How do you fold up napkins like they do in fancy resteraunts?

Question

Please help! I want to know for fathers day. How do you do that ornate boat like fold up that you put in the center of the placemat?

Answer 1

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http://interiordec.about.com/od/napkinfolding/a/a_12napkinfolds.htm
http://www.weddingdetails.com/planning/napkins.cfm
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Answer 2

I worked in a restaurant it is easy and there are many folds you can do. It is basically oragami though - so get a napkin, look up simple forms of oragami and start practing! Or ask anyone that you know that worked in a restaurant to show you some of the most common folds.

Answer 3

Some fold it in half longs ways. Other fold it in half by the diagonal. But then their are a few that do something really cool. Sometimes the restaurants is creative enough to make it up on their own.

Answer 4

It's a form of origami look up that and see if it helps

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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