How to Fold Bed Sheets

If you ever attempted to fold sheets yourself, then you know what a hassle you face. When you fold the sheets the wrong way, you end up with a lumpy mess that will not fit into a drawer for storage. Even if the sheets fit in the storage space, the fabric takes up too much space and limits your available storage for bedding and other items. Folding bed sheets in the right way makes the fabric form a compact shape. This compact shape maximizes your storage space and makes the sheets roughly the same size as a pillowcase.

The first thing you must do is separate the fitted sheets from the flat sheets. Fitted sheets have elastic borders that keep the sheets firmly attached to the bed. Flat sheets are much easier to fold because the sheets are flat and have no rounded corners or elastic edges. Lay the sheet flat on the floor or a table and fold the top down to the bottom. Fold the sheet again, by pulling the left edge of the sheet over to the right side. Keep folding the sheet from the top to the bottom and side to side until the sheet is as small as you need.

Fitted sheets take a little more work to fold because of that elastic band. The elastic keeps the sheets from folding completely flat. The trick to folding this type of sheet is to tuck the elastic edges over, which lets you fold the sheet into a more compact shape. Start by setting the sheet on a table or floor and letting it sit as flat as possible. Turn the piece around so that the elastic edges face up towards you. Fold the sheet over and line up the elastic edges.

Flip the elastic edges under the fabric so that the top of the sheet hides the elastic edges. Work your way around the sheet, making sure that each elastic border remains tucked inside the sheet. Rub your hands over the fabric, smoothing down the seams and making the sheet as flat as you can. Fold the sheet over and smooth again. You want to keep folding the sheet and smoothing out the fabric, making it smaller every time. Once the sheet reaches the size needed for your space, smooth the top again and put away. You can do this with any type or size of fitted sheet.

Sleep Well,

Rose

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