TYPES OF NAPKIN FOLDING (GOBLET FANS)

	The Goblet Fan Fold The goblet fan is one of the easiest goblet folds to accomplish. There is no ironing needed and almost any napkin will do.
	1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you.
	2. Fold the napkin in half and orient the open end towards you.
	3. Fold the napkin into quarters.
	4. Fold the napkin in half to crease it and then open it back up. Accordion fold the napkin, ensuring that the center crease lands on an accordion fold. This will keep the ends even.
	5. Finish accordion-folding the napkin and it should look similar the the picture shown here.
	6. Firmly grasp one end of the fan and fold it over about an inch, allowing the other end to open up.
	7. Place the folded end into your glass and spread out the fan. Use it to cool off your food and amaze everyone with your horrific table manner

TYPES OF NAPKIN FOLDING (STANDING FAN)

	The Standing Fan Napkin Fold Elegant and decorative, this is a classic napkin folding technique. As usual, and iron helps but is not necessary.
	1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you.
	2. Fold the napkin in half and orient the open end towards you.
	3. Fold the napkin like an accordion starting at either narrow end. Leave one end with 2-3 inches of unfolded napkin to support the standing fan.
	4. Fold the napkin in half with the accordion folds on the outside.
	5. Grasp the unfolded corners where they meet on the open end and fold them in diagonally, tucking them under the accordion folds.
	6. Open it and stand it up. A beautiful fan for a beautiful dinner.

TYPES OF NAPKIN FOLDING (BISHOP HAT)

The Bishop's Hat Napkin Fold

This is a classic dinner napkin fold, but it can be difficult to line up the corners in the cap. Some starch and an iron make it easier to be precise while folding this one. 

...and yes I know it's not sitting in the center of the plate, next time I'll stay out of the cooking wine, I promise.

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1. Lay the napkin face down in front of you.

2. Fold the dinner napkin in half so that the open end is towards you.

3. Fold the far-right corner diagonally towards you, resting the point in the center of the side closest to you.

4. Fold the near-left corner diagonally away from you, resting it so that it lays right next to the previous fold.

5. Flip the napkin over and orient it so it points to the far-left and to the near-right.

6. Fold the bottom half of the napkin up and away from you, laying it so the far edges run on top of one other.

7. Reach underneath of the napkin and pull out the flap on the right, making the near-side come to two points as seen in the picture.

8. Gently roll the left half of the left triangle over and tuck it's end underneath the right triangle.

9. Flip the napkin over, points pointing away from you.10. Fold the right-triangle to the left, tucking it's end into the other triangle

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11. Open up the hat and press the material inside down to fill it out so that it becomes circular, this may take a little fidgeting.

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There you go, now all you need is a little bishop to wear it.

TYPES OF NAPKIN FOLDING (BIRD OF PARADISE)

	The Bird Of Paradise Napkin Fold This is a classic and classy napkin folding technique that requires a stiff napkin. If you don't have any dinner napkins made of stiff linen then a light starching should fix you right up.
	1. Lay the napkin face down in front of you.
	2. Fold the napkin in half.
	3. Fold the napkin in quarters.
	4. Fold the napkin in half diagonally, creating a triangle.
	5. Orient the triangle so the open tip is facing away from you.
	6. Fold the right corner diagonally towards you - laying it down along the centerline of the triangle, making a new tip pointing towards you. An iron can make this important fold a whole lot easier.
	7. Do the same with the left corner, fold it diagonally toward you and press it down next to the previous fold. Now you have a diamond, you're rich! Yay!.
	8. Fold the two "wings" that you just made in folds 6 and 7 under so that you have your original triangle shape back. Once again an iron can make a world of difference.
	9. Fold the triangle in half by bringing the center seam towards you and allowing the ends to fall.
	10. This bird's almost ready to fly, but first you must give it some feathers. While holding the base firmly to keep your folds together, pull up the four 'flaps' created by the napkin's corners.
	Pretty cool fold, isn't it? It makes you wonder if there are people sitting around in basements performing experimental napkin folds while the rest of us are sleeping. This fold can be difficult if you don't use an iron or have a fairly stiff napkin so be prepared to put a few minutes into making each one.

TYPES OF NAPKIN FOLDING (PYRAMID NAPKIN FOLD)

Folding cloth napkins 

	The Pyramid Napkin Fold This classy napkin folding technique is simple, fast, and can be made easily with most napkins. If the napkin being used is thin and flops easily then iron it with light starch prior to folding and it will turn out perfectly!
	1. Lay the napkin face down in front of you.
	2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally.
	3. Rotate the napkin so the open end faces away from you.
	4. Fold the right end up to meet the far corner, ensuring the edge of this new fold lays on the centerline as shown.
	5. Repeat the last step with the left side, folding the left tip up to the far corner, creating a diamond shape with a seam running down the center.
	6. Turn the napkin over, keeping the open end facing away from you.
	7. Fold the napkin in half by bringing the farthest point of the diamond up and back to the nearest point.
	8. Turn the napkin over again, this time keeping the open end facing towards you.
	9. Fold the napkin along the center seam and you have a neat, sturdy pyramid. If your napkin won't stand neatly then you may need a little starch.