Do you hate spending lots of time folding clothes every time your laundry is done? I do! So right now I’m learning how to fold clothes in the fastest way possible and I remembered a video I’ve seen years ago. You may have seen this famous Japanese video on the fastest way to fold a shirt (view below).
If you don’t understand Japanese instructions, don’t fret. Here’s a step by step guide in English, teaching you how to fold a shirt in 2 seconds. Watch this video and learn. You can also read the text below if the instructions in the video below is too fast or too long for you to remember.
Steps to fold a shirt in two seconds:
- Lay the t-shirt flat. Spread the t-shirt out on a flat surface such as a clean table. One side of the t-shirt should be facing you, with the neck to your right and the bottom to your left.
- Draw an imaginary line across the middle of the t-shirt. Envision the line running from the side of the t-shirt opposite you to the side closest to you.
- Pinch the fabric at a point on the line a few inches in from the edge. Follow the imaginary line to a point a few inches in from the edge that is closest to you. Pinch the t-shirt between your thumb and index finger, making sure that you are pinching both the front and back of the t-shirt.
- Draw an imaginary line from the pinch point to the shoulder seam. It should go straight up, parallel with the sides of the shirt.
- Use your free hand to pinch the t-shirt at the point on the shoulder seam. Pinch “through” the t-shirt to get both the front and back, as above. Continue to pinch the first points.
- Bring the pinched shoulder seam to the bottom of the t-shirt. Keep your first pinch in place, and pull your other hand (the one pinching the shoulder seam) behind it so that the pinched point of the shoulder seam is lined up with the bottom of the t-shirt, directly below the first pinch. Your arms should be crossed.
- Use the hand pinching the shoulder seam to pinch the fabric at the bottom of the t-shirt so that both the shoulder seam and the point on the bottom are pinched between the thumb and index finger. Again, make sure you are pinching both the front and back of the shirt.
- Uncross your hands and lift the shirt. Keep a firm grip on both pinches and uncross your hands while simultaneously lifting the shirt off the surface. The t-shirt should be hanging down from your hands with a loose sleeve dangling at the bottom.
- Fold the loose sleeve under. Lower the t-shirt back down onto the table. The loose sleeve should contact the table first. Fold the rest of the t-shirt back toward you and over the sleeve to create a fold that is symmetrical with the fold on the other side. You’re done!
Have fun practising and saving time!
