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Didn’t your mother ever teach you the correct way to fold a shirt? (I know, mine didn’t either.)
Nor do my folded towels look like Martha Stewart’s. (I can’t figure out how to fold fitted sheets for the life of me!)
That is, until now!…
How To Fold Towels & Stack Them
I personally use this method for folding towels. It’s easy.
Here are some videos showing other ways to fold towels, plus tips for keeping the towels hanging straight in your bathroom.
How To Fold Towels & Napkins For Special Occasions
If you’ve ever been on a cruise, then you’ve probably seen some cleverly-folded towels and napkins placed in your room and on your dinner table.
Here are detailed instructions for making some of those interesting creatures yourself.
Here are some amazing photos and instructions for folding napkins into classy shapes.
Heck, you can even fold paper napkins in fun ways!
How To Fold Sheets
First, there’s the Martha Stewart way of folding sheets. But I can never get it to work right (sometimes she can’t either). It looks like she’s revised her instructions for folding fitted sheets in this video from the editor of Real Simple magazine.
If you really want to fold fitted sheets in a jiffy, try the steps highlighted in this video. Yes, it is possible to fold fitted sheets better than Martha Stewart!
How To Fold A Shirt
Chances are, if you’ve ever worked retail, then you’ve probably learned this quick trick to creating a perfect fold every time…
If you want neatly organized shirts in your dresser drawers and on your shelves, this video shows you exactly how.
Watch them “fold like the wind” …right before your very eyes!
Here’s how to make the cardboard folding machine seen in the video above. (View how-to video instructions here.)
How To Fold Everything Else!
- How To Fold A Round Tablecloth
- How To Fold A Paper Rose (video)
- How To Fold An American Flag – see what each fold represents
- How To Fold A Map
- How To Fold A Pocket Square (video)
- How To Fold A Horse Blanket, Cooler, Rug, Or Sheet
- How To Fold Trousers
- How To Fold A Cloth Diaper (more here)
- How To Fold A Paper Airplane – many ways!
- How To Fold A U.S. Navy Uniform
- How To Fold Plastic Bags – like Walmart bags (video)
- How To Fold A Burrito
- How To Fold Laundry – from socks and underwear to shirts and pants
- How To Fold A Tent
- How To Fold A 2-Piece Bathing Suit (video)
- How To Fold Dollar Bills Into Fun Shapes (more here)
And, finally, if you’re looking for the easy way to fold everything perfectly the first time… try the FlipFold. It’s a unique folding tool that folds everything from short- and long-sleeved shirts to sweaters, pants, and towels.
…Happy folding!
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hi, wondering if anyone knows the correct way to fold a bed skirt so that it is ready to be put away with the coordinating bedsheets? I have more than one sheet set, and they both came with a bed skirt, so I am just wondering if in fact there is a “correct” way, I guess. Thanks.