How To Make Fan Folded Napkins - Step By Step Guide

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Looking for a little flourish for your cloth napkins? A standing fan napkin is a great way to dress up cloth napkins for practically any occasion.

The fan napkin fold works particularly well with starched cotton or linen napkins. The nice thing about a fan napkin, whether you are doing a standing fan fold or accordion folds on a plate, is that it is quite easy to manage. It looks fancy, but the fold itself is quite easy.

Your guests will love the standing fan napkin details, you will love how simple it is, and everyone will love the added flourish to your dinner party.

Directions On How To Fold Your Napkin

Step1
Iron the napkin flat.

Step2
Fold the bottom edge of the napkin up by one inch. You then fold back the napkin one inch.

Step3
Continue this back and forth folding motion until the entire napkin is complete.

Step4
Holding a finger in the center, fold the pleated napkin in half.

Step5
Slide a napkin ring up the pleats.

Step6
Fan out the top of the napkin.

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