How To Fold Napkins the French Way
- April 1, 2009
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Rosemarie_Lennon
Set a table that’s tres chic by folding your napkins French style.
You Will Need
- A cloth napkin
- An iron
- Starch
Step 1: Iron the napkin
Iron the napkin.
For an especially crisp look, use starch.
Step 2: Fold in half
Fold the napkin in half diagonally and then shift it so that the long side is on the left.
Step 3: Pull corner down
Take the top corner and pull it down toward you, to the right of the bottom tip, until the two tips are about four inches apart.
Step 4: Fold again
Fold the top-most point over until you have three even sections.
Step 5: Drape
Drape the finished product over the dinner plate.
In ancient Rome, the main purpose of the napkin was to wipe one’s brow during meals eaten in the hot sun.
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