Napkin Folding - Bishop Hat

The napkin bishop hat is another napkin origami classic. It is fairly easy to learn.

Begin by folding your napkin in half along the east-west line.

Napkin Folding Bishop Hat

folding napkin in half

napkin folded into rectangle

Now fold corner A to B, and fold corner C to D. Next, rotate the napkin 90 degrees counterclockwise, then flip it over (left to right).

rectangle folded into parallelogram napkin rotated 90 degrees and flipped over

Now you will unfold two corners as shown by the arrows below.

napkin folded in half unfolding flaps

Next, take the leftmost corner ("A") and tuck it under the flap in front. Follow the pictures below.

folding to make one point of hat more hat point folding

completed hat point

Now flip the folded napkin over again, this time south to north.

Then fold the rightmost corner under the flap in front, just like you did for corner A.

napkin flipped over other hat point folded

Now place your hand into the bottom of the hat to expand it. Then place it upright on the base.

completed napkin bishop hat