There are many types of napkins. They differ from each other in size, color, design and use. Consider the napkins for the lips and for the hands. It is not surprising that the manners of behavior at the table have recently undergone some changes, especially the rules for using napkins. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to treat the napkin correctly. Only in a few houses does the tradition of serving all family members of the family remain his personal napkin with a name ring or lay each napkin in a specially embroidered envelope.
Hand napkins play an exclusively auxiliary role. In the household they are successfully replaced by kitchen towels – white or decorated with unpretentious pattern. To lay them in a certain way is not required at all.
How to use arms and lips
As for the lip napkins, here your imagination opens up wide scope for their design.
Today, napkins are used for their intended purpose. Before the feast starts, the napkins laid out next to the instruments are unfolded and laid on the knees.
Lip napkins are usually placed on the table. But if you intend to abundantly decorate the table with flowers that should be appreciated by your guests, or decided to surprise the invited tempted cold snacks in the style of the Mediterranean summer dinner, then the napkins can wait in the stacks on the buffet.
At the same time, your guests themselves will take napkins and will be able to fully evaluate the whole beauty of the table. Napkins offered in this way are called “buffet”. Large napkins are appropriate when serving a solemn dinner, the menu of which provides several dishes: cold snacks, hot and dessert.
How to use arms and lips
During a buffet with champagne and appetizers, guests will be more convenient to use small wipes for a cocktail. These napkins are somewhat thinner than usual, so they are not suitable for use at the table.
Originally folded napkins will decorate any table if you combine them along with candles, flowers or small surprises.
How to use arms and lips
Separately, it should be mentioned about the so -called wipes for covering the table, which have nothing to do with the above napkins, but rather are small tablecloths in size 80×80 cm. These napkins are designed for restaurants, they are laid on top of the common tablecloth for devices. Such mini scatters can be quickly replaced, so each new visitor will delight a fresh napkin under the device.
