Folding thanksgiving paper napkins

Melissa is a news writer for The Spruce. She covers a wide range of topics including trends, folding thanksgiving paper napkins ideas, and design tips. Learning how to fold napkins can be the difference between an average tablescape and a stunning one. See our tutorial for making these creative folds.

3 Fancy Napkin Folds That Are Easy to Learn! While some of these napkin folds look really tricky, the truth is, it’s not that hard. From personal experience, our team found it’s actually helpful to make some mistakes—these mistakes can help you memorize and master the correct folds. This pretty flower fold is perfect for baby showers, bridal showers, and spring brunches. We love the idea of using a variety of differently colored napkins to personalize the table setting for each attendee. Take your napkin and fold one corner diagonally to another to form a triangle. The corner of the triangle where both corners meet should be at the top.

The bottom of the triangle should be closest to you. Begin rolling the bottom of the napkin towards the top. Keep your rolling fairly tight and flatten out the napkin with your fingers after every roll. Stop about two inches from the top. Take the right side of your napkin roll and rotate it counterclockwise so it is now at the top and the point of the triangle is pointing towards the left. Then, starting from the bottom, begin rolling it up—it will look a bit like a wheel.

Once you’ve rolled to the top, flip the napkin roll on its side so the spiral is facing you. Tuck the last little bit of the napkin into the bottom of the napkin roll. Place the napkin spiral side down. There should be two sections of the napkin sprouting out from the center of your roll.

Pull those up and out until they look like petals or leaves. Flip your napkin over so the spiral is at the top and the “petals” are at the bottom. Place a napkin rose at each place setting. Any winter holiday celebration could use these adorable folded napkins.