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French Pleat
- Fold napkin in quarters
- Roll the first layer of the napkin toward you to the center
- Fold the second layer toward you and under the first - Do not Roll.
- Leave the same width of the napkin as the rolled edge.
- Fold the next layer of the napkin away from you and under the second leaving the same width as other two folds.
- Fold under the right and left side edges to center back.
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Candle
- Fold napkin in half diagonally forming a triangle.
- Fold one-fourth of the base edges of napkin up forming a cuff.
- Turn napkin over. Carefully roll left to right.
- Tuck the remaining corner inside the cuff to hold the Candle firm.
- Position the Candle with the highest point of the napkin facing you.
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Crown
- Fold the napkin in half diagonally forming a triangle.
- Fold the left and right triangle to the top forming a square.
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Turn the napkin to form a diamond. Fold the bottom point 2/3 of the way
to the top point and fold the bottom point back again to the base line.
- Turn napkin over and tuck the far corners into one another forming a round base.
- Stand a napkin upright and flair out the two top corners to form a Crown.
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Goblet Fan
- Fold napkin in half with the edges at the bottom
- Accordion pleat form right to left.
- Fold the bottom third up.
- Insert into goblet and spread pleat to form fan.
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Peak
- Fold the napkin toward on end into quarters.
- Fold the right and left edge under and towards you creating a triangle at the top of the napkin.
- Roll the right and left edges up into the base edges of the triangle.
- Turn the fold over standing the triangle point up with the open edge facing you.
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Flame
- Fold tall four corners of a flat napkin to the center.
- Fold the bottom half under the top half.
- Fold the right half over the left half.
- Turn the napkin clockwise to create a diamond.
- Roll the top layer toward center forming a band.
- Turn the second layer under to form a second band.
- Fold the left and right hand edges under.
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Trifold
- Fold the napkin in half diagonally form a triangle with the long point facing you.
- Fold the far left and right had corners of the triangle toward you to the bottom point.
- Fold the napkin in half bringing the bottom point under to meet the top point.
- Left the napkin at the center to stand upright on the two side edges.
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Opera Fan
- Fold napkin in half.
- Fold width into accordion fold leaving last four inches flat.
- Fold accordion in half with folds on outside; four inch flat will protrude from the center.
- Create a stand by folding the four inch flat toward the base of napkin letting the folds fan out.
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Bird of Paradise
- Fold the napkin in quarters with the four edges toward you.
- Fold the edges up to form a triangle.
- Fold the left and right points of the triangle to the center and then fold the extended points under.
- Lift the center and hold the base - pull the four napkin edges out of the center to create the bloom.
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Cardinal Hat
- Fold the napkin in diagonally forming a triangle.
- Fold the left and right hand corners of the triangle to the top.
- Turn the napkin over so that no fold are visible.
- Fold up the bottom tip of the triangle and fold in half.
- Fold the right side over the left making a circle.
- Tuck one end of the triangle into the other.
- Place the Cardinal Hat in an upright position and flare out points slightly.
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Rose
- Fold all four corners of a flat napkin into the center: then fold four points again to the center.
- Turn the napkin over and fold four points again to the center pressing all folds tightly.
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Turn napkin to form a diamond. Using one hand to hold two points at
front center of the napkin and with the other hand reach under that
point and pull up flap.
- Repeat at three other points.
- Holding center points, reach between petals and pull out additional flaps.
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