The Simple Art of Napkin Folding: 94 Fancy Folds for Every Tabletop Occasion [Paperback]

Linda Hetzer (Author)

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Product Description

Use The Simple Art of Napkin Folding to duplicate those beautiful napkin folds you've admired at elegant restaurants and memorable events. It's easy with Linda Hetzer's detailed step-by-step directions and illustrations.  Using cloth or paper napkins, create standing triangular-shaped folds (the "Tavern") for dinner parties.  A few accordion pleats transforms a piece of cloth into the "Poinsettia." Need festive ideas for a children's birthday party?  Make "Sailboats" or "Paper Airplanes." Graduate to more intricate designs that combine napkins with silverware, flowers, and wineglasses.

Special features include

• A stain removal guide for heirloom linens and synthetic fabrics
• Easy-to-follow instructions for making napkin rings
• Graphs for embroidering initials on napkins
• Instructions for stenciling your own napkins

Filled with inspired ideas, The Simple Art of Napkin Folding turns any square of fabric into a work of art.

About the Author

Linda Hetzer is the author of Successful Entertaining, Fancy Folds, and the Illustrated Crafts series and a contributor to the Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks (May 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060934891
• ISBN-13: 978-0060934897
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #142,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book!, July 5, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Simple Art of Napkin Folding (Hardcover)

When you buy a napkin folding book, you expect for it to just have folds. This one is the best because it goes beyond that. It has many folds, from simple to very intricate, and they are catogorized, which makes it very easy to find what you want. The pictures make it easy to understand how to fold the napkin. In additon to napkin folds, it also shows you how to use napkins to make a wine bottle coaster, a place mat, and many more things. In the back there are instructions showing how to make your own napkins, napkin rings, and also how to embroider initials on napkins. There is also an Index of Folds, which lists all the different folds in alphabetical order. It tells which page they are on, if they are flat or standing, what type of napkin you should make them out of, how big the napkin should be, and how hard the fold is. In the front there is a stain removal chart. The Simple Art of Napkin Folding is great for anyone.

59 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Simple Art of Napkin Folding: 94 Fancy Folds for Every T, December 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Simple Art of Napkin Folding (Hardcover)

This book was very clear and precise. It is great for the novice or beginner, even a child can learn how to fold napikins with the great colorful picture diagrams.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars easy to follow, November 3, 2006

By	T. Burgess (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: The Simple Art of Napkin Folding: 94 Fancy Folds for Every Tabletop Occasion (Paperback)

I bought this book after considering several others on line, and now I won't need to buy another. I wanted something that was easy to understand and follow to make the dinner table a little something special for my wife after she comes home from work. Having dinner ready was just not enough for me, and thought about the napkin presentation. This book has more than you will ever need, and each one is clearly drawn out and easy to understand. Money well worth spent.