Serviette folding for dinner party divas
Anyone can whip up an origami crane, right? But what practical good is a paper crane?
However, a paper serviette folded in the shape of the Sydney Opera House . . . now, there’s a useful application of the ancient paper-folding art.
With the help of the NapkinFoldingGuide.com site, you can impress your dinner guests with your folding dexterity and protect their designer threads at the same time. Martha Stewart, eat your heart out!
You’ll be the ‘hostess with the mostest’ (or ‘host’, but that doesn’t have quite the same ring to it) if you whip up some of these serviette creations at your next dinner party — you’ll recognise many of them from your local Chinese restaurant. For my money, the piece de resistance is the ‘shirt’ serviette, with the tie coming in a close second.
Each napkin creation has its own step-by-step illustrated folding guide.
Check out NapkinFoldingGuide.com before your next festive get-together.
Gail Lipscombe has worked for some of Australia's hottest tech magazines for over 10 years. In her blog, she focuses on demystifying technology, gadgets and the web for average consumers.