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

Thu May 6 14:40:13 UTC 2021

I don't remember ironing since I was taught how to use one as a teenager. 
Pam.

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Me neither Pam. My mom hated ironing. Just my dad’s dress shirts and fancy 
stuff like that. I don’t mind but my hubby and I have little that require an 
iron.

A napkin and a hot iron gets dried melted wax off fabric. Just thought I’d 
pass that tip along.

Ericka Nelson

> On May 5, 2021, at 5:42 PM, Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk 
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> My mother used to iron wash-and-wear stuff.  She said you still had to 
> iron it.  I never did.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Judy Jones via BlindTlk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2021 3:38 PM
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> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] How do i correctly fold a fitted sheet?
>
> I remember that, too, in fact, my job as a middle-schooler on up through 
> high school was the ironing.
>
> I also ironed my dad's undershirts, but so many more things were cotton 
> than they are now, on top of that, I just quit buying cotton.
>
> I was always ironing sheets, pillow cases, undershirts, handkerchiefs.
>
> Even with kids, we never had the ironing like that, as so many of the 
> items were wash and wear.
>
> I still have a suit that needs ironing, and I will pull it out if a shirt 
> of Hubby's has wrinkles, but not mostly using it now.
>
> Judy
>
>
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> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Peggy via 
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> I put the sheets on my bed when I am folding them. Don't worry much about 
> fitted sheets, they are just going in a drawer, so really doesn't matter. 
> I remember when I was little, my mother would iron sheets.
>
> Peggy & Dixie Marie
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>> On May 5, 2021, at 2:17 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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>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sherri Brun via 
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>> Sent: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 1:39 AM
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>> Cc: Sherri Brun <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [BlindTlk] How do i correctly fold a fitted sheet?
>>
>> 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!
>>
>> Sherri
>>
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