How to beautifully fold napkins into a glass?

Every hostess wants her festive table to be impeccably served and create an appropriate atmosphere. Napkins play a special role in serving. This irreplaceable accessory today not only serves as a means of hygiene, but also opens up great possibilities for decoration. Originally laid products can add special solemnity to a festive feast. This article shows you how to set the table with napkins in a glass.

Today, napkins are available in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and colors. When planning the setting of the festive table, it is important to take into account all the features of this element:

• The size... For tea drinking, medium-sized napkins are suitable, large-format products are desirable for use at celebrations.
• Material. Napkins are made of paper and cloth. Ideally, both materials should be present on the holiday table.
• The form... Basically, the assortment is represented by square napkins with chopped edges. However, oval, round, as well as products with openwork edges and fringes are not inferior in popularity to square ones.
• Colors. Bright colors will suit the table of a children's party, pastel shades for social events. The color must be in harmony with the tablecloth and dishes.

It is advisable to pre-practice so as not to spoil the pack of new products before the arrival of guests. In addition, napkins must be folded so that it is convenient for guests to unfold them.

If you don't have a napkin holder at hand, or it doesn't quite fit the theme of a party or celebration, then a pack of napkins can be unusually and elegantly placed in a beautiful glass or cup. This option is easy to perform, but not inferior in elegance to other serving methods.

Take two packs of different colored paper products. Form the first row: fold 4 napkins in a corner in a glass, alternating colors. For ease of insertion, wrap them around your fingers. Gently fold the upward-facing corners behind the outer edge of the glass. Fold the second, third, fourth rows in the same way as the first, alternating colors in a circle, but the corners are no longer bent.

If you wish, you can create a beautiful flower bed with roses on the table. To do this, take a shallow, wide cup and a stack of paper towels. Spread them out into rectangles, roll them into small rolls and fold them moderately tightly into the cup, vertically. As a result, the composition should look like a flower bed or a vase of roses.

Take a low, stable glass. Unfold each paper napkin once into a rectangle and fold along its length into a narrow strip. Then stack the strips on top of each other. Bend the resulting stack in half and put it in a glass so that they hang beautifully on the sides of the dish.

Fold each napkin diagonally in half and roll it into a tube perpendicular to the base of the triangle. Fold the straws tightly into a glass and straighten the protruding ends a little so that they look like a candle flame.

This method is perfect for a children's party, especially if you use colorful, bright napkins:

• Bend one corner of the unfolded square to the center.
• Roll the paper product as thinly as possible from the fold to the opposite corner. To prevent the tube from unfolding, secure the corner with a drop of water.
• Place the straws in a glass.

Napkins are folded into a glass both for general use and for each guest individually. Usually linen or cotton napkins are used as individual decorations, but sometimes they are replaced with paper ones. The main thing is that the products are dense and multi-layered. To keep them in shape, fabric options are carefully starch.

Individual napkins look great both in wine glasses and in simple glasses. Several popular ways of serving this are described below.

Take two napkins. Lay them perpendicular to each other and lift them up, holding them by the center. Shake so that the edges hang down evenly and nicely. Twist the center a little and carefully, without crushing, put the “bouquet” into the glass.

Fold the napkin in half. Fold the resulting rectangle with an accordion in increments of 2 cm. Bend the accordion in half and put it in the dish. Fan the protruding end.

Fold the napkin two times. Fold the two opposite corners towards the middle, then fold the bottom corner just above the joint of the side corners. Roll up the shape and insert it into a glass or glass.

Fold the square in half. Fold the corners towards the middle. Turn the triangle over to the other side and bend the sides towards the middle as well. Then fold the resulting shape so that its top and bottom corners meet. Roll the shape around and place it in the glass.

Fold the napkin in half diagonally. Roll the resulting triangle tightly from base to corner. Then the roller must be bent in half and put into a tall glass.

To complete this decoration, you will need two red and green napkins. First you need to make the leaves. To do this, fold the green napkin diagonally twice. Then you can start making the flower. Fold the red product in half diagonally as well. The resulting triangle, connecting its top and base, fold in half.You will get a flattened trapezoid.

To complete such a figure, take two napkins of different colors and a tall glass:

• Unfold one napkin completely.
• Fold the second diagonally in half and lay it on top of the first. The base of the triangle should be just below the diagonal line of the napkin at the bottom.
• Fold the corner of the bottom napkin over the top.
• Fold a strip 3 cm wide from the bottom twice.
• Flip the resulting triangle to the other side and roll into a tube.
• Insert the structure into the glass.

Fold the napkin diagonally. Roll the resulting triangle, starting at the top, into a bag and turn it out about two-thirds. You will get a shape that resembles a calla flower. Place it in a glass.

Laying steps:

• Fold the napkin two times and place it on the table. The exposed edges should be facing up.
• Fold the lower part to the horizontal diagonal of the rhombus.
• Fold the resulting shape "accordion" from left to right or vice versa.
• Insert the accordion into a glass or glass.
• Carefully shape the top corners, giving them a petal look.

You can watch a master class on folding paper napkins in the next video.