Napkin Origami for a Happy Thanksgiving.
Since I was a kid, I have been tasked with ironing all the napkins for the Thanksgiving family table. Due to many years of nerding out on origami, I often try to infuse paper folding techniques into the cloth napkins (often requiring a lot of starch, and thus rendering the napkins’ function useless).
Around this time last year, I found myself at the most disgustingly exquisite Hofburg Palace in Vienna, which drips of yesteryear’s luxury. In the room displaying the dining sets, there was a very complicated napkin that is a family folding secret. Only two people know to fold this “imperial napkin,” and use a single napkin to do so (sans faux rolls).
Shown are the two snaps I took, and even some other tourist went so far as to film walking by it to get a hint of how it works. Perhaps this year I’ll crack the folding code.
In the meantime, have a happy Thanksgiving!