What are napkin rings and how to make them?

There are no trifles in home improvement. Every small detail, nuance can play a major role in the perception of space, and even play a significant role. Separate scenarios are played out by table setting, thanks to which even the simplest dishes can look more sophisticated. And here, too, it does not do without decisive trifles. Such as napkin rings.

There is such a scientific direction - "neurogastronomy". Of course, many housewives know its basics on an intuitive level. How the serving of food affects its taste can be studied for a long time. Therefore, serving becomes a topic that can be compared with Everest: it is not a fact that this peak can be reached, but on the way to it you will learn so many new and interesting things.

The task of the rings is as simple as possible - to make the napkins lay beautifully, and all together contribute to serving harmony. They are also used to indicate accents. For example, if it's a New Year's table, the clamps might look like spruce twigs. If it's an autumn dinner party, there might be cute little pumpkins on the clamps.

Globally, these devices can be divided into two groups: special (that is, created exactly for the purpose of fixing napkins) and homemade, improvised. And the second group is becoming more and more popular. You don't need to be a needlewoman to build a pretty modest holder from burlap and a couple of thuja twigs.Or it is easy to adapt the remnants of ribbons and braids to create textile rings for napkins.

Fantasy helps a lot, and the more experiments, the faster the collection of serving decor replenishes. In addition, it is often easier to do something with your own hands than to find something on sale that you absolutely like.

The division is also appropriate here, because at least the material and design will seriously distinguish some serving products from others.

On sale you can find interesting sets, universal in purpose, capable of decorating any table.

What materials are most in demand.

• Wood. Eco-friendly, warm, inexpensive. Wooden rings will suit both a festive table and a modest pastoral dinner.

• Metal. "Silver" and "gold" decorations create a roll call with dishes or tablecloths, with a vase or other elements that may be present on the table. Two types of metal in one decor are usually avoided.

• Porcelain. Porcelain rings are less common, but look very good with an exquisite china set. And this is a good purchase for beautiful breakfasts and tea parties. Ceramic rings are similar in feel to porcelain, but they are more affordable.

• Tissue. They can be made from anything - lace, braid, samples of any suitable fabric. Sometimes even the table napkins themselves are transformed into rings.

• Jute and twine. Great for forming napkin holders. It is both cheap and easy to perform, and serves as a good accompaniment to modern interiors (scandi, eco-boho, minimalism, provence, country).

• Beads / beads. Such rings will look more elegant, they can be considered more accent. They shimmer in the sun, can look elegant against the background of wine glasses with shiny elements, dishes.

A separate category should include "live" rings. Crafted from fresh or dried branches, flowers, plants, tree bark, cones and acorns, leaves, and so on.

Here the sample will also be quite interesting. There are simple, discreet rings suitable for everyday serving. They are simple in shape, do not have gloss, any accent details.

Another category is rings with expressive details. For example, with a pattern of beads on the fabric, just in the center. Or with a bright painting in ethnic style, which is important for wooden rings. Such rings are considered festive, used for dinner parties and dinners in honor of some celebration.

There are also neutral rings, the design of which does not have a clear focus: they will suit both a big celebration and just a family dinner, for the sake of which one would like to "get confused" with serving. The hallmark of such holders is monotony (maximum two colors), medium size, and the absence of very active prints.

The most interesting can be the creative process, sometimes rings are obtained in 5 minutes, from randomly captured, improvised materials. And sometimes you have to tinker with making rings for more than one evening.

This is perhaps the most long-awaited occasion to do handicrafts, which will become part of the New Year's holiday.

And the choice of options is rather big.

• Ring with imitation of branches, cones, berries. It can be based on a wide satin ribbon. If it does not seem dense enough, you can take leather or its substitute, or a piece of thick woolen fabric. Natural cones-twigs are also fine, but they are only enough for one-time use. But imitations (often such things are sold in a store of fixed prices) will serve more than once.

• Twine and cones. The decor is very simple, uncomplicated, but it immediately emphasizes the relaxed, cozy atmosphere at the table. All you need is to tie the twine with a bow, and fix small bumps at its ends with a glue gun. They must first be washed and dried. By the way, such a craft will not be disposable either.

• Wire. Plain copper wire (colors, shades may vary) will be a self-sufficient material for creating a classic ring. You just need to be patient and twist it so that it has some kind of logic, drawing.

• Artificial twigs + aged paper rolled into a tube. There is no difficulty in this decor, the same twine will fix the two elements. Nevertheless, a simple decoration creates a feeling of New Year's magic, looks elegant and does not distract attention from the food on the table. In the second case, a translucent golden ribbon, a twig of thuja and a small wooden New Year's clothespin are used. You can also attach a name card here, thus indicating the guests' seats at the table.

• Bugle. Of course, such a ring still needs to be able to weave. But those who are not the first to mess with beads may like the idea. There is an association with snow that glitters in the sun, pleasant frosty freshness.

In the examples, fundamentally different works are specially given. If you are planning a dinner for which everyone is dressing up, use the rules of evening bows, if candles are lit, and this celebration will smoothly become nighttime, shiny and shining rings are appropriate. If a strict style is not intended for a feast, it will be a relaxed lunch or dinner with casual communication and simple but tasty food, and the twine with bumps will be more than convincing.

Along the way, another serving decor is being thought out. For example, you can tie the neck of a vase with the same twine, lower a couple of cones at both ends. And put spruce branches with balls or sweets in a vase, perhaps with a chain made of craft paper. Then the serving ensemble is sustained, all the elements of the table echo, and it looks very harmonious.

The wedding mood can also vary - from very elegant, expensive celebrations to friendly and family dinners in the most democratic atmosphere. And napkin rings will be adequate to the chosen approach.

Nice options.

• Option with birch bark. It is not necessary to take natural bark, it is simply a pity. But such a graceful imitation is worthy of use. It is tied with a thick rope, under which there will be a small green fragment (twig, nut). For such linen napkins, as in the photo, this option is very successful. The base can be a wooden ring, on top of which a "bark" is attached. Or thick cardboard that is difficult to deform.

• Beads. Such "pearls" with silver inclusions between the units are a very elegant, but not at all difficult to repeat way of creating rings. The main thing is that they will still come in handy. The beads will be strung on a very strong wire.

• Textured paper and vytynanka. A ring itself is formed from textured paper, into which the napkin will enter. And from thin light paper you need to cut out a butterfly, which will become the decoration of the ring.

• Atlas, threads, paper. If you look closely, everything in this decor is as simple as possible, but together it looks elegant. The color blue is chosen because all table setting is subordinate to it. The thick tape will be the ring with the napkin inside. A thinner satin bow is attached to its center. In the center of this bow there are threads gathered into a free knot, for a pair of which two paper hearts are held.

• Paper ring. Everything is as simple as possible, but it looks very noble. You need good paper (possibly design), in the center of the ring made of it there is a plate with the name of the guest. The name is either handwritten using calligraphic techniques, or pre-printed (which is more difficult).You can use stamps.

And this is just some of the possible serving scenarios that you can organize yourself. True, if the wedding is numerous, it is not easy.

A few more interesting ideas that fit different serving occasions, various occasions, and the scale of celebrations.

Napkin Serving Rings - DIY Tips.

• Rings-earrings from the category of cheap jewelry, beads, superglue. Simple manipulations allow you to quickly make such elegant, neat holders.

• Cones, yarn, wire. You can form the ring itself from the wire, wrap it with rope, glue the cone with hot glue. It is not necessary to use rings only in winter - it is also suitable for an autumn table decor.

• Burlap, braid, rope. Also, everything is as simple as possible: an even strip of dense burlap along the edges is pasted over with snow-white braid. A rope bow is fixed in the center. The ring just needs to be sewn, closing the strip. It is also convenient to use for a wide variety of feasts.

• Felt. You need a dense felt, in this case, an active green color is used. It is good if you plan to put a bouquet or spruce branches in a vase in the center of the table. You need to cut out such a strip, at the end of which there will be a half-heart, then it will form a heart with the same other end of the strip.

• Marine theme. A base is formed from a thick, very dense rope with the help of glue, it will be decorated with a shell. Wonderful table decoration if fish or other seafood is served.

• Acorn bracelet. Natural material and a glue gun are used. The work is painstaking, but the result will delight for a long time. For fall receptions, a charming option.

• Rope and wine stopper. This decor will make guests smile. The rope should be threaded through holes that are made in the cork with an awl or something similar.

But there is also cross stitch and satin stitch, macrame, quilling, knitting, weaving from branches and much more, which can become the basis for creating serving rings.