Step By Step Guide To A Bishop Hat Napkin Fold

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The Bishops Hat napkin fold is a very classic fold used in many restaurants. This fold looks very much like the hat a bishop would wear at church (hence the name) and has just as much appeal whether it is placed lying down or standing up on your place settings. This napkin fold works well with most of our cotton and linen dinner napkins.

However, this napkin fold is moderately challenging, as you will need to flip and fold the bottom of more than one corner of the napkin in ways that might not seem right. This is, of course, why we have this napkin folding tutorial for you! For best napkin folding results, it may help to first iron the napkins thoroughly with starch to ensure a more rigid napkin.

Suggested napkins for this folding style:
White Hemstitched Linen Dinner Napkins
Ecru Hemstitched Linen Dinner Napkins

Directions On How To Fold Your Napkin

Step1
Iron the napkin flat. This will make napkin folding much easier.

Step2
Fold the napkin in half diagonally to create a triangular shape.

Step3
Fold the bottom right and left corners up to the top corner.

Step4
Fold the bottom corner of the napkin 3/4 of the way up to the top corner.

Step5
Fold the front top corner down flush with the bottom as shown.

Step6
Fold the two top flaps down and tuck the edges under the first fold as shown. The bottom of the top flaps should be folded under the first napkin fold in a gentle tuck.

Step7
Turn the napkin over and fold the left hand side over one-third of the way.

Step8
Fold the right hand side over and tuck the napkin underneath the left hand fold

Step9
Flip the napkin over and you are done. Looks great standing up or lying on the table!

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