| Napkin Folds | | | | 6. Then fold the right and left side edges to the |
| One way to achieve an elegant table look for your | | | | center back. |
| events especially if you are a conscious consumer is | | | | 7. You may then want to place a flower or |
| to create beautiful napkin folds for your elegant table. | | | | silverware in the first fold. |
| Many times a napkin fold will enhance your table | | | | Bouquet Tie |
| décor. By placing a contrasting colored ribbon or | | | | 1. Take an 18" to 24" square linen napkin (preferably |
| flower on a specialty folded napkin will add to the | | | | one that is new or starched) and lay it flat on the |
| wow factor of your elegant table. | | | | table. |
| | | | 2. Then fold it into triangle with the point of the |
| Pocket Fold - The Most Popular Fold at A Wynning | | | | triangle facing on the top and the hypotenuse on the |
| Event | | | | bottom. |
| 1. Take an 18" to 24" square linen dinner napkin | | | | 3. Take the outside corners and bring them to top |
| (preferably one that is new or starched) and lay it | | | | corner to make a diamond. |
| flat on the table. | | | | 4. Grab the linen napkin by the middle, gather it and |
| 2. Then 3" from the bottom fold the dinner napkin up | | | | then tie it with ribbon. |
| so that you still have the same width but the napkin | | | | 5. You may want to place a flower in the top portion |
| is now 3" shorter. | | | | of the gather. |
| 3. Taking that bottom portion that is folded, fold it | | | | Butterfly or Fan |
| over again 3". | | | | 1. Take an 18" to 24" square linen napkin (preferably |
| 4. Now fold the top edge underneath the napkin 2" | | | | one that is new or starched) and lay it flat on the |
| so now the dinner napkin has a folded edge on top. | | | | table. |
| 5. Fold the right edge under the napkin and then the | | | | 2. Then start a fold about an 1" to 1½" wide down |
| left edge under the dinner napkin so that now the | | | | from the top and fold the linen napkin towards you. |
| napkin is folded in thirds. | | | | 3. Flip the napkin over and make the same size fold |
| 6. You may then want to place a flower in the | | | | this time from the bottom portion of the napkin and |
| pocket or the dinner menu printed on 5 ½" X 7" | | | | fold away from you. |
| cardstock or your silverware. | | | | 4. Continue to repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have |
| Tuxedo Fold | | | | completely folded the napkin. |
| 1. Take an 18" to 24" square cloth napkin (preferably | | | | 5. Keeping it pinched in the center, tie with a ribbon |
| one that is new or starched) and lay it flat on the | | | | and then fan out the edges. |
| table. | | | | In terms of event set-up time and folding napkins, |
| 2. Fold the cloth napkin in half widthwise and then in | | | | most often at A Wynning Event I include this task as |
| half lengthwise so now the napkin is in quarters with | | | | part of the scope of work for the florist that I hire. I |
| the open quarter at the top left side of the napkin. | | | | obtain the napkins ahead of time from the rental |
| 3. Then roll the first layer of the cloth napkin toward | | | | company and deliver them to my florist. They then |
| you to so the top left corner has now met the right | | | | fold the napkins, bring them to site and place them |
| lower corner. | | | | at the table. It is truly amazing what a difference a |
| 4. Fold the second layer toward you and tuck it | | | | flower and a special napkin fold can make at the |
| under the first layer. The upper left corner of the | | | | table. |
| napkin should be about halfway under the first layer. | | | | With over 15 years in the special event industry, |
| 5. Take the next layer of the cloth napkin and fold it | | | | Andrea is looking to the future of incorporating event |
| away from you and tuck the upper left corner about | | | | planning and social media. |
| one third of the way under the second layer. | | | | |