T-shirt origami

[nancylebov]

http://homepage.usask.ca/~kvl014/tshirt.mpg

A fast, efficient method of folding t-shirts--pinch in two place, fold, twist, fold remaining sleeve, and it's done. The bits I had to work to notice are that the diagonal fold involves a twist, and it helped to think of my left hand as getting swaddled in the cloth.

Comments

[wings13.livejournal.com]

I've seen this before, pretty neat... but what I do is just grab the shirt by the shoulder seams where they meet the sleeves or a little in from there, flip the two sides to the back, and fold in half horizontally... easy peasy.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

That's what i do too. Plus, that can be done in the air, as opposed to the origami method, which needs a flat surface to lay the shirt upon.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

I can do the origami method on my lap.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

Good to know. If ever i'm folding other than straight from the dryer (i have stacked units wheree i live now) i'll give it a go.

[(Anonymous)]

I've seen pictures of that method she listed -- it's fairly complicated.

I fold mine like you described, and can also do them in the air. Likewise towels in long thirds, then half twice in the air. After 30 years of laundering, you do acquire a few tricks. (I also threw away all of my hubby's assorted threadbare dress socks, and bought him 8 pairs of new black socks -- all the same style! Got better things to spend my time on than matching black socks, good grief.)

andrea