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Monday, January 10, 2011

Folding Sheets Tutorial

Working at the Marriott over the summer in housekeeping was far from glamourous. But it kept me busy and got me out of the house and provided me with an unexpected benefit...I am an excellent sheet folder now. After seeing a friend's request on Facebook of how to fold the dreaded fitted sheet, I thought I would put together how I fold my sheets now, curtesy of the Marriott. I love the way it keeps everything together!

PILLOWCASES




Fold 1/3 down


Fold the last 1/3 up


Fold in half lengthwise.
(3 folds total)
Repeat with other pillowcase

TOP SHEET


Fold in half


Fold in half again


Fold in half again


Fold in half lengthwise


Fold in half lengthwise again
(5 folds total)

BOTTOM SHEET


This is a little tricky but hopefully the picture explains it. Put your hands in the pockets of each corner. Bring one hand to the other and flip one corner over the other to create a pocket containing both corners. This will fold your sheet in half HOWEVER if you would like nice edges, fold the edge over until the corner is level with the bottom of the sheet. This will create a straight edge to work with and will make for nice edges. You can see this on the left and the right of the photo.


Bring up bottom and fold in half. Try and make it as rectangle as possible. If needed, you can flip up the bottom of the sheet to create a nice straight edge


Fold in half again


Fold in half lengthwise


Fold in half lengthwise again
(5 folds total)

Now you have your three pieces. They should look like this:


Pillowcases, Bottom Sheet, Top Sheet


Stack them on top of each other:
Pillowcases on top
Fitted sheet in the middle
Top sheet on the bottom

Now fold that bundle in half and it should create something like this:

Side View


Front View


Not only is it a clever way to store everything together, it also looks really nice stacked in a linen closet. See how nice and neat the edges are? It really doesn't take a long time once you get the hang of it. So for all of you who struggle (like I did) to find a way to keep your sheets folded nice, hope this tutorial helps!

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