Black is the easiest color to get right on a table and the hardest to get right on paper: thin black stock goes chalky at the fold and shows every crease. Three-ply in the black velvet shade is the version that stays dense, which matters because a black napkin is always in a guest’s hand against a glass.
Five inches folded is the cocktail fold. It belongs by the bottles at a milestone birthday, a New Year’s table or an office evening, where the point is that nothing on the surface is competing with the drinks. Fifty per pack, and the same shade runs through the covers and plates here.
On the table
- Fifty napkins, three-ply, five inches square folded.
- Black velvet: flat deep black rather than a washed charcoal.
- The cocktail fold — under a glass, not under a plate.
- Coordinates with the black covers and plates on this shelf.
Specifics from the listing
- 50-Count package of 3-ply paper beverage napkins in Black Velvet
- Approximately 5 x 5-Inch folded




