| Napkin folding by helmut
s. from The New York Times, 14th of
December 2000 He has also posted some of his napkin poetry
("trust me / I will not / tell on you / I am / your dinner/
napkin"), inspired by an embroidered napkin from a five star hotel in
Johannesburg, where he was manager of room service.
"A beautiful napkin was discarded." he said.
"Somebody burned it with a cigarette. I took it home and wrote
something about it."
click on the picture
below for the full article by Joyce Cohen
click on the picture
above for the full article by Joyce Cohen
A favorite is the Esther, a kind of fleur-de-lis fold
named for a teacher. "it is delicate in style, and you can use one,
two or three napkins," Mr. Schonwalder said. "especially on
holidays, people shouldn't have only one napkin. We eat things with our
fingers -- we pick up a rack of lamb or some crab." At such times, he
favors three napkins -- for lip, lap and hands.
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