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Fabric folding is like origami but with fabric

Origami
Animals
Birds
Boxes
Butteries

instead of paper. The major difference between

fabric and paper is that fabric is softer and wont
hold creases well. Thus, unless you use fabric
stiffener, objects folded from fabric will have
rounded corners and look softer than traditional
origami.

Christmas Origami
Dinosaurs
Dollar Bill Origami

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Napkin Folding
The most popular kind of fabric folding is napkin
folding. These are commonly seen in restaurants
where the napkins are folded in a decorative
fashion. It is somewhat rare to have folded napkins
for everyday-home use. But, if you were to have a
party, folded napkins give your dinner table an
extra touch of elegance. Unlike origami, folded
napkins are meant to be unfolded and used.

Instructions for Napkin Folding

Instructions are often made available
for free by establishments who also
provide professional catering, party, or
linen services.
NapkinFoldingGuide.com has 27
different napkin folds.
Napkin Folding Secrets has many
designs
Wedding Details.com has 11 different napkin
folds.
Robbies Kitchen has 14 napkin folds

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make a paper napkin rose by napkinrose.com

watch epicurious.com videos on how to fold
napkins

Books about Napkin Folding

The Simple Art of Napkin Folding
by Linda Hetzer
The Art of Napkin Folding by Gay
Merrill Gross
Decorative Napkin Folding for
Beginners by Lillian Oppenheimer and
Natalie Epstein
More Decorative Napkin Folding by Lillian
Oppenheimer and Natalie Epstein
Simply Elegant Napkin Folding by Chris
Jordan
see these books in: USA , Canada, UK, France
, Germany

Looking for something a little less

elaborate? Try these paper napkins

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which have origami instructions

printed on them. The pack of 40 can
be folded into 4 different designs
(apping bird, shirt, shoe, and bird of
paradise). Buy origami napkins from
amazon.com. Or, try these beautiful
napkin roses. Preprinted so that you can make
paper napkin roses: green stem with white, pink,
red, yellow or purple ower. Buy napkin roses
from amazon.com.

Towel Folding
Another kind of fabric folding is
towel folding, sometimes called
animal towels. It is not clear
when or who started this trend,
but it was popularized by Carnival Cruise Lines
and continues to be a decorative element found
in the cabins of some cruise ships. [Photo by Az
Jade]. In the early evening, while passengers are
at dinner, the room steward will place folded
towels in the cabins. When the passengers return
to their room, they nd a delightful towel-animal

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upon their bed or nightstand. Stewards often

know a handful of towel-folding designs so that
the passengers may see a different towel-animal
each night. It is small decorative element that
cruise-goers truly adore.
Instructions for Towel Folding:
seven different designs from Royal Caribbean
International
towel wedding cake from thinkwedding.com
video showing how to fold a towel elephant
read about Toilet Paper folding
Books about Towel Folding
The Lost Art of Towel Origami by
Alison Jenkins and Ivy Press
How to Make a Towel Monkey and other
Cruise Ship Favorites by Carol Mulanax
see towel folding books in: USA, UK,
Germany, France

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Fabric Origami Quilts

Recently, quiltmakers have started to
fold fabric, origami style, to use in
their quilts. This trend brings a new
dimensionality to the age old craft of
quilting. The folded fabric can be added onto a
quilt like an applique, or the folded fabric itself is a
block within the quilt. [Photo from Fantastic Fabric
Folding by Rebecca Wat.]
Because fabric is soft, pliable, and
thick, it can only be folded into simple
forms. These simple fabric origami
folds give the quilts a classic, timeless
look. Most folded fabric quilting books
have instructions for traditional
origami patterns that can be found on
the internet. However, the beauty of the fabric
origami pieces can only be seen in the context of
the entire quilt. [Photo: Origami Quilts by Mabbs
and Lowes.] A particularly noteworthy artists is
Kumiko Sudo. She is an internationally acclaimed
quilt and ber artist. Her books show an array of
unique fabric folds and her projects are one-ofa-kind artistic expressions.

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see fabric quilting books in: USA, Canada, UK

, Germany, France
see books by Kumiko Sudo in: USA. Canada,
UK, Germany, France

Fabric Origami
In contrast to the fabric folds used in
quilting, Glenda from
fabricorigami.com has discovered the
secret to prepare fabric such that it
can be folded like a piece of paper.
Her fabric origami models are more
complex than the models used in quilting, and
because they are made of fabric, they are more
durable than traditional origami models made
with paper. To prepare the fabric, smear a fabric
stiffener onto a piece of fabric, allow it to dry, and
then cut the fabric to size. This stiffened fabric can
then be folded as if it was a piece of paper! It
makes great boxes, lapel pins, wallets, ornaments,
and decorations. [Photo by G Scott]

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See Fun With Folded Fabric Boxes

by Mills & Tubis ----->

Orinuno
On a rare occasion you may
see fabric origami embedded
in clothing. These are not
lapel pins or waist-belts,
rather they are origami
models that are sewn onto
the fabric or integrated into
the textile itself. This type of
wearable origami clothing has
been dubbed orinuno (in
Japanese: "ori" = "fold" and
"nuno" = "fabric"). Currently,
orinuno is not available for
sale. They have been shown in the SouthEast
Origami Festival (Charlotte, NC), the opening of
Masters of Origami (Salzburg), in Tokyo, and in

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other locations. So, the next time you see a blouse

studded with roses, look again, they might be
Kawasaki roses! See more origami clothing here
(contemporary paper and fabric origami fashion).
[Photo: an example of orinuno by S Wellenberg,
copyright protected]. Reiko Sudo from the Nuno
Cooperation in Japan has done some fascinating
work with fabric. Included are a few origami
folded clothing. Click here and here to see
origami-tessellation pleated scarves. More origami
inspired fashion and pillows can be seen in Nitin
Goyal London gallery.

Fabric Folded Toys

Last but not least, are the toys that are made from
fabric folding. How many times have parents
entertained their children by quickly knotting up a
napkin or a towel into a hand puppet? For
toddlers, making a bunny rabbit from a dirty wash
cloth is like magic. Well, come to think of it, it is
like magic. We have found only a few of these
tricks on the internet, if you know of more, please

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