How to Fold Sheets Easily, Quickly and Perfectly

Folding leaves is an art. Those who do not master it surely think that it is not necessary, that it is a waste of time and effort: why fold with so much dedication a fabric which will then have to be stretched on our bed and will wrinkle under our body.

Forgive them, Lord, for they do not know what they lack. Folding sheets perfectly is not just an obsessive symptom; it’s a game changer, As the gringos say, a quality that can improve your life in many ways.

First : Going to bed will become a heavenly experience. If you don’t want to sleep on a wrinkled sheet and, on the contrary, you want to rest in a bed as close to a four-star hotel (because five would be an exaggeration), then know how to fold them. And wash them often too, although that’s another topic.

Second : this will save you space. Folding the leaves incorrectly, without desire or neatness, turns them into a huge misshapen mass, full of air and difficult to store. A proper fold, on the other hand, has virtually no bulk and will free up a lot of space in your closet or closet.

Third : They will last longer. By folding them well, the fabric is less exposed to friction or folds which will weaken it over time. Would you like to keep your favorite shirt or blouse completely charred like the wrapper of some onion crisps? You also don’t want to do the same thing with your sheets, because even if you don’t show them in your selfies, you spend more hours with them than with any of your most precious clothes.

In Chile we generally use two sheets: the bottom sheet, which covers the mattress, and the top sheet, which connects them to the blanket or duvet. The fitted sheet, which almost always has elastic at its edges, is usually the nightmare of those who do not know how to fold it. How do you bend something that doesn’t seem to have a right angle beginning or end?

When you don’t know how to do it, folding them becomes a frustration that can ruin an entire day. But learning it, as intimidating as it may seem, is quite simple.

As indicated on Martha Stewart’s website , America’s domestic affairs guru, the trick is to make all corners turn in on themselves. After analyzing and replicating several TikTok videos step by step, we came to the conclusion that the following process is the simplest and most realistic for successfully folding a fitted sheet.

Hold the sheet lengthwise and join two of the opposite ends by placing your hands inside the corners.

Place the sheet on a flat surface and arrange it as if it were a rectangle, folding the elastic part slightly inward.

Stretch with your hand to remove wrinkles and make it as rectangular as possible. Remember that the smoother and more stretched the sheet, the better the sheet will be preserved.

Take one of the sides and fold it in half, like a triptych. Repeat the same with the other side, then join the two halves. Here you will have a long rectangle.

Stretch the sheet with your hand and start folding it inward.

Fold the other end, which works great for a crease, and you’ll notice a pocket form. The idea is to insert the previous folds into this pocket so that the sheet is compact.

In the following video, pay attention to the movements to make sure the evil bottom sheet is flat, with no bulging.

When you see this tutorial, you wonder how did I not learn this before? It’s simple, easy to remember and you save a lot of time and space. Plus, the fitted sheet looks nice and square and flat, not like the Frankenstein ones you used to make.

Here you can follow two main trends: either you fold it in ends and halves until you get a small and compact rectangle, which would be the traditional method; or you can become pro and level up soa super-saiyan, and use the top case to store the full set of sheets, in one package.

Yes, you read correctly: you can store all sheets between the same sheets. Here are the instructions.

Bring opposite ends of the leaves together, then fold them in half.

Take one of the longest sides of the sheet at the height of a third of the sheet and fold it down (see minute 02:12 of the video below).

Take the folded fitted sheet and folded pillowcases and place them in the center of the flat sheet, at the very top.

Fold one side of the flat sheet toward the edge of the other sheets, then fold it again until it covers the pile of sheets. Do the same with the other side. You should have a rectangular shape.

Fold the bottom part, which is not inflated, into two folds: one up to the edge of the mound and one that covers it completely. You will have a rectangle.

Turn your rectangle over and you will see that there is one tab left, the one you formed in step 2. This will be the one that will contain this bag with your set of sheets. What you need to do now is flip that tab over, like when you’re packing a pair of socks, so the sheets are compact.

In the video by Chantel Mila, a well-known YouTuber who gives housekeeping advice, we clearly understand what the folds and movements look like to make this special and very functional bag for storing all the sheets.

We tried it and it worked great for us. This is the result.

The Internet is full of tutorials on folding sheets. However, that of the organizational influencer Natasha Swingler This is a hybrid of the folding techniques we’ve already described. It is very fast but at the same time gives a sophisticated result, since everything is grouped in a single package. This is a supreme level of sheet folding, but totally repeatable after a little practice.

First you need to stretch the top sheet in half. Above, the lower leaf, also in two.

Fold both ends inward until you reach the center and form a long rectangle.

Stretch to remove air and wrinkles. Then fold each end towards the center.

Lift the tab that forms on one side and insert the other end, so that the sheet remains compact. Then, using the same pouch, store the pillowcases.

This is without a doubt the undisputed winning tutorial when it comes to space optimization. Easy to make and learn, you can do it on the bed in just a few seconds. Plus, because the pillowcases are left out, they don’t get lost and are easy to remove.