Can you fold a fitted sheet?
 

This came up on a horse forum. I didn't realize there are people who actually CAN fold a fitted sheet. ...and fold it FLAT! I have done the wad/stuff for years. Someone posted a photo essay of how it is done, and it looks so easy.

Here, it has kitties in it...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/catiecake/sets/515142/

I almost can't wait to launder sheets. Almost. I'm sure I'll be able to control myself.
It really can't be that easy, can it?


The original question was how to figure out the fitted sheet for a King size bed, to put it on the matress. A Standard King is 76x80 and my California King is 76x84. The Standard is nearly square and you really can't figure out the fitted sheet unless you get it on wrong or right. Two of my sheet sets have directional fabric while the other two are solid. On the solid fitted sheets, I use a sharpie pen to mark a 'dash' line on the long-side of the sheet, at all four corners near the elastic. This mark tells me that side of the fitted sheet goes on the sides of the matress and not the ends.

Anyhow, the conversation morphed into how to best wad/stuff the fitted sheet and someone posted the above link about how to actually FOLD them. I was blown away!

hm. will look at link in a mo to see if they have a better method, but yes, I can.

Link didn't help.

No cats here.

Well, I don't think the kitties actually help. I know MINE certainly don't help. They usually think of ways to make things more difficult for me. Like laying ON the fresh, hot laundry while I randomly try to pull items out from under them.
Oh, you should SEE the looks I get when they finally end up on the carpet. Like I had just ruined their day, let alone a comfy/warm nap-spot. It sometimes makes me want to stuff them in the dryer and give them a tumble. Just for a few minutes...so they appreciate me.
Probably a good thing I never had kids...

I can do it, but I usually don't bother. Wadding them up is so much easier. Who cares if they have crinkles in them anyway?

I want to know if you have to have the cat on the bed to do it right. The pussy is in every damm picture, nearly.

In a word, NO

3 kids, 2 sheets per bed, some kids still wet in the night = many sheets.

many sheets = need to fold or they wont fit on the shelf. Otherwise I wouldn't blooming bother either.......

YOu should just get bigger shelves. ;)

I don't care about wrinkles, myself. Shoot! I figure it gets stretched out over the matress anyway, and eventually the warm body(s) will iron it out.
My problem is storage, I just don't have that much space in the linen/towel closet. My original method of wad/stuff just took up too much space.

your just padding your post count......


d'oh!

This thread will do so much better than your shitty thread jimbo

Here's How:

Slip your hand into 2 top corners of the sheet.
With one hand inside each of the top 2 corners, fold the sheet (right sides together). Slip each of the top corners into one of the bottom corners.
Lay sheet on bed or table. Arrange and fold the corners neatly. Turn in selvage edges enough to make 4 straight sides.
Fold in half, then in half again. (All four corners will be stacked together, and sheet will be in a long strip.
Then fold the long strip in half, then in half (or thirds, depending on the size of the sheet) again to make a square.
Sheet should be a compact, neat square.
Smooth and place on shelf.

Tips:

Learn how to fold sheets consistently so that they remain neat each time.
Store sheets in sets (flat, fitted, and cases) if that is how you use them.
Mark shelves with sheet sizes, or use different shelves for different size sheets.
For patterned sheets, by folding the bottom sheet inside out and the top sheet right side out, you'll be able to easily tell the difference.

Here's a good link with a video

This is how I do it.