corners down to line C
3 Fold the left and right sides to center again3. Fold the left and right sides to center again.
4. Fold the left side over the right side in half.
5. Rotate the napkin so that the free edges are at the bottom.
6 F ld th d f th b tt l F ld th d f th t l d6. Fold the end of the bottom layer up. Fold the end of the top layer down.
7. Tuck the edge of the top layer to the back of the bottom layer. Stand the
napkin and you’ll have the Cinderella shoe.
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Oriental fan
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Oriental fan
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O i t l fOriental fan
1-2. Fold the top and bottom edges of the napkin to the center. Fold in
half.half.
3. Rotate the napkin.
4. Fold the top and bottom edges to the center.
5 Flip both edges back in half5. Flip both edges back in half.
6. Turn the napkin over.
7. Fold the top and bottom edges to the center.
8 F ld b k th b tt t d th t t R t t th ki th t8. Fold back the bottom part under the top part. Rotate the napkin so that
the free edges point upward.
9. Fold the end of each pleat backward.
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10. Stand the napkin and make it neat.

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Orchid
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Orchid
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7 8
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OrchidOrchid
1-2.Fold the top and bottom edges of the napkin to the center. Fold in half.
3. Rotate the napkin.. o e e p .
4. Fold the top and bottom edges in half.
5. Turn the napkin over.
6 Fold it in half6. Fold it in half.
7. Fold the end of each pleat backward.
8. Stand the napkin and make in neat.
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Bamboo shoot
2
3 4
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Bamboo shootBamboo shoot
1. Fold the napkin in half to form a triangle. Place the free corners on the
top.
2. Fold the A and B corners up to the top center.
3. Fold the bottom to point within one-fifth the length of the top point.
4. Fold the point just folded in step 3 back to the bottom edge.p j p g
5. Fold the left and right side backward to the center. Tuck the left into the
right side.
6 Stand the napkin and pull down the left and right points
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6. Stand the napkin and pull down the left and right points.

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CandleCandle
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3 4
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CandleCandle
1. Fold the napkin in half to form a triangle.p g
2. Fold the base of the triangle up around 2 inches.
3. Roll the napkin from the right side until it reaches the left.
4. Tuck the left point in the layer and stand the napkin.
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Jacket
2 inches
Jacket
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5 6
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JacketJacket
1. Fold the napkin in half to form a triangle. Let the free
corners on the bottom.
2. Fold the 2-inch curve at the base of the triangle.
3. - 4. Fold the left and right corners so that they cross each
thother.
5. Fold the left and right corners backward.
6. Fold the bottom part backward.
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6. Fold the bottom part backward.

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Lotus 1
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Lotus
1. Fold 4 corners of the napkin to the center.
2. Fold 4 corners to the center again two times.g
3. Turn the napkin over. Fold 4 corners to the center again.
4. Hold 4 corners in the center tightly and flip the back corners
up.
5. Flip two more layers of the petals up. You’ll have a lotus.
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