28 Creative Napkin-Folding Techniques

If you frequently host dinner parties, you should have a couple cool napkin folds in your arsenal. Impress everyone before they've taken a single bite of food.

Want to see some of awesomely creative napkin folding in action? Here are 7 festive ways to fold a napkin, from Nifty:

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1. The French Pleat Napkin

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2. The Elf Hat Napkin Fold

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Watch the tutorial for this cute Christmas napkin fold.

3. The Bowtie Napkin Fold

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So cute for a picnic or a daytime wedding. Get the full directions here.

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Here's the bowtie napkin in a more dressy fabric.

4. The Standing Fan

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Get the full directions here

5. The Turkey Napkin

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6. The Pinwheel Napkin

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Get the full directions here.

7. The Envelope Fold

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Get the full tutorial here.

8. The Heart Napkin Fold

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Watch the video tutorial.

9. The Single Pocket Fold

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Get the full tutorial here.

10. The Christmas Tree Fold

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Get the full directions here.

11. The Elf Shoe Napkin

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Download the PDF version of this tutorial here.

12. The Christmas Tree Napkin

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Get the directions here.

13. The Alternative Single Pocket Fold Method

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Get the tutorial here.

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14. The Rose Fold

15. The T-Shirt Fold

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16. Modern Bunny Ears

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Get the full tutorial here.

17. The Classic Pyramid Fold

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18. Rose Napkins

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Perfect for the holidays or a romantic wedding table setting. Get the tutorial here.

19. The Napkin Pouch

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Fill with eggs for Easter, flowers for a wedding, poinsettia leaves for the holidays, or breadsticks for any occasion. Get the directions here.

20. The Double Roll

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21. Sushi Napkins

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These instructions work for paper napkins as well.

22. The Fleur-de-Lis Napkin

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Get the full instructions here.

23. The Scarf Fold

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This is as easy as it gets. Go here for the full tutorial.

24. The Pendant Fold

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Get the full instructions here.

25. The Double Diamond

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Get the full directions at Serious Eats. They also have a couple other supremely easy napkin folds.

26. The Tulip Napkin

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Get the instructions here.

27. The Swan Napkin

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Here's the video tutorial.

28. The Tie Fold

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Save this one for Father's Day! Get the full directions here