SERVIETTE/NAPKIN, TULIP FOLD.
My interest in serviette folding was born on a wet day at my Grandmother's house, I was a pre teen and helping her with the ironing and watched while she ironed serviettes into wonderful shapes and neatly stacked them for use. I asked her to show me how and she did. Once you know several folds and people see them, they often have at least one other that you haven't seen before, you gain knowledge of the new one and on it goes. Now that I have already posted all the napkin folds I know, I decided to look on the net for some new ones to learn. This one was called the Tulip fold and is a simple variation of recipe#241598 and recipe#241006. In fact I thought it was the same, but making the pleat in the middle creates a central petal longer than the two side ones and gives a fractionally different end result. I'll let you decide which you suits your table best. Excellent and easy with cloth serviettes. You will need one serviette ring per serviette.
Provided by kiwidutch
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 1m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Lay your serviette square out flat before you in a diamond shape.
- Fold the South point of the diamond up to meet the North point of the diamond.
- Place one hand on the North point and the other at the center of the base of the triangle, lift the serviette up so that you create a ridged pleat that stands up between your fingers. Lay the serviette down flat so that you have a triangle with a raised ridge running vertically down the centre.
- Take the East point and bring it up to a point half way towards the North point, this will create a pleat in the right hand side, repeat with the West point.
- Slip the serviette ring onto the base of the serviette where the folds meet and pull about 1/3 of the way up.
- Fan out your tulip so that the central pleat and the sides are symetrical.
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SERVIETTE NAPKIN FOLDING , BASIC WITH NAPKIN RING
Between the teachings of my Grandmother, an Aunt, my Mother and several restaurants I learned a lot about serviette/ napkin folding. Here's a step-by-step instruction on how to make one of the easiest of them all.. a simple folded on with the napkin ring holding everything in place. Works well with cloth napkins, or larger paper ones. I have included step-by-step photographs to illustrate/suppliment the written directions. For neater presentation use ironed napkins for this fold. You will need one Serviette Ring per serviette.
Provided by kiwidutch
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 1m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Lay your serviette square out flat before you. Fold it in half horizontally.
- Take the serviette and fold it in half again vertically so that it is now a small square a quarter the size of the origonal square.
- Only one corner of the square will have 4 open / loose edges, rotate your square so that it is a flat diamond shape with the open corner pointing downwards. We will call this the South corner, and the top corner opposite North.
- Grasp your serviette about 2/3 of the ways up and starting at point that is on the East side of your serviette, make 5 folds or pleats more or less the same size, folding/ pleating towards from the East point to the West point.
- Slip your Serviette Ring over the north point and gently pull downwards so that only the top 1/3 of the serviette goes though the ring. Keep the north point of the serviette nicely centered.
- Spread the bottom half out the serviette into a fan formation so that both halves are equal and it looks pleasingly balanced.The top of the serviette should taper gently up to the North point and if wanted a small flower can be inserted into the fold at the top and down into the napkin ring.
- Place on empty plate.
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SERVIETTE/NAPKIN, DRAMATIC FAN
Between the teachings of my Grandmother, an Aunt, my Mother and several restaurants I learned a lot about serviette/ napkin folding.. Now that I have already posted all the napkin folds I know, I decided to look on the net for some new ones to learn. This one is a close relative of Recipe #245512, Recipe #245356,and Recipe #245361 and is dramatic and easy. These can also be made in advance and stacked in a box ready for use.
Provided by kiwidutch
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 2m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Place your serviette flat before you in a square shape.
- Carefully make accordion pleats from the very bottom of the serviette to the very top. You will have before you a long thin rectangular strip of pleated material.
- Starting at one end of the strip, carefully roll it up until you reach the 2/3 mark of the strip.
- Lay the spiral shape down so that it sits upright and gently fan out the last section that isn't rolled up.
- Holding the rolled up spiral section firmly, reach into the centre of the spiral and pull it the beginning edge and form it into a a small peak in the center.
- Arrange the serviette on a plate for dramatic effect.
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SERVIETTE/NAPKIN TULIP VERSION2
Between the teachings of my Grandmother, an Aunt, my Mother and several restaurants I learned a lot about serviette/ napkin folding.. Works well with cloth napkins, or larger paper ones. I have included step-by-step photographs to illustrate/suppliment the written directions. For neater presentation use ironed napkins for this fold. This is informal elegance at its' easiest and best.
Provided by kiwidutch
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 3m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Lay your serviette square out flat before you.
- Take the bottom left and bottom right corners and fold them up 1/3rd of the way towards the top of the serviette.
- Then fold the top left and top right corners down 1/3rd of the way. You will now have a long thin rectangle that is 1/3rd the width of the serviette sequare.
- Take the right short end of the rectangle and fold it over to the center point of the serviette. Then repeat with the left short side. You will now have a little square with a vertical gap running down the middle.
- Then take the bottom right corner of the square and fold it 3/4 of the way up the center line so that a triangle forms at the bottom. Repreat with the bottom left corner. You should now have a square top and a triangular bottom (pointing downwards) to your shape.
- Carefully turn the serviette over (keeping the bottom of the triangle pointing down).
- Take the top right corner of the serviette and fold it just past the middle top centre line. Bring the left top corner over and tuck it into the right corner that you have just folded.
- Carefully turn the serviette over and you will see the tulip front, there will be a central petal and an outer petal on each side.
- Carefully fan out the outer petals and stand it on a plate.
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