Origami from napkins: beautiful ideas and techniques

Beautiful table setting is a whole art. In addition to knowing the correct location for each device, it is also important to be able to create beauty out of nothing. For example, turn a simple napkin into an exquisite flower that blooms right next to the plate. For many housewives, this seems to be a difficult and even daunting task. But in fact, all this is much easier than it seems, and everyone can master the Japanese art of making flowers and animals out of paper.

Napkins are used both in everyday life and on the festive table. They are able to turn any meal into a sumptuous meal, even if there are no special dishes on the table.

When creating beautiful figures from napkins, not only correctly selected schemes, but also the quality of the material play a very important role. Napkins are different: thick, thin, single-layer, consisting of several layers. Sometimes they are completely replaced with more expensive and high quality linen towels.

As for the size, it is better to choose wide napkins. It is worth focusing on the complexity of the figure that will be created as a result. If these are some kind of light creations like a primitive rose or a fan, then you should choose a napkin in the size of 35 by 35 centimeters.

Patterns can also be different.The napkins from which the figures are made on the table are both solid and colored. The more complex the composition, and the more small details it contains, the simpler the material from which it is made should be. Here it is better to give preference to completely plain paper. And for light, neat products, you can take bright patterned napkins in which the print will serve as a decoration for the finished figure.

When working with thin paper napkins, it is important not only to choose the ideal material, but also to learn how to work with it as accurately as possible.

Delicate crafts in the shape of animals will decorate any table. And if you do them together with your child, then you can get not only a beautiful decorative thing, but also a pleasant evening in the family circle.

The Japanese art of origami teaches how to create complex compositions from paper. You can fold the cloth into a figurine of a dog or a crane, or you can make a frog that can even jump. But such crafts are far from the easiest, so you need to start with something easier.

For example, with making do-it-yourself origami from napkins in the form of a swan. Such table decoration looks very graceful, but it is not done as difficult as it seems at first glance.

The first step is to fold the napkin carefully diagonally and run your hand along the fold line, smoothing it out. The edges of the napkin must be lifted and pulled to this fold in the same way as they do when folding the airplane. Then turn the craft over and repeat the same, only on the other side.

The resulting workpiece is folded across. The corners should touch. Now you need to bend up the narrow part, making it the head of a swan. The neck will turn out if you fold the shape along. The last stage is the formation of wings, which need to be extended and gently spread.

Flower arrangements look no less beautiful. You can create amazing plants and flowers from paper.

Moreover, it takes several times less time to create such a miracle than to form an exquisite swan:

• the Rose... One of the simplest flowers is a pink bud. It is made from a napkin folded in half. It is then folded into a neat triangle, which is then folded into a neat roll. This must be repeated several times exactly until the pink bud becomes very small. Then you need to get out the small leaves, while trying to act so as not to damage the rose bud.

• Lotus. This composition consists of several napkins. Eight squares are needed for the base, twenty-four for the edges. All workpieces are fastened with a stapler that does not spoil thin paper. Neat pockets are made of eight napkins, into which white figures are inserted. This modular combination should be carried out until the napkins run out.

• A pineapple... A pineapple figure is made according to a similar principle. But you need to fasten the napkins, moving not to the side, but up. And, as a rule, other colors are chosen. For example, green and yellow or coffee.

The most obvious option for decorating a New Year's table is a napkin tree. To create such a craft, you only need green napkins and a step-by-step explanation.

There are several ways to make a Christmas tree out of paper. For beginners, the simplest of them is suitable.

To create a simple Christmas tree, the first step is to fold the square in half twice. The edges must be carefully folded so that there is a little free space between the layers. After that, the napkin must be turned over, and its edges must be bent to the center in order to get a neat triangle again. It turns out a neat Christmas tree, which in itself will serve as an excellent table decoration.

Creating shapes from napkins is a fun activity for both adults and children. If you fold all the blanks beautifully in a napkin holder or make complex figures and lay them out next to the plates, you can make any meal more solemn.

Simple tips will help beginners and craftswomen.

• First, you should always pay attention to quality. If you choose bad paper or cheap towels, then the material will tear even during the folding process.
• Secondly, you should not tackle complex schemes from the very beginning. You need to start with what is simpler, so as not to kill your enthusiasm before starting work. Having understood how simple figures are made, over time it will be possible to reach complex crafts.
• Thirdly, it should always be borne in mind that the figure, both in color and in shape, should fit into the theme of the holiday and be combined with cutlery and the color of the tablecloth.

Knowing how to create beautiful paper figures, you can decorate the table for any celebration. So, for example, the New Year's table will be decorated with snow-white napkins decorated with snowflakes or original Christmas trees with sparkles on paper branches.

At a children's party, patterned figures, bright like patchwork, will be appropriate. The print on such napkins plays no less important role than the figure itself - it is worth choosing material with the image of fairy-tale characters, bright animals, and so on.

And the table prepared for a romantic dinner or Valentine's Day will be decorated with paper hearts in different shades of pink and red.

For information on how to beautifully fold napkins for table setting, see the next video.