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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: franksolich on October 22, 2009, 06:05:27 PM
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The other day, in preparation for the long cold days of winter, I emptied the linen closets and washed all that was therein. Some of these things hadn't even been used since the last time I laundered them, and in fact, some of these things have been washed, more than used.
It's just a habit of mine, wanting to be confident things are clean; a trauma left over from the socialist paradises of the workers and peasants with free medical care for all, in which case clothes were more likely to rot from dirt before one could wash them.
Anyway.
Contour bed-sheets have always been a problem for me. My mother used to successfully fold them, and fold them flat and even and square, but not being observant when my mother was around, I didn't pay attention to how she did it.
When I fold them, they end up uneven and lumpy.
So I no longer fold them; I just bend them in half lengthwise, and then bend them in half again, and put them on clothes-hangers. It looks more tidy that way.
P.S. I suppose in some areas of the country, contour sheets are called "fitted sheets," in case one is confused by the terminology.
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I don't fold sheets. That's my wifes job. :-)
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I fold them, and leave them lumpy. Sorry, I don't get all excited about neat linen closets...I just stuff all the sheets in a big plastic container with a few dried rose petals and a cedar block. :p
However, I do know how to fold them correctly...I watched my mom. She would lay them down on a large, clean surface...like a freshly washed bedspread on the bed...and square up all the corners, then fold them carefully, corner to corner...squaring as needed. It took 3 or 4 minutes for each sheet, but she could stack all her sheets on one shelf in her wardrobe.
Of course, my mom also separated all the undies by color, and put them away in plastic bags...laid all her paired-up socks in neat rows, kept her seldom-worn blouses in sealed plastic bags, etc. etc.
If you dusted her house for her, and made the mistake of moving one item 1/2 inch in any direction, she would see that as soon as she walked in and she'd have to put it back in exactly the same place. I think she was OCD. :-) :-)
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I don't fold sheets. That's my wifes job. :-)
dingdingding....we has a winna
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dingdingding....we has a winna
Yeah, but not all of us are married, and have to do all the work our own selves.
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Yeah, but not all of us are married, and have to do all the work our own selves.
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Of course I fold them, and they look pretty when I'm done :-)
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My husband folds them. :-) I have short arms.
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I fold them....all the pockets are in on corner tucked in to each other.
They aren't real pretty....but they are folded up. :uhsure:
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I fold them....all the pockets are in on corner tucked in to each other.
They aren't real pretty....but they are folded up. :uhsure:
I aim for pretty, which is why I put them on clothes hangers.
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People have more than one set of sheets? Y'all are rich!
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Frank, I started working when I was 12 years old at a motel laundry.... good grief, what a flea bag. Anyway, it was $1.85/hr, which was awesome compared to babysitting at $.75/hr.
So, yes, I folded fitted sheets and I used a mangle on the pillow cases. I have folded 100 of 1000s of sheets in my lifetime.... I have folded diapers.... you name it I have folded it.
As Deb said, tuck the corners all together, fold over the adjacent edges to make the edges square, then keep on folding until you get to the desired size to stow on your shelf.
[youtube=425,350]_Z5k9nWcuFc[/youtube]
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As to the question at hand, I never could get the fitted sheets flat.
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I didn't find an answer that suited what I do with the dang things. I take two corners, pull them together, then take the opposite ones and pull them together, then I wrap them around my forearms and roll. They look like crap, but just dang. I have a big ole aversion to folding properly, as that was one of my main chores in my youth, and if I didn't do it right, I had to do it all over. Now I answer to no one but me, so as long as I can get it mushed all together, and stuffed in my linen closet, it's all good with me.
We need a "The Joooooooos do it." option.
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People have more than one set of sheets? Y'all are rich!
I have one set of sheets for each bed. I wash them once a week and put liquid fabric softener in the wash as well as a dryer sheet (with the same smell) in the dryer. I put them on the bed before they are completely dry (the pillow cases are even more damp) and when they are completely dry the look like they were ironed. My favorite night of the week is getting into my bed that has been washed that day. No way I would give that day up by having more than one set of sheets. It's glorious getting into sheets that smell like Downey and have that crisp clean feel of just washed sheets.
Besides... I never was able to fold the bottom sheet and I'm a tad OCD. It would drive me crazy.
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I wad it up in a ball and toss it in the linen closet.
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I have one set of sheets for each bed. I wash them once a week and put liquid fabric softener in the wash as well as a dryer sheet (with the same smell) in the dryer. I put them on the bed before they are completely dry (the pillow cases are even more damp) and when they are completely dry the look like they were ironed. My favorite night of the week is getting into my bed that has been washed that day. No way I would give that day up by having more than one set of sheets. It's glorious getting into sheets that smell like Downey and have that crisp clean feel of just washed sheets.
Besides... I never was able to fold the bottom sheet and I'm a tad OCD. It would drive me crazy.
We have only one bed in the house which requires sheets. We do have two sets for that one bed. The near-Egyptian cotton for warm weather and the red&white flannel set for the winter.
Yes, wash day is important. :-*
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I wad it up in a ball and toss it in the linen closet.
I like you. You think like me.
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You all are laundry losers.
Tonight is clean sheet night by the way. I am laying in my gloriously clean bed that smells of original scent Downey. I know y'all are so jealous. :p
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There are some real weirdos on this forum. :lmao:
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There are some real weirdos on this forum. :lmao:
fess up, you roll your bottom sheet in a ball and throw it in the closet.
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I am so not a laundry loser. MY sheets for MY bed are big time threadcounted doublesoftened everyweeksheets. I only ball up the ones for guests. Don't want to make people feel too comfy. :whatever:
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I am so not a laundry loser. MY sheets for MY bed are big time threadcounted doublesoftened everyweeksheets. I only ball up the ones for guests. Don't want to make people feel too comfy. :whatever:
He he, I like that idea.
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fess up, you roll your bottom sheet in a ball and throw it in the closet.
Nope, I already told you that I fold them like the professionals.... I even throw in a few fresh rose petals between the layers to give it fragrance. Yep, I pluck a few petals from my award winning Rose bushes. :lmao:
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Nope, I already told you that I fold them like the professionals.... I even throw in a few fresh rose petals between the layers to give it fragrance. Yep, I pluck a few petals from my award winning Rose bushes. :lmao:
Your award-winning bush has been plucked? I'm shocked.
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Your award-winning bush has been plucked? I'm shocked.
I think the term you are looking for is deflowered. :p
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Nope, I already told you that I fold them like the professionals.... I even throw in a few fresh rose petals between the layers to give it fragrance. Yep, I pluck a few petals from my award winning Rose bushes. :lmao:
It's simpler to buy them already dried. :-)
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You all are laundry losers.
Tonight is clean sheet night by the way. I am laying in my gloriously clean bed that smells of original scent Downey. I know y'all are so jealous. :p
Not really. :tongue: I usually hang the sheets out. They come in smelling just exactly right, the way clean sheets should smell. Especially this time of year, they come back in all crispy. Downey is only for the worst part of winter, because frozen sheets are no fun!! :-)
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People have more than one set of sheets? Y'all are rich!
:-)
I don't remember folding the contoured sheets with the former Mrs. any special way. Must have been a Wisconsin thing.
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Not really. :tongue: I usually hang the sheets out. They come in smelling just exactly right, the way clean sheets should smell. Especially this time of year, they come back in all crispy. Downey is only for the worst part of winter, because frozen sheets are no fun!! :-)
You don't live in filthy CA, you wouldn't hang your sheets outside if you did.....trust me.
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Downey - regular - must be in the rinse water for everything but the towels... :-)
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I voted no...buit I kinda do...they just don't look nice. I nicley fold the regula sheet and pillow cases that go with the set, then I "fold" the fitted sheet as well as I can, then tuck it and the pillow cases inside the flat sheet, making a package of all the matching bedding. That way I don't have to try to find separate pieces.
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Satin sheets are very easy to fold. Just sayin'. :uhsure:
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The other day, in preparation for the long cold days of winter, I emptied the linen closets and washed all that was therein. Some of these things hadn't even been used since the last time I laundered them, and in fact, some of these things have been washed, more than used.
It's just a habit of mine, wanting to be confident things are clean; a trauma left over from the socialist paradises of the workers and peasants with free medical care for all, in which case clothes were more likely to rot from dirt before one could wash them.
Anyway.
Contour bed-sheets have always been a problem for me. My mother used to successfully fold them, and fold them flat and even and square, but not being observant when my mother was around, I didn't pay attention to how she did it.
When I fold them, they end up uneven and lumpy.
So I no longer fold them; I just bend them in half lengthwise, and then bend them in half again, and put them on clothes-hangers. It looks more tidy that way.
P.S. I suppose in some areas of the country, contour sheets are called "fitted sheets," in case one is confused by the terminology.
Hang them on clothes hangers????...never heard of that one...and Im OLD!...lol
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Satin sheets are very easy to fold. Just sayin'. :uhsure:
Oooh.......slickery!!! :rofl:
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Oooh.......slickery!!! :rofl:
Satin sheets are nice and cool in the summer, but the top slides around too much.
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I didn't find an answer that suited what I do with the dang things. I take two corners, pull them together, then take the opposite ones and pull them together, then I wrap them around my forearms and roll. They look like crap, but just dang. I have a big ole aversion to folding properly, as that was one of my main chores in my youth, and if I didn't do it right, I had to do it all over. Now I answer to no one but me, so as long as I can get it mushed all together, and stuffed in my linen closet, it's all good with me.
We need a "The Joooooooos do it." option.
That is exactly how I "fold" them too! :cheersmate:
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What are sheets??
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What are sheets??
What you get when you eat too many jalapenos in your chili....
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What you get when you eat too many jalapenos in your chili....
You forgot this: :rimshot:
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I wad it up in a ball and toss it in the linen closet.
Me too. Although my process more or less resembles a taffy pulling machine.
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You forgot this: :rimshot:
oh yeah, I did.... :thatsright:
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Frank, I started working when I was 12 years old at a motel laundry.... good grief, what a flea bag. Anyway, it was $1.85/hr, which was awesome compared to babysitting at $.75/hr.
So, yes, I folded fitted sheets and I used a mangle on the pillow cases. I have folded 100 of 1000s of sheets in my lifetime.... I have folded diapers.... you name it I have folded it.
As Deb said, tuck the corners all together, fold over the adjacent edges to make the edges square, then keep on folding until you get to the desired size to stow on your shelf.
[youtube=425,350]_Z5k9nWcuFc[/youtube]
Something about that video...excited me......is that wrong? :-)
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What you get when you eat too many jalapenos in your chili....
Sounds like a bum wrap.
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Sounds like a bum wrap.
around a ring of fire....
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I slit a sheet a sheet I slit. Apon a slitted sheet I sit.
Say it fast, I dare ya'll.
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I slit a sheet a sheet I slit. Apon a slitted sheet I sit.
Say it fast, I dare ya'll.
have the Friday afternoon boredoms, huh? :lmao:
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Well, it was better than "Pleasant valley pheasant pluckers.................."
Na, not bored, but the boards are a little slow today.
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Well, it was better than "Pleasant valley pheasant pluckers.................."
Na, not bored, but the boards are a little slow today.
I've been playing Mahjong on pogo.com and here, instead of working... :banghead:
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Good suggestion. Since the soil scientist seems to have found another source of hog manure, I think coach should put in an order for Maria, from Odessa, in the Bathing Beauties section. She appears to be one who could fold the hell out of your sheets.
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I fold them the best I can, without worrying too much about them being perfect.
Not really worried about wrinkles, as sheets get messed up pretty quickly at my place. Not sure how you can go a whole week without washing sheets, I've been known to change mine everyday some weeks. :evillaugh:
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I fold them the best I can, without worrying too much about them being perfect.
Not really worried about wrinkles, as sheets get messed up pretty quickly at my place. Not sure how you can go a whole week without washing sheets, I've been known to change mine everyday some weeks. :evillaugh:
single, aren't you?
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single, aren't you?
I still have time for you. :drool: :-)