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Grip the sheet corners and flip only the top two corners inside out so that just the top of the fitted sheet has the elastic edge facing away from you. The elastic edge on the bottom two corners will ...

You can finally fold a fitted sheet without frustration. Fitted sheets have got a well-earned reputation for being one of the most annoying laundry items to fold. Unlike their flat sheet cousins, ...

Folding laundry is a huge pain, but fitted sheets are in a category of their own. Those round elastic “corners” never match up, and even if you manage to get one side of the sheets semi-flat, the ...

There's a quick way and one that involves sewing. For the easy method, just smooth the flat sheet out over the top of the mattress, then tie a knot in each corner and tuck under the mattress. Adjust ...

When I was young and wild, my party tricks included tying a cherry stem with my teeth and hula-hooping on bars. Fast-forward 200 years, and these days I like to knock people's socks off by showing ...