Christmas Stocking Napkin Fold

This fun Christmas stocking napkin fold is a playful, festive way to dress up your holiday table.

Quick to fold and simple to customize, it's perfect for Christmas dinners, buffets, or even kids' tables!

Looking for a charming and easy way to bring holiday cheer to your dining table?

This Christmas stocking napkin fold is a creative, low-effort way to add a festive touch to each place setting.

With just one napkin and a few simple folds, you'll have a stocking-shaped napkin that guests can admire-and even use to hold cutlery, small chocolates, or name tags.

This fold is ideal for Christmas dinners, holiday brunches, or a casual family get-together. It's a thoughtful detail that works just as well for formal table settings as it does for fun, laid-back celebrations.

You can make it with cloth or paper napkins in classic holiday colors like red, green, or plaid-or go for metallics, snowy whites, or rustic neutrals depending on your theme.

From kids to grandparents, this holiday napkin fold is sure to get smiles all around. Ready to make your table feel extra special?

Why You'll Love This Pattern

• Festive and fun: Adds a Christmas touch to your table with little effort.
• Beginner-friendly: Simple folds, great for all skill levels.
• Functional: Can hold cutlery, candy canes, or even name cards.
• Customizable: Use any color napkin to match your décor.
• No special materials: Just one napkin-no glue or extras needed!
• Kid-friendly activity: Let little ones help fold or decorate.
• Can be made in advance! (And they are quick enough to make last minute too!)

Skill Level

★☆☆☆☆ (Very Easy)

Materials Needed

• 1 square paper napkin, ideally with color on one side and white on the other.

Note: If you can't get napkins with color on one side and white on the other, you could combine 2 napkins (one white and one colored/patterened) before folding your Christmas stocking.

Instructions

Step 1: Start by unfolding your napkin completely. Typically, napkins come folded into quarters.

We want the color you want your stocking to be facing up.

Step 2: Fold the top edge down slightly. This will become the strip of your stocking.

Step 3: Flip your napkin over from left to right. Make sure the strip you just folded is still sitting on the top edge.

Step 4: Fold both the left and right edges in to meet the middle crease.

Step 5: Flip your napkin over from left to right.

Step 6: Fold the bottom edge up so it meets the bottom edge of the strip as shown.

Step 7: Fold the right edge of the napkin (top layer only) down on a diagonal to meet the bottom edge.

Step 8: Unfold previous step.

Tips For Success

• If you are using a single color napkin (that is the same color on both sides, you could use a contrasting color napkin or white on one side of the napkin to give your stocking two colors.
• Place a small chocolate, mini ornament, or name tag inside the fold.

Color, Paper Ideas, and Variations

• Classic red and white: Mimic Santa's stocking with traditional red.
• Metallics: Use silver or gold napkins for a glam holiday table.
• Rustic: Try kraft paper napkins and add a sprig of rosemary or cinnamon stick.
• Themed: Use printed napkins with snowflakes or reindeer patterns.

FAQ

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• Origami Stocking
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Helpful Origami Tips

If you're curious to learn more about origami, you might like to look at our basic guides on how to make some common origami folds.

Start with the valley fold and mountain fold-these are the foundation of most origami models.

Once you're comfortable, you might like to try the petal fold for 3D shapes, and explore the bird base and square base for more complex designs.

The water bomb base is also great for creating inflatable or geometric models, like this inflatable origami rabbit.