Fold T-shirts The Japanese Way!

Yes, it's true there is this efficient, Ninja-quick, Japanese method for folding a t-shirt that reduces all the motions to just a few economical ones.

Anyone who's ever worked in retail and had to spend countless hours refolding and stacking shirts and sweaters will totally appreciate this folding technique. And it's super cool to use for your home laundry too. Moms who find themselves doing laundry for a big family will find this a time-saver. Husbands and teenagers have even been known to fold t-shirts after seeing this method! Whether you have six or six hundred t-shirts to fold, why not fold them the fastest and easiest way you can?

This shirt-folding technique is easy to understand, ergonomic in movement, and takes just a few seconds per shirt to do!

Ergonomics - When something is "ergonomic" it means it's been adjusted and adapted to fit human needs and movements. It works to eliminate repetitive stress and uses a minimum of motions to get the job done which saves you effort and time.

Space-saving - Take a whole lot of t-shirts and empty out a drawer in your dresser or get an empty suitcase. First, try stuffing all the shirts into the drawer or suitcase without any folding. See how much space they take up. Then, take them all back out and fold them using the method shown here. See how much less space they take up? Now that airlines are charging money for how many bags you bring when you fly, getting more stuff into one suitcase isn't just convenient, it's an actual money-saver!

Better appearance - It's a fact that t-shirts which are folded up nicely not only take up less space, but they don't get as wrinkled as clothing that is just stuffed into a drawer any-which-way. This lets you'll look nicer and less scruffy when you wear them.

In case that first video didn't quite make sense to you, here's a second take on the super quick t-shirt folding trick!

...second verse, same as the first...

As with any other skill, the real trick is to practice. The next time you do your laundry, put all your t-shirts into the same load and when they are dry, sit down with the whole pile at a table or on the floor where you have enough room to lay them out flat and practice with the entire batch. Most people find that after two or three "practice sessions" they've got the method down and can remember it, but don't panic if it takes you a bit longer. But it really does turn out to be a real time-saver!