6 Ways to Fold the Perfect Thanksgiving Napkin
Step up your place settings this holiday season with these clever and festive Thanksgiving napkin folding ideas.
Cassidy Garcia
Take your cloth napkins from drab to fab this season with just a few simple and easy folds. Offering everything from functional silverware sleeves to a festive Thanksgiving turkey, your table will be dressed to impress with these fun and fancy tutorials.
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Easily set the table for any occasion with these handy napkin-folding tips.
Pumpkin Napkin Fold
Sarah Busby
Start with an orange square napkin on a table or flat surface. Place a napkin ring in the center of the napkin (Image 1), and slightly pull the middle section of the napkin up through the napkin ring (Image 2). Fold each corner of the napkin into the center (Image 3). Continue folding the napkin into the center, tucking the napkin into the napkin ring as you go (Image 4). Finally, insert a stick of cinnamon into the center to hold the napkin in place and serve as the pumpkin's stem (Image 5).
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Thanksgiving Turkey Napkin Fold
Cassidy Garcia
Start with a square napkin on a table or flat surface. Fold the bottom edge of the napkin up two-thirds of the way (Image 1). Then, fold the bottom edge up about one-third of the way (Image 2). Starting at one side, make small vertical folds all the way to the opposite edge like a paper fan (Image 3). Secure the bottom with a napkin ring, and then fan out the top (Image 4). Next, cut the bottom off of a small gourd so it can sit flat (Image 5). Stand the napkin up using the ring, and place the gourd in front of it to form the turkey's head and body.
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Traditional Leaf Napkin Fold
Cassidy Garcia
Start by folding a square napkin in half diagonally to form a triangle (Image 1). Starting in one of the bottom corners, fold a small piece over vertically, like a paper fan (Image 2). Continue folding all the way to the opposite corner (Image 3), and then secure the folds with a napkin ring. Fan out the top and lay it flat to form a leaf shape (Image 4).
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Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Pretty Bow Napkin Fold
Cassidy Garcia
Fold a square napkin in half diagonally to form a triangle (Image 1). Fold the tip of the triangle down almost halfway, then fold the bottom edge up to meet the tip (Image 2). Fold the bottom edge over again until it meets the top edge (Image 3).
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Take each end and fold them upward at a diagonal angle until the tips meet in the middle (Images 1 & 2). Fold each piece down over the rest of the napkin, tucking the right end underneath the left end (Image 3). Fit a napkin ring around the center (Image 4), pull the pointed ends down (Image 5) and fashion each side into a bow shape.
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Treat Container Napkin Fold
Sarah Busby
Start with a square napkin on a table or flat surface. The napkin should be wrong side up. Fold the napkin in half diagonally to form a triangle with the long side closest to you (Image 1). Fold each corner of the triangle to the top to make a diamond shape (Images 2 & 3). Flip the napkin over (Image 4). Fold the bottom up, forming a small, one-inch border on each side (Image 5).
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Fold the entire top triangle down to the bottom edge (Image 1). Flip the napkin over again, and tuck in each of the two tips of the loose triangles (Image 2). Fold the right corner three-quarters of the way over to the left (Image 3). Take the left corner and tuck it into the right to form a basket (Images 4 & 5). Stand up the napkin and fill with treats.
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Silverware Pocket Sleeve Napkin Fold
Cassidy Garcia
Fold a square napkin in half along the long edge, and then fold it in half again to form a smaller square (Image 1). Fold the top layer of one corner diagonally all the way to the opposite corner (Image 2). Fold each layer down in the same way, folding less each time and tucking the tips of each corner under the previous fold (Image 3). Tuck each side under (Image 4), and place silverware in the pockets.
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
Cassidy Garcia
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