How to Fold a Fitted Sheet (The Easy Step-by-Step Method)
TL;DR: Folding a fitted sheet is easy with the right technique: tuck the corners into each other, smooth into a rectangle, and fold into thirds. Shop Pure Fiber sheets.
Folding a fitted sheet is the laundry task that has humbled us all. Those stretchy elastic corners seem determined to turn into a wrinkled ball no matter what you do. Here's the simple, step-by-step method that actually works.
The Step-by-Step Method
- Hold the sheet lengthwise with one hand in each of the two short-end corners, with the sheet inside-out.
- Bring your right hand to your left and tuck the right corner into the left corner, so one corner nests inside the other.
- Pick up the other two corners from the bottom of the sheet and repeat the tucking process, so all four corners are nested together.
- Lay the sheet flat on a surface and smooth it into a rough rectangle shape.
- Fold into thirds lengthwise, then fold into thirds again widthwise for a neat, compact square.
Tips for Keeping Sheets Neat
Store your folded sheet sets inside one of the pillowcases from the set. This keeps everything together and makes it easy to grab a complete set at once. Our bamboo viscose sheet sets come with two pillowcases, making this trick especially convenient. Shop Pure Fiber sheets.
