Wipe your mouth...

August 12, 2015 7:30 PM

Napkins today are mundane and practical, made from paper or cheap factory cloth and folded, if at all, hastily into a rectangle. In the past, napkins weren't just for wiping hands or protecting clothing — they were works of art...
posted by jim in austin (6 comments total)

That's amazing. Rather than sufficiently advanced technology bring indistinguishable from magic, I feel that it should be origami and things like this. I can't imagine what goes into creating these.
posted by Carillon at 8:51 PM on August 12, 2015

I can't imagine grabbing something like that to wipe my mouth. Were they actually used, or only for display?
posted by Quonab at 9:48 PM on August 12, 2015

Truly amazing. I had no idea this was such a big phenomenon.
posted by delight at 10:13 PM on August 12, 2015

Attention Cruise Lines, the bar has been raised to orbital levels for towel sculptures. Get busy.
posted by moonlily at 11:00 PM on August 12, 2015 [1 favorite]

My greatest paper napkin folded achievement occurred on Saturday when I created a working (for 1 bottle at least) beer bottle opener.
posted by xmattxfx at 4:35 AM on August 13, 2015

Wipe my mouth.
posted by sonascope at 6:54 AM on August 13, 2015 [1 favorite]