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Folding a fitted sheet

by MASTER

A quick method to fold a single fitted sheet into a compact rectangle for neat shelf or drawer storage. Use when a freshly laundered fitted sheet comes out of the dryer or pile and needs to be stored neatly.

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Folding a fitted sheet

A quick method to fold a single fitted sheet into a compact rectangle for neat shelf or drawer storage. Use when a freshly laundered fitted sheet comes out of the dryer or pile and needs to be stored neatly.

⏱ 5 min★ Easy
Target

The fitted sheet is balled up or twisted with elastic edges flipped and the corners tangled on the laundry pile.

Obstacle

The elastic corners flip and slip out of alignment, making it hard to pair and stack corners so the sheet lies flat.

Expectation

The fitted sheet is flattened with all four corners nested and folded into a neat compact rectangle ready to stack or shelve.

Steps
  1. 01
    Nest two adjacent corners
    Lay the sheet on a flat surface, reach into two adjacent corners, and invert one corner over the other so the fabrics nest and the elastic edges align.
    ⏱ 1 min
  2. 02
    Add the opposite corners
    Slide your hands along the elastic edges to the remaining two corners, tuck each of those corners into the nested pair so all four corners are stacked and aligned.
    ⏱ 2 min
  3. 03
    Smooth into a rectangle
    Hold the stacked corners with one hand, use the other to shake and smooth the sheet so the elastic edge becomes a single curved edge and the body of the sheet forms a flat rectangle.
    ⏱ 2 min
  4. 04
    Fold down to compact size
    Fold the rectangle lengthwise into thirds or halves, then fold across into a compact rectangle about a third of the sheet's original folded length, smoothing edges between folds.
    ⏱ 1 min