Preparando el menú de Nochevieja, pensé en doblar las servilletas de forma distinta. A todos nos gusta ver una mesa elegantemente dispuesta, incluso tratándose de una cena familiar como es mi caso. Detalles, como unos sencillos reposacubiertos, los platitos del pan, la vajilla-cristalería reservada para ocasiones y, por supuesto, el mantel con sus servilletas, nos permiten variar el ambiente del comedor en función de la celebración.
Buscando en internet, encontré una página con más formas de plegado de servilletas de las que me esperaba:
El abanicoElegante y sencilla. Ayuda la plancha pero no es necesaria Extiende la servilleta cara abajo delante de ti. Dobla por la mitad orientando la abertura hacia ti
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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.
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The Crown Napkin FoldDo you want your dinner guests to feel like royalty but have no red carpet? Treat them like kings and give them all crowns! Then you can use this napkin to wipe the cheese out of that introduction. This napkin folding design just doesn’t work well without a little starch in the cloth, if it’s sagging it’s ugly so take your time and get it right. |
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1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you. | |
2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally. | |
3. Orient the napkin so the open ends are pointing away from you. | |
4. Fold the right-corner up so that the point rests directly on top of the middle-corner. The edge of this new flap should lay on the center line of the napkin. | |
5. Repeat step four on the other side, bringing the left-most corner up to meet the middle-corner, creating a diamond shape. | |
6. Fold the bottom of the napkin up about 2/4’s of the way and press this fold down well. | |
7. Fold the smaller triangle down so the point rests on the near edge of the napkin. Press. | |
8. curl the left and right sides of the napkin up so they meet in the middle and tuck one into the other. | |
9. Stand it up and tug at it where needed to even it up and round it out. If your napkins are too limp then think of starch as napkin viagra and make them good and stiff. |
The Lily Goblet FoldHere is an elegant goblet fold similar to the bird of paradise. A slightly starched or stiff napkin works best for this one and an iron can make the work much easier to do. |
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1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you. | |
2. Fold the napkin in half and orient the open end toward you. | |
3. Fold the napkin into quarters. | |
4. Accordion-fold the entire napkin from corner to corner, keeping the open ends at the top. | |
5. Fold the napkin in half as shown. | |
6. Tuck the napkin into the glass of your choice. | |
7. Using your fingers, gently pull apart the loose corners sticking up so they are evenly distributed. If you’re flaps don’t want to stay where you put them, then ironing a little starch into the napkin will help. |