I love origami and cloth napkins, which is a match made in heaven. And not only are they zero waste, but they are cost effect and luxurious too. Here are some of my favourite cloth napkin folds. Enjoy!
Starting with the simple fan napkin fold, which can be conveniently placed inside a glass:
Followed by the gorgeous rose napkin, which is also very easy and looks very striking. Perfect for valentine’s day or mother’s day!
The Lotus is a classic fold which is easy once you have practised a couple times – in the beginning it can be hard to pull out the leaves without destroying the base!
I designed this swan napkin fold myself – the usual swan napkin folds only work for paper napkins or require a lot of starching and ironing which I definitely don’t have time for.
Finally the Christmas Tree, the perfect napkin for festive occasions!
Hi, I’m trying to make the swan, but when I stand it up it like pops up at the front, do you have a picture of the swan from the front so I can see what it looks like? Thank you!
Hi Jilly, thanks for your comment!
The front of the swan is quite open, unfortunately. You need to be firm with the cloth napkin to avoid it popping open. You can also try adjusting the fold in step 7 so it’s less than half so the swan is less “top heavy”. Another trick may be to skewer the swan onto the fork to keep it in place.
Here’s the picture:
All the best,
Dagmar
A fork worked perfectly! Thank you!
hey same thing ummm with the swan my table cloths dont hold the shape anytype of matriel or cloth you know would work? other then that this was amazing, and very helpful
If your napkin fabric is too thin, perhaps you could try some starch to stiffen the fabric?
I may try to use your swan fold for a culinary competition I have coming up, if you have any tips for slightly thicker clith napkins to hold the shape correctly please let me know!