Household Services 10_Napkin Folding

1. TABLE NAPKIN FOLDING

2. OBJECTIVES
1.Define what is table napkin folding.
2.Identify styles of table napkin
folding.
3. Demonstrate basic table napkin folding.
4. Infer the importance of table napkin
folding.
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OBJECTIVES

4. 1. What have you created?
2. Do you know what type of napkin fold
you have demonstrated?
3. How do you feel in doing the activity?
PROCESS QUESTIONS:

8. 1.What are some of the elements which you think
made the place or table setting more appealing to
the eye?
2. Does it invite more dinners? Why?
3. Can you name some of the table appointments
you see in the picture?
4.Can you identify at least two styles of napkin fold
shown on the screen?
5. Do you think it’s easy to demonstrate napkin
folding? Why?
PROCESS QUESTIONS:

9. DO YOU KNOW?
 The earliest instruction manual for the artistic folding of napkins was
published in 1639 by Matthia Gieger, a German meat carver working in Padua,
as a part of a series of treatises onculinary arts titled Le tre trattati.[3] .Napkin
folding has a centuries-old history[4] and dates back to the times of Louis XIV
of France (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), known as Louis the Great
(Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi-
Soleil), who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death.
 Napkins are also known as face towels and serviettes, and are most
commonly manufactured white, as the color symbolizes cleanliness and gives
a fresh feel.

10. TABLE NAPKIN FOLDING
Napkin folding is done with a table napkin. It is
usually used in fine dining restaurants and Hotels
for table decorations to look more elegant and
classy. The table napkin is usually placed at the left
of the fork or forks, but it can be placed at the
center of a cover between the knife and the fork as
in family service, on the dinner plate for the formal
service, or at the center of the table.

11. TABLE NAPKIN FOLDING
The manner by which the napkin is folded
contributes to the beauty of the table.
Napkin at a formal meal should match the color
of the tablecloth (generally ivory or white). They
should have a simple border and weave.

12. TABLE NAPKIN FOLDING
Generally, the preferred shape for the folded
napkin is the rectangle but the square is also
used. Refreshment (14”x14”), Standard
(20”x20”) and Dinner (24”x24”) are the three
common sizes of table napkin use in any
occasions.

13. Commonly used Table Napkin Design
PYRAMID NAPKIN FOLD

14. Steps in Making a Pyramid Napkin Fold
1.Lay the napkin
face
down in front of
you.
2. Fold the napkin
in
half diagonally.
3. Rotate the napkin
so the open end
faces away from you.

15. Steps in Making a Pyramid Napkin Fold
4.Fold the right end up to meet
the far
corner ensuring the edge of
this new
fold lays on the centerline as
shown.
5. Repeat the last step with the
left side, folding the left tip up
to the far corner, creating a
diamond shape with a seam
running down the center.
6. Turn the napkin over,
keeping the open end
facing away from you.

16. Steps in Making a Pyramid Napkin Fold
7. Fold the napkin in half by
bringing
the farthest point of the
diamond up
and back to the nearest point.
8. Turn the napkin over again,
this time
keeping the open end facing
towards
you.
9. 9. Fold the napkin along
the center seam, and you
have a neat, sturdy pyramid.

17. Commonly used Table Napkin Design
BIRDS OF PARADISE

18. Steps in Making a Birds of Paradise Napkin Fold
1 1.Lay the napkin
face
d own in front of
you.
2. Fold the napkin in half.
3.Fold the napkin
in
quarters.

19. Steps in Making a Birds of Paradise Napkin Fold
1 4. Fold the napkin
diagonally creating
a triangle.
5. Orient the triangle so the
open tip is facing away
from you.
6.Fold the right corner diagonally
towards you- laying it down along the centerline
of a triangle,
making a new tip pointing towards you.

20. Steps in Making a Birds of Paradise Napkin Fold
7. Do the same with the left
corner, fold it diagonally towards
you and
press it down next to the
previous fold.
8. Fold the two “wings” that you just made
in folds 6 & 7 under so that you will have
your original triangle shape back.
9.Fold the triangle in half by
bringing the center seam towards you
and
allowing the ends to fall.

21. Commonly used Table Napkin Design
CANDLE NAPKIN FOLD

22. Steps in Making a Candle Napkin Fold
1. Lay the napkin face down in
front of you.
2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally.
3. Orient the napkin so the
open ends point away you.

23. Steps in Making a Birds of Paradise Napkin Fold
4. Fold the long side up just about
an inch.
Press this fold down well or it
will interfere with the next step. Flip
it over!
5. Starting at the other end tightly roll the
napkin into a cylinder. Take care to roll
it straight so it will stand solidly.
6. Tuck the end of the roll into
the base on the backside and stand it
up.

24. Steps in Making a Birds of Paradise Napkin Fold
4. Fold the long side up just about
an inch.
Press this fold down well or it
will interfere with the next step.
5. Starting at the other end tightly roll the
napkin into a cylinder. Take care to roll
it straight so it will stand solidly.
6. Tuck the end of the roll into
the base on the backside and stand it
up.

25. Commonly used Table Napkin Design
STANDING FAN NAPKIN FOLD

26. Steps in Making a Standing Fan Napkin Fold
1. Lay the napkin face-down in
front of you.
2. Fold the napkin in half and orient the
open end towards you.
3. Fold the napkin like an accordion
starting at either narrow end. Leave one end of 2-3
inches of
unfolded napkin to support the standing fan.

27. Steps in Making a Standing Fan Napkin Fold
4. Grasp the unfolded corners where
they
meet on the open end and fold them in
diagonally.
5. Open it and stand it up. A beautiful fan
for a delicious dinner!

28. Commonly used Table Napkin Design
ROSE NAPKIN FOLD

29. Steps in Making a Rose Napkin Fold
1. Lay the napkin face-down in
front of you.
2. Fold the two right corners of the napkin
in
so the tips rest at the center.
3. Fold the remaining corners
of the napkin in so the tips meet with the
the last two in the center.

30. Steps in Making a Rose Napkin Fold
4. Once all of the tips are folded
you are left with a square about ¼
the size of unfolded napkin.
5. Flip it over.
6. Fold the corners in so they
meet at the center and them place
something sturdy in
the center or hold it with your finger.

31. Steps in Making a Rose Napkin Fold
7. You remove the center weight and your
rose should look as pictured here.
8. If you like you can reach underneath the center
Of each side and pull the second set of petals to
fancy it up some more. Place something in the
Center and you’re done, have a rosy meal!

32. Operation 1.1 – Count and Fold!

33. Operation 1.2 – Pick Me and Show Me!
Group 1-
Group 2 -
Group 3 -
Group 4 -
Group 5 -

35. Assessment
Test I- Identification. Identify the following napkin folds.
1.
2.
3.
5.
4.

36. Assessment
Test II- Fill in the missing word in every item to complete the steps in
making a napkin fold
and identify what napkin fold is illustrated.
STEPS NAPKIN FOLD
1. Once all of the tips are _______ you are left with a square
about 1/4 the size of the unfolded napkin.
2. Fold the napkin in half by bringing the farthest point of the
_______ up
and back to the nearest point.
3. Open it and stand it up. A beautiful ____ for a delicious
dinner!
4. Fold the _____“wings” that you just made in folds 6 & 7
under so that
you will have your original triangle shape back.

37. Assessment
Standing Fan
Test I- Identification. Identify the following napkin folds.
1.
2.
3.
5.
4.
Rose
Candle
Birds of Paradise
Pyramid

38. Answers:
Test II- Fill in the missing word in every item to complete the steps in
making a napkin fold
and identify what napkin fold is illustrated.
STEPS NAPKIN FOLD
1. Once all of the tips are folded you are left with a square
about 1/4 the size of the unfolded napkin.
Rose
2. Fold the napkin in half by bringing the farthest point of
the diamond
up and back to the nearest point.
Pyramid
3. Open it and stand it up. A beautiful fan for a refreshing
dinner!
Fan
4. Fold the two “wings” that you just made in folds 6 & 7
under so that
you will have your original triangle shape back.
Birds of Paradise

39. Assignment
Task No.1: Research other styles of Table Napkin Folding
and present it to the class next session.
Task No. 2: Make a scrapbook on Different Styles of Table
Napkin Folding. Make it Creative and Write a
Reflection about it on the last page, at least 3
paragraph with not less than 50 words each.
Your output will be submitted on
Friday.

40. Assignment
Thank You!