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Back by popular demand, another homemaking vlog. This time: how to fold a bath towel, according to my dear Aunt Cass. It definitely works for me.
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I fold most of my towels that way. However I fold my pool/pond towels a little differently because you can get more in a small space this way. I fold them in half and then I roll them up.
Same as you too! It’s how my mom taught me.
I fold them in thirds and then half and half because they go over the rack that way if they are getting hung back up and for storage, I roll them, skipping the second fold. =) That is how my mom taught me, but my mil was just here and helped me fold laundry and she folded all my towels your way, so now we have some of each! =0
Exactly like you! It IS the BEST way, isn’t it? 🙂
The same as you!
I fold my towels just like you! : ) They stack up nice and neat that way!!
My ways is pretty unconventional, but it works for me. I start by folding mine in thirds the long way. Then in half and again in half. I still have the final fold to store them with facing up. I put them in a basket because I do not have a real linen closet. The reason I fold them the long way first is twofold, 1. the fit in the basket the long way of the basket and 2. they fit on my towel rack.
@Marla,
That is exactly the way I fold mine! That way when you take them off the shelf, they are ready to put on the rack.
@Stacie, me too. I like that I can hang them properly instead of the other way. No offense Fishmama but your way doesn’t hang on the rack right. =0)
We all have our own “right” way. LOL
To each his own. 😉 If a towel actually stayed on a rack at my house, I might be tempted to find a new fold.
We’ve been doing ours the same way Jessica does just until recently, and then my husband took over the folding and started doing them in thirds lengthwise first too — I really like the way they look in our bathroom wardrobe!
@Marla,
I do the same thing so I can pull it off the shelf and hang it on the rack.
@Marla,
This is also how I fold my towels. When I was in high school, I worked at Holiday Inn and this was the way they taught us to fold our towels and handtowels.
I fold my towels the same way. I am also a bit anal about wanting all the folds to be facing the outside, that way I can quickly see how many towels I have, plus it looks neater.
I fold my towels in a similar way except for one thing. That first fold I make is lengthwise along the towel. That way, the towel is prefolded for the towel bar. I just let the 1/3 folds drop out and slip the lengthwise folded towel over the bar. Quick and neat!
I fold towels exactly like you. 🙂 And I have strong feelings about the topic which is why I even popped over here to see how you did it! My mom taught me when I was just tiny… but it really does make the best stacks!