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    The Art of Napkin Folding: Includes 20 step-by-step napkin folds plus finishing touches for the perfect table setting
    The Art of Napkin Folding: Includes 20 step-by-step napkin folds plus finishing touches for the perfect table setting
    The Art of Napkin Folding: Includes 20 step-by-step napkin folds plus finishing touches for the perfect table setting
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    The Art of Napkin Folding: Includes 20 step-by-step napkin folds plus finishing touches for the perfect table setting

    By Ryland Peters & Small

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    Add a stylish and thoughtful finishing touch to your table with The Art of Napkin Folding. How much better food tastes when it is thoughtfully presented at a beautiful and stylish table, and what better way to embellish your dining experience than with a chic folded napkin. There are step-by-step instructions for 20 napkin folds in a range of stylish shapes. Inspiring ideas for decorating, embroidering and monogramming are also included, as well as for making napkin rings using fresh flowers, fruit and ribbons. There are also suggestions for using napkins in more novel ways - to wrap a gift, for example, or to make a cutlery bag. Ten themed occasions are featured, including all-time favourites such as Classic Elegance or Romantic Dinner, festive meals such as Christmas Cheer and Wedding Breakfast, as well as everyday occasions such as Mother's Day Lunch or Baby Shower. For each event there is a wealth of delightful suggestions for creatively styled napkins and other finishing touches. Whether it's a relaxed family lunch or a formal wedding table, The Art of Napkin Folding is full of inspiring suggestions for beautifully styled napkins.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRyland Peters & Small
    Release dateFeb 21, 2014
    ISBN9781849754019
    The Art of Napkin Folding: Includes 20 step-by-step napkin folds plus finishing touches for the perfect table setting

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      The Art of Napkin Folding - Ryland Peters & Small

      The art of

      napkin folding

      includes 20 step-by-step napkin folds plus finishing touches for the perfect table setting

      First published in 2012 by

      Ryland Peters & Small

      20–21 Jockey’s Fields

      London WC1R 4BW

      and

      519 Broadway, Fifth Floor

      New York, NY 10012

      www.rylandpeters.com

      Text copyright © Liz Belton, Margaret

      Caselton, Rebecca Tanqueray and Ryland

      Peters & Small 2012

      Design and photographs © Ryland Peters & Small 2012

      10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.

      A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library.

      US Library of Congress cataloging-in-publication data has been applied for.

      eISBN 978-1-84975-401-9

      ISBN 978-1-84975-271-8

      Printed and bound in China.

      Senior designer Toni Kay

      Editor Ellen Parnavelas

      Head of production Patricia Harrington

      Art director Leslie Harrington

      Editorial director Julia Charles

      contents

      INTRODUCTION: napkins in history

      sizes and types of napkin

      ties and ribbons

      natural decoration

      colours and patterns

      embroidery and embellishment

      SETTING THE SCENE

      country flowers: rose, envelope

      natural elements: place card holder

      contemporary chic: perfect points, diamond

      asian fusion: bow

      classic elegance: water lily, petal

      vintage charm: ruffles, bouquet

      white on white: fan, wheatstalk

      all that glitters: festive gift

      wedding day: fleur de lys, guard of honour

      romantic opulence: boat

      tropical oasis: bird of paradise, french lily

      the great outdoors: pocket

      coastal table style: tuxedo

      THE SETTINGS

      index

      picture credits

      introduction

      The napkin is as practical and useful an object as anything else on the table, but it can also be the most decorative element. No table setting is complete without this vital ingredient. Tableware need not match to look effective – table linens can be dainty or dramatic, or you can use a traditional large damask napkin for special occasions. This book aims to encourage and inspire anyone wanting to create an inviting table setting.

      napkins in history

      The history of the napkin is a long and interesting one. Indeed, one anonymous French researcher has taken the subject so seriously that he or she refers to the 1960s and ’70s as the era of ‘emancipation’ – of the napkin and table setting, rather than conventional morality!

      There is without doubt an emancipation in the rigours of table etiquette from the early 20th century, when only ‘double damask’ would do and Emily Post, author of Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage, pronounced that ‘napkins should never…be put on the side, because it looks as though you are showing off the beauty of your place plate’ or ‘very fancy foldings are not in good taste’, and every household dutifully obeyed. Meal times could not have been much fun when everyone was looking out to check that every affectation of manners was being observed.

      Today there are no such rules, apart from those of consideration and courtesy. At dinner parties, the trend is towards creating a pleasant ambience with the table settings and lighting. The emphasis is on making guests feel welcome by creating a convivial atmosphere. This can be helped with a well-planned table setting. Place cards, fun napkin folds, fresh flowers or herbs tucked into napkins, and pretty or personalized napkin rings will all create talking points, make guests feel that you have taken care, help the party get started and, above all, make them feel as if a fine feast is about to take place. Contemporary etiquette, according to Drusilla Beyfus in her book Modern Manners, suggests that napkins can either be laid in the centre of a place setting or placed on the side plate. The only golden rule, she says, is that ‘whatever its design, a napkin should always look and feel freshly laundered’.

      It is believed that the ancient Romans introduced napkins. Two were used: one large napkin was tied around the neck, and slaves would pour perfumed water over the guests’ hands and dry them with a second napkin. It was during the Middle Ages that table linen became fashionable, and by the 16th century most of the wealthier households would lay the table for meals. People at that time ate with their fingers and a knife, and either

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