in fig7 g the receptacle can receive a larger number of items of clothing folded in accordance with the method of the present invention in a more consistent and neat manner than would normally be the case this provides more efficient use of space and the storage of items of clothing in a compact way that ensures that they remain wrinkle free it should be understood that as shown in fig8 that the folding guide is designed so that when an article of clothing is folded using the folding guide the folded article of clothing with the folding guide folded within the article of clothing tends to be self supporting consequently clothing folded using the folding guide of the present invention may be organized on shelves in a way that enables the placement of the articles of clothing vertically in an organized and compact way fig9 a and 9 b illustrate particular embodiments of the present invention showing the definition of the intermediate area or web on a single piece of material that forms the folding guide indentation and scoring respectively the treatment of the material in this way enables the formation of the intermediate areas or flexible webs while conveniently enabling the use of a single piece of material the present invention contemplates the use of bags boxes or other containers sized to store particular number of items of clothing folded in accordance with the present invention an example of a box in accordance with the present invention is illustrated in fig7 g such a box can be stored on a shelf for example or in.