Ruminating with friends about Arbor Day and the Green Movement, I was reminded that the Victorian Societies relied upon the precursor to the napkin -- the serviette.
The larger the better, in the case of the indispensable table setting pieces of cloth that matched the other table linens for the more formal occasions. The most formal occasions, even today, demand extra-large napkins, just as they did in the structured formalities often more familiar to Victorians.
Have a 'green' Victorian moment and learn a new napkin fold and please your guests, fictionally or otherwise. Match the napkins to a theme, and be even more Victorian.
Some sites:
http://www.napkinfolding.net/
http://www.customlinenservice.com/napkins.htm
http://www.wholesale-table-linens.com/napkin-folding.html?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=napkin+folding&utm_term=napkin+folding+techniques&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CLHR2_r34IsCFQS7YAodMW02YQ
Kristin-Marie
Thursday, April 26, 2007
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Wow! They must've had a lot of free time to be able to do that.
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