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Napkin Folding 102: “The Arrow”

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | June 17, 2014 18 Comments

Last updated on June 20th, 2014

IF YOU LIKE A WELL-DRESSED DINNER TABLE — I certainly do — then you might like to give your dinner napkins a whimsical shape. The arrow fold above is extremely easy to do. Have a look:

A reasonably-thick cotton or linen napkin will hold this fold without the stiffening amendment of starch.

The procedure:

First, fold the napkin in half, with the open end facing you.

Then grab the top right corner, and fold it down to create a triangle, as shown.

Do the same with the top left corner.

Fold the right triangle in half diagonally, so its outer edge lines up with the far right edge of the napkin.

Make the same fold with the left triangle.

Lift up the center of the napkin…

Et voila — you’ve got an arrow! Point it towards someone you love.

Incidentally,  you don’t have to wait for a big dinner party to give your table a romantic flourish. I do these napkin folds even when it’s just me and Will for dinner.

Wanna watch me turn other napkins into other shapes? Then by all means leave a comment below. It’s always a pleasure to hear from you.

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Comments

  1. 1

    badger gardener says

    June 17, 2014 at 10:39 pm

    I really like this one. I’m much more likely to do it too if I don’t have to deal with starching.

  2. 2

    Terry says

    June 18, 2014 at 8:57 am

    MORE!! MORE!! PLEASE!!
    THANK YOU!!!!!

  3. 3

    Pam says

    June 22, 2014 at 9:55 am

    More!

  4. 4

    Mary Lou says

    June 22, 2014 at 12:32 pm

    Hey, I can do that! Now we need Napkin folding 103!!

  5. 5

    Gene says

    June 22, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    I like this , want more napkin folding.

  6. 6

    Jude says

    June 22, 2014 at 1:15 pm

    I just made the arrow with a paper napkin. Fancy on a weekday! Please continue.

  7. 7

    Suzanne K says

    June 22, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    very cool, I like that Jude has already applied it to paper.

  8. 8

    Patrice says

    June 22, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    What a great feature! Our napkins are individualized with each person’s name embroidered diagonally in the corner… Do you have a fancy way to fold that will show the names?

    (By the way…the winter sown tomatoes and flowers are growing beautifully! Thanks for all of your great ideas!)

  9. 9

    Karen Dauner says

    June 22, 2014 at 3:11 pm

    Very nice, would like to see more off these tips.

  10. 10

    LAVON EBLEN says

    June 22, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    Napkins are dinner accessories. You make them special so keep the expert photography and instructions coming. Thank you.

  11. 11

    joyce says

    June 22, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    Just got off a cruise yesterday. While there, I went to a napkin folding class. Yours is far better! More please!

  12. 12

    Karen L. says

    June 22, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    My husband would think this was some sort of airplane …. like a stealth flyer. That’s the first thing I thought of when I saw it but then he talks airplanes a lot so I guess it is ingrained in my brain now too. Either way, it does look nice on a plate.

  13. 13

    Carole Mathieu says

    June 22, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    This one is quick and easy enough for everyday! Thanks, Kevin.

  14. 14

    Ellie says

    June 23, 2014 at 10:08 am

    Love this — please do more!

  15. 15

    Barbara Zakrzewski says

    June 24, 2014 at 10:47 am

    Yes, please show more. I love fancy folded napkins.

  16. 16

    Enid Albat says

    June 24, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    Yes, more, as many as you will give us. I promise to read and try them. Do I have to beg every time?

  17. 17

    Rick says

    September 19, 2014 at 12:27 pm

    Hello Kevin,

    I must say I’m loving the website! I just wanted to make a small contribution in the napkin folding department with a small website project of my own;

    http://www.HowToFoldNapkins.org

    Let me know what you think

    Rick

  18. 18

    Veronica says

    October 27, 2014 at 4:03 am

    good one, will apply it

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