I don't know about you, but I always struggle when it's is about ironing the fitted sheets.
It never sits properly on the ironing board and I have trouble removing creases.
Frankly, it's super annoying.
Well today I'm showing you how to go about ironing a fitted sheet properly and folding it easily.
With this trick from my grandmother, it takes me less than 10 minutes to iron everything!
This pro technique not only saves you time, it also greatly simplifies your life.
Watch the video tutorial:
To make it easier to follow, I cut the tutorial into lots of small steps.
So don't worry if there are a lot of steps!
I hope it's easier for you to follow like this :
1. Equip yourself with a simple steam iron and, of course, an ironing board.
2. Add water to your iron and set the thermostat to cotton.
3. Unfold the sheet and randomly take one of the 4 elastic corners.
4. Flip this corner over so you can see the exposed seam on top.
5. Hold the corner and go down with the other hand towards the corresponding elastic end.
6. Your hands then hold two upturned corners.
7. Put them face to face then cover the 1st corner with the second.
8. Place the 2 corners thus prepared on the edge of the ironing board.
9. Move your hands down the length of the sheet to the other two elastic ends.
10. Then proceed in the same way as in steps 4 and 5. Put the corners face to face then cover the first with the second.
11. All the corners are now together and fit in each of your hands.
12. Put them face to face and cover the corners of your left hand with those of your right hand (or vice versa).
13. The 4 elastic corners are now combined into 1.
14. Place them on the edge of the ironing board and put the rest of the sheet on them too.
15. This gives you 4 layers that you can iron at the same time.
16. Pull the sheet tight, take your iron and start ironing the edges with steam.
17. Once the edges are done, tackle the rest of the sheet.
18. Pull the sheet off the edge of the table and turn it over to iron the other side.
19. Once the longest part has been ironed, remove the sheet and move on to the shorter one.
20. Do exactly the same as in step 16:start ironing the edges, then the rest, then the other side.
21. Then remove the sheet from the table and turn it over by pressing your hand on the elastic corner.
22. Rest the sheet on the table, folding its sides and the elastic corners over about ten cm.
23. Lift the folded top part and start ironing the sheet underneath.
24. Once done, fold this part again and iron the top to mark the fold.
25. Iron the rest of the sheet as well.
26. Once these steps are complete, start folding the sheet on itself about twenty cm.
27. Place it at the top of the table so that you can iron the surface that is still unfolded.
28. Smooth this surface well, pass your iron over it and fold again about twenty cm.
29. Fold the fitted sheet back on itself one last time.
30. There should then be only one strip of cloth left:iron it in front and behind.
31. All that remains is to fold the sheet like a pro. To do this, draw an imaginary line in the middle of the sheet with your finger and keep it pressed.
32. Then, on one of the 2 remaining parts, also trace the middle with a finger.
33. All you have to do is fold these parts over each other and do the same with the other end of the sheet. We pass a last iron shot and it's over.
There you go, your fitted sheet is now perfectly ironed, and all that in less than 10 min :-)
Easy, fast and efficient, right?
No more fitted sheet with lots of wrinkles all over and rolled up in the closet!
Everything is neatly stowed and neatly folded.
Now you know how to iron a fitted sheet easily and quickly.
Plus, the method works for all fitted sheet materials including jersey.
Obviously, this trick also works for a 2-person fitted sheet.
