How to Fold Clothes Fast
Start by putting all of your clothes laid out or in a pile to get started., Have a space cleared so you can fold them well., Now that you have a space cleared, take a shirt from the pile., Pinch the shirt at the middle and the top., Pinch the bottom...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Start by putting all of your clothes laid out or in a pile to get started.
After pulling clothes out of the dryer, pile the clothes on your bed so you can easily get to them and fold them one by one. -
Step 2: Have a space cleared so you can fold them well.
You'll need a space on your bed big enough to lay pants out flat.
This way there's plenty of room to fold each pair of pants properly. , Lay it flat with the front side facing up.
Have the shirt facing left and right, with the right side of the shirt pointing towards you, , First, pinch the shirt near the collar, on its right side, in-between the sleeve seam and the collar, with your left hand.
Then with your right hand, pinch a point in middle of the shirt horizontally across from where you left hand is.
To reiterate, you should have your left hand pinching near the collar, and your right hand pinching the middle of the shirt, halfway between the top and bottom, a few inches away from the side seam. , Swing your left hand under your right arm, still tightly holding the top of the shirt.
Pinch the bottom of the shirt, a few inches away from the side seam, so that your left hand is now pinching both the top and bottom of the shirt.
At first, this movement might take some practice to get right.
Eventually, you'll be able to it quickly and seamlessly. , Uncross your arms by swinging your left hand back to its original position.
Make sure you're holding both points on the shirt tightly with your hands.
As you uncross your arms, lift the shirt slightly with both hands.
After your arm are uncrossed, lie the shirt on top of the left side so that it's folded on itself.This method, when done at full speed, takes no longer than three seconds to complete.
You'll want to practice at a slow speed, making sure to get each step right.
Once you've got it down, do each movement swiftly, and you'll be folding fast in no time. , After pulling clothes out of the dryer, pile the clothes on your bed so you can easily get to them and fold them one by one. , You'll need a space on your bed big enough to lay pants out flat.
This way there's plenty of room to fold each pair of pants properly.
Having all your clothes in one pile, and a space to fold them close by will speed up your folding process, allowing you to go through each piece of clothing in rapid succession. , Make sure that the buttons are buttoned and the zipper is zippered. , Now that they are laid flat, take one pant leg and place it on top of the other. , Grab the waistline and fold it down to the hole for your legs.
Then take hold of the knee area and lift so that the pants fold in half once more.
This method only has three folds, making it simple and easy to do quickly.
Once you've got the hang of it, the three folds can be done quickly one after another. , After pulling clothes out of the dryer, pile the clothes on your bed so you can easily get to them and fold them one by one. , You'll need a space on your bed big enough to lay pants out flat.
This way there's plenty of room to fold each pair of pants properly.
Having all your clothes in one pile, and a space to fold them close by will speed up your folding process, allowing you to go through each piece of clothing in ra , Lay it flat with the front side facing down.
Have the two sleeves pointing straight out from the shirt. , Take one of the sleeves and lay it on the other sleeve.
Don't fold the shirt completely half, but just about one third over, so that the folded over sleeve reaches two-thirds of the way across the other sleeve. , Take the folded over sleeve and bring down so that it runs down the length of the shirt vertically. , Grab the edge of the shirt with the sleeve still facing out.
Grab it at the top and bottom with two hands and then fold it back on itself so that the edge meets the other sleeve that is folded vertically.
Finish this fold by folding the sleeve that is pointed out down so that it runs vertically along the length of the shirt. , Make the shirt a little shorter by folding about six inches of the bottom up the shirt.
Then fold the whole thing in half so that the bottom meets the top.This method has exactly six folds, and with enough practice, these six folds can be performed in a matter of seconds.
Try to get the movements down fast enough that you can grab shirts one after another, fold the sleeves, and fold the whole thing in half, quickly and smoothly. , To speed up your folding process, get all your socks within reaching distance, in one convenient pile.
This will prevent the awkward step of searching for socks in the pile of the rest of your laundry while you're folding. , Now that you've got all your socks in a big pile, sort through them.
Just grab all the socks and throw the pairs on top of each other, giving your sock pile some order. , Take one pair of socks from the pile.
Lay them on top of each other on an empty area of the bed, in front of you. , With one of the socks lying on top of the other, grab both socks, held together, at the top by the openings.
Then just pull one of the socks inside out, so that the side of the sock that is touching the other sock wraps around the other sock.
Pull the sock opening all the way down the two socks.Not only does this folding method only have one basic step, making it very quick, it also prevents stretching and allows the socks to maintain their shape. , After pulling clothes out of the dryer, pile the clothes on your bed so you can easily get to them and fold them one by one. , You'll need a space on your bed big enough to lay pants out flat.
This way there's plenty of room to fold each pair of pants properly. , This method works on tank tops and other sleeveless-style shirts.
Grab one from the pile and put it in the space you've cleared to fold. , Grab the shirt by the top, where the collar is.
Pull the top down the shirt, not all the way down, but just far enough so that the entire section of the shirt where your arms would go is folded down. , Now you can fold the shirt horizontally into thirds.
Take on side and fold it over to the halfway point.
Then take the other side and fold it on top of the side you just folded over. , The last step is to fold the whole thing in half twice, vertically.
Grab it by the bottom and fold it up in half twice.
This make your sleeveless top into a small, easily packed square.This folding method has five folds, all of which are very simple and hard to mess up, making it an easy method to perform quickly, without much practice needed. -
Step 3: Now that you have a space cleared
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Step 4: take a shirt from the pile.
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Step 5: Pinch the shirt at the middle and the top.
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Step 6: Pinch the bottom of the shirt.
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Step 7: Finish the fold.
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Step 8: Start by putting all of your clothes laid out or in a pile to get started.
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Step 9: Have a space cleared so you can fold them well.
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Step 10: Lay the pants flat on the space cleared on the bed.
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Step 11: Fold one leg onto the other.
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Step 12: Fold the pants in half twice.
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Step 13: Start by putting all of your clothes laid out or in a pile to get started.
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Step 14: Have a space cleared so you can fold them well.
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Step 15: Now that you have a space cleared
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Step 16: take a shirt from the pile.
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Step 17: Fold the shirt over.
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Step 18: Fold the sleeve down.
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Step 19: Fold the shirt in half.
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Step 20: Finish the fold.
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Step 21: Gather all of your socks in a pile.
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Step 22: Quickly separate your socks into pairs.
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Step 23: Grab a pair of socks.
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Step 24: Perform the ball fold.
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Step 25: Start by putting all of your clothes laid out or in a pile to get started.
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Step 26: Have a space cleared so you can fold them well.
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Step 27: Lay a sleeveless top on the folding space in front of you.
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Step 28: Fold the shirt once.
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Step 29: Fold the shirt in thirds.
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Step 30: Finish the fold.
Detailed Guide
After pulling clothes out of the dryer, pile the clothes on your bed so you can easily get to them and fold them one by one.
You'll need a space on your bed big enough to lay pants out flat.
This way there's plenty of room to fold each pair of pants properly. , Lay it flat with the front side facing up.
Have the shirt facing left and right, with the right side of the shirt pointing towards you, , First, pinch the shirt near the collar, on its right side, in-between the sleeve seam and the collar, with your left hand.
Then with your right hand, pinch a point in middle of the shirt horizontally across from where you left hand is.
To reiterate, you should have your left hand pinching near the collar, and your right hand pinching the middle of the shirt, halfway between the top and bottom, a few inches away from the side seam. , Swing your left hand under your right arm, still tightly holding the top of the shirt.
Pinch the bottom of the shirt, a few inches away from the side seam, so that your left hand is now pinching both the top and bottom of the shirt.
At first, this movement might take some practice to get right.
Eventually, you'll be able to it quickly and seamlessly. , Uncross your arms by swinging your left hand back to its original position.
Make sure you're holding both points on the shirt tightly with your hands.
As you uncross your arms, lift the shirt slightly with both hands.
After your arm are uncrossed, lie the shirt on top of the left side so that it's folded on itself.This method, when done at full speed, takes no longer than three seconds to complete.
You'll want to practice at a slow speed, making sure to get each step right.
Once you've got it down, do each movement swiftly, and you'll be folding fast in no time. , After pulling clothes out of the dryer, pile the clothes on your bed so you can easily get to them and fold them one by one. , You'll need a space on your bed big enough to lay pants out flat.
This way there's plenty of room to fold each pair of pants properly.
Having all your clothes in one pile, and a space to fold them close by will speed up your folding process, allowing you to go through each piece of clothing in rapid succession. , Make sure that the buttons are buttoned and the zipper is zippered. , Now that they are laid flat, take one pant leg and place it on top of the other. , Grab the waistline and fold it down to the hole for your legs.
Then take hold of the knee area and lift so that the pants fold in half once more.
This method only has three folds, making it simple and easy to do quickly.
Once you've got the hang of it, the three folds can be done quickly one after another. , After pulling clothes out of the dryer, pile the clothes on your bed so you can easily get to them and fold them one by one. , You'll need a space on your bed big enough to lay pants out flat.
This way there's plenty of room to fold each pair of pants properly.
Having all your clothes in one pile, and a space to fold them close by will speed up your folding process, allowing you to go through each piece of clothing in ra , Lay it flat with the front side facing down.
Have the two sleeves pointing straight out from the shirt. , Take one of the sleeves and lay it on the other sleeve.
Don't fold the shirt completely half, but just about one third over, so that the folded over sleeve reaches two-thirds of the way across the other sleeve. , Take the folded over sleeve and bring down so that it runs down the length of the shirt vertically. , Grab the edge of the shirt with the sleeve still facing out.
Grab it at the top and bottom with two hands and then fold it back on itself so that the edge meets the other sleeve that is folded vertically.
Finish this fold by folding the sleeve that is pointed out down so that it runs vertically along the length of the shirt. , Make the shirt a little shorter by folding about six inches of the bottom up the shirt.
Then fold the whole thing in half so that the bottom meets the top.This method has exactly six folds, and with enough practice, these six folds can be performed in a matter of seconds.
Try to get the movements down fast enough that you can grab shirts one after another, fold the sleeves, and fold the whole thing in half, quickly and smoothly. , To speed up your folding process, get all your socks within reaching distance, in one convenient pile.
This will prevent the awkward step of searching for socks in the pile of the rest of your laundry while you're folding. , Now that you've got all your socks in a big pile, sort through them.
Just grab all the socks and throw the pairs on top of each other, giving your sock pile some order. , Take one pair of socks from the pile.
Lay them on top of each other on an empty area of the bed, in front of you. , With one of the socks lying on top of the other, grab both socks, held together, at the top by the openings.
Then just pull one of the socks inside out, so that the side of the sock that is touching the other sock wraps around the other sock.
Pull the sock opening all the way down the two socks.Not only does this folding method only have one basic step, making it very quick, it also prevents stretching and allows the socks to maintain their shape. , After pulling clothes out of the dryer, pile the clothes on your bed so you can easily get to them and fold them one by one. , You'll need a space on your bed big enough to lay pants out flat.
This way there's plenty of room to fold each pair of pants properly. , This method works on tank tops and other sleeveless-style shirts.
Grab one from the pile and put it in the space you've cleared to fold. , Grab the shirt by the top, where the collar is.
Pull the top down the shirt, not all the way down, but just far enough so that the entire section of the shirt where your arms would go is folded down. , Now you can fold the shirt horizontally into thirds.
Take on side and fold it over to the halfway point.
Then take the other side and fold it on top of the side you just folded over. , The last step is to fold the whole thing in half twice, vertically.
Grab it by the bottom and fold it up in half twice.
This make your sleeveless top into a small, easily packed square.This folding method has five folds, all of which are very simple and hard to mess up, making it an easy method to perform quickly, without much practice needed.
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