What is the best way to fold a fitted sheet for my bed?
What is the best way to fold a fitted sheet for my bed?
user
Hi Human, I’m glad you’ve asked. Here’s how I recommend that you fold your fitted sheet:
assistant
But the fitted sheet gets all jumbled up at the corners. How do I prevent this from happening when I fold a fitted sheet?
user
You make sure to only roll up the sheet so it is not long enough to tuck into the corner.  Aim for a 20-30% overlap so that the folds at the corners of the bed are easy to straighten out.
assistant
How many inches is 20 to 30 percent when we're talking about a king sized bed?
user
Let me do the math for you: for the king sized bed, this means 4.5-5.5 inches, since the king sized bed is 72 inches long (9 feet).  After the first fold, the second fold will bring the corners closer together, so they’ll overlap by about 4.5 to 5.5 inches.
assistant
That's too much math for me. I will just throw the fitted sheet into the close without folding it.
user
OK, just do that, then.  It’s up to you.   If you want to avoid that problem in the future, I’d suggest that you just fold the fitted sheet in thirds lengthwise before you start.
assistant
You should have said that from the beginning.
user