The irony? Fitted sheets were undoubtedly invented to make bed-making more efficient. We can thank Bertha Berman for patenting the fitted bed sheet back in 1959. The original patent application even ...

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Folding a fitted sheet may feel like sorcery that only a few can perform, but it’s surprisingly easy. We’ve shown you how before, but this video will walk you through it, step by step, so you can do ...

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If you’ve gone your entire life not knowing how to properly fold a fitted sheet, you’re not alone. Throwing a sheet straight from the dryer into a heap in the closet is many people's go-to method of ...

Lora McLaughlin Peterson with Lorafied has a tip to help us fold that tricky fitted sheet. Lay out the sheet, elastic-side up. Fold in the ends to make a square. Continue to fold like normal. Watch ...

Knowing how to fold a fitted sheet is a deceptively tricky endeavor—one false move, and you’ve got yourself a mess that looks more like a bundle than bed sheets. Unlike top sheets and pillowcases that ...

If your linen closet looks anything like mine, it's a jumbled mess of semifolded sheets and masses of fitted sheets, creating an unhappy spot that is anything but easy to navigate. We stumbled upon a ...

We’ve all been there: You’ve spent hours doing laundry and finally have a nice, clean, fresh out of the dryer pile sitting before you. All you have to do is quickly fold, and you’re home free, the ...

Wondering how to fold a fitted sheet like a pro? The Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab has you covered with this tried-and-true method. If you're like most people, you probably partially fold ...

BASKET IS THE ENEMY. THERE ARE SOME HOUSEHOLD SECRETS BEST LEFT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. WHEN IT COMES TO DOING IT WRONG, MY WEAKNESS IS FOLDING AND THERE IS NO FOLD MORE CHALLENGING, MORE MYSTIFYING, ...

Laundry day is pretty much just a reminder that fitted sheets are the absolute worst - or at least, folding them is. Don't get me wrong, I'm pro-fitted sheets (I even like top sheets!), but why are ...