[BlindTlk] How do i correctly fold a fitted sheet?

Thu May 6 04:16:10 UTC 2021

Frankly, in my life, the less time I spend on folding, the better. Hence, if you have a set with pillow cases, quickly roll each piece up and then stash in one of the pillow cases with the second one inside the roll. Then, stand up in linen closet. Should take less than 4 minutes! Have fun. Someone else recommended, "don't fold, just wad up and throw in closet!"

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Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] How do i correctly fold a fitted sheet?

Thanks for the suggestions.  I will have to experiment with folding them together.  It sounds like a very good idea!

Sherri

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Great ideas!

Judy

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You got a fantastic description of how to fold if you are going to fold those awful fitted sheets. I mean awful because I hate folding them! Personally I gave up it took a tip from a friend who is cited. She folds up the pillowcases, top sheet into the fitted sheet. Then it looks more like a bunch of sheets and pillowcases that match into a sheet basket.. then she takes the opposite corners and I mean diagonal--top left sheet bottom right sheet corners and kind of packs them together. Then she takes that left over to diagonal corners and wraps one over the other so it looks like a little bag. Then she simply puts them in her linen closet in nice piles.. if you’re going to fold anything bigger than a full size sheets don’t do it alone! My husband and I put those bigger sheets together. He takes the bottom and I take the top end and we work together to fold those big queen and king type sheets.

Hope you can follow my directions OK. I’m not the best at describing stuff like this. Today is laundry day for me too so you’re on my mind. Do your best to enjoy this menial task! Remember the only dumb question is the one you didn’t ask!

Ericka Nelson

> On May 5, 2021, at 1:18 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Sherri,
> 
> The fitted sheets never look perfect when folded, because of those elastic pocket corners that mess up the lines of the sheet.
> 
> Mom used to tuck the corners into each other when folding, but you don't have a perfectly folded sheet the way you would a pillow case, napkin or regular sheet.
> 
> When folding sheets or towels anyway, I'm standing up, grab a corner in each hand and place them together making sure corners are as neat as you can get them, holding the corners, follow the edges back to the crease and grab it, it is your new corner.
> 
> Now you have each hand holding right side and left side corners.  Give it a snap by raising both hands hi and then down quickly to make it pop to get any wrinkles out of the crease.  I fold again shortening the length more, snap it again.
> 
> At some point, I hang the folded thing over my arm and press out any wrinkles by moving the other hand down over the item hanging on my arm.
> 
> As the item gets smaller by folding, however you fold, you repeat hanging the thing over your arm, then maybe over your hand and smoothing out the final folds and creases with the other hand.
> 
> So, the process in summary is regardless how you like to fold:
> Bring corners evenly together, snap and smooth!  Bring corners evenly together, snap and smooth!  Hang over arm, smooth down, hang over arm, smooth down, hang over hand smooth down, then finally fold.  Item is getting smaller and smaller as you fold.
> 
> Have fun, and this is not a dumb question  😊
> 
> Judy
> 
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> I know! This is a crazy question! Does anyone have verbal instructions on how to fold a fitted sheet to make it look nice? I have never learned a good way to do this! And yes, it took courage to ask this question, because  i feel at my age, I should know! Thanks everyone!
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> Sherri
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