Photo gallery: Elegant napkin folds for special occasion dinners

By the Editors of Canadian Living Magazine
Photography by Daniel Harrison

Set a gracious table with cleverly folded cloth napkins. For best results, start with crisply starched white damask or plain-weave linen or cotton, 20 to 30 inches (52.5 to 76 cm) square and lightly press finished folds, if desired.

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1. Lay napkin flat, right side down, then fold top and bottom edges over centre, along broken lines.

2. Fold each side edge to bold line at centre, along broken line.

3. Fold top edge of each corner to bold line at centre, along broken line.

4. Folded napkin looks like this.

5. Turn over.

6. Pick up folded napkin and tuck corner A between folds at bottom edge at corner B. Flip over onto plate so point sits at centre front.



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