How to:
1. With the sheet inside out, place one hand in each of two adjacent corners.
2. Bring your right hand to your left, and fold the corner in your right hand over the one in your left, so the corner on top is right side out. Next, reach down and pick up the corner that is adjacent to the one that was in your right hand (it will be hanging in front), and fold it over the other two; this third corner will be inside out.
3. Bring the last corner up, and fold it over the others so it is right side out.
4. Lay the sheet flat, and straighten it into the shape shown above.
5. Fold the two edges in, folding the edge with elastic in first, so all elastic is hidden.
6. Fold the strip into a smaller rectangle.
7. Continue folding until rectangle is the size you want.
note: directions made for a right-handed person; if you are a "leftie" then use the hand opposite the one suggested above
PS. if you're looking for a fabulous deal on 600 thread count italian sheets, look no further!
(I highly reccommend sheets of 600 thread count or more. Bonus points if the sheets sets boast the tag lines "Made in Italy" or "Egyptian Cotton".image via Martha Stewart
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Thank you! I am always so displeased with how mine turn out ;-)
I learned how to fold them properly when I was a missionary in France and I unwittingly agreed to help a sweet old lady with her laundry and ironing because I was unfamiliar with the French words for that. I thought we were vacuuming. But no, she had us folding and IRONING her sheets!
I have tried to do this so many times. Thanks for the reminder - I'll pass it on to my husband who is much better at this than I. I laughed when I read the comment from "buttercup" - too funny.
Oh my how I needed this post. You would think at my age I would have learned this at some point but my fitted sheets end up a rolled up pile in the closet.
this is great! mine always end up looking like I kind of just balled them up. Even though I didn't.
martha's tutorial on this several years ago changed my life.
believe it or not, i have quite a few fitted sheets that i just pulled out the dryer and i was dreading it because i'm so bad at folding them! perfect timing!! thank you for posting this! lol.
Steph- thanks for this reminder. I think I'll have to relearn this once a year forever. I can never remember.
Buttercup- I remember ironing sheets with my grandmother. Such a lost art.
My mom taught me this method, but mine never turn out quite that perfect. They are usually still a little bit lumpy, but I think that is because I am not meticulous enough in the folding. It is much better than wading them up in a ball and putting them in a drawer, like I used to do.
My mother came to stay for our first born. She said she knew she was at my house when she found the fitted sheets folded this way. (I'm a perfectionist in unusual ways).
I too learned it from Martha a while back. Such a great tip!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! have nothing else to say but thank you,I hated the way my folded sheets look :)
I literally ended up in a sobbing mess on the floor the last time I tried to do this at my mother-in-law's instruction... "Why, honey, it's easy - just put all the corners together!" BWAH! This is a PERFECT way to illustrate and explain it - I'm going to practice until I can knock her socks off and finally attain that "Domestic Goddess" title I've been so desperately seeking. THANK. YOU.
Wow! This is amazing! I've struggled with this and it annoys me to no end to have the bunched up sheets in my linen closet :)
Don't forget -- after folding, you can put the sheets inside of one of the pillow cases for easy storage!
WOW! I just folded my fitted sheet per these instructions...how can something like folding a fitted sheet totally blow my mind?! 48 years old and I've finally got it down!
My mother has been trying to teach me how to do this since I was a kid but I always seem to mess up around step three or four regardless of how much I try!
Just tried this method, the instructions were a little confusing at first, but I think I did it correctly. Mine didn't turn out quite as neat as the picture, but maybe I'll get it with practice. Thanks for posting!
That's pretty much how my mom taught me to fold them. Funny...she know the "proper" method all along! :)
Thank you for this How to!! I'm sure it will help TONS of people!!
I'm featuring this on my blog next week!
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Chrissy @ ForMamas
eh...kinda? still ended up in a ball-like state...steps 2-3 are a little confusing
My friends & I always said "there's no way to fold a fitted sheet" & then I found this post.... thanks!
Looks great until I get to step 4! :(
You have no idea how this post has changed my life. I have always dreaded "folding" fitted sheets until they turned into a crumpled ball, despite my best efforts. I would always imagine how a stand-up comedian could use fitted-sheet folding as a topic. It was literally like watching a miracle happen before my eyes as I folded this perfect rectangle from a fitted sheet! Who knew learning this would be so exciting! Thank you So much for posting the instructions and picture.
Mrs. RoRo, make sure to keep your hand in the "pocket" that's formed with the corners as you lay it down and straighten it out. The elastic part will probably be on the top left corner instead of the right since you're holding it in your left hand.
My wife is now happy that I have learned a new skill. Although she has pointed out that if I ironed them 1st they would be even easier to fold. I will just go and cook dinner now and think about that comment!
http://www.bforbel.com/2011/12/tips-tricks-how-to-fold-bedsheets.html
So happy to find your blog, unfortunately I found it with your photos and instructions being used on another blog.
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