Whether or not you consider folding a fitted sheet a life skill worth mastering, it’s a question that comes up time and again. So, the team at Home Beautiful is here to settle it once and for all with step-by-step instructions for how to fold a fitted sheet to perfection every time.
Surprisingly, there’s more than one way to do it—and everyone has their own method. You do you! But if you’re still mystified by those elastic edges, our easy guide will have you folding like a pro in no time. Once you’ve nailed it, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without this satisfying skill.
The best part? Neatly-folded fitted sheets take up less room and make it easier to keep your sheet sets together to keep a beautifully organised linen cupboard. Some people even store their sheet sets inside one of the pillowcases to keep things super tidy, or strapped together with these gorgeous bands.
Here’s how to fold a fitted sheet:
- Turn your sheet inside out and hold lengthways
- Place one hand in each corner
- Clap your hands together and slip one top corner over the other
- While still holding first corners, run your other hand down to another corner
- Pull it up and slip the first two corners over
- Run your hand down to the final corner and repeat. You should now be holding all four corners together
- Shake out the wrinkles and smooth the sheet onto a flat surface
- Keeping your corners together, fold your sheet into thirds or quarters – whichever your prefer
The trick is to smooth as you go and tuck in any uneven edges
If you’re wondering how hotels get their sheets looking so crisp, they iron them! Most large hotels have in-house laundry facilities to wash, dry, and iron all their linens. If you want that five-star effect on your own sheets, a quick once-over with a steam iron before you store them away can help keep them beautifully smooth.
