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A revolutionary way to fold a shirt!

Cool

I just had a try (I'm only talking about the first method - the second one I use for backpacking :) ).
It is easy and quick - I am impressed.
Also it turns out in the format you want - I was not very lucky before.

For longsleeve shirts it's not working as well though.
 
(mutters to self - outloud - Oh, for the love of Jeff, source code, people. Source code whenever the activity window trick fails.)


Bonnie said:
I tried option-clicking the file in the activity window....did nothing. Tried double clicking...reloaded the movie. Tried control clicking...again, nothing.
Click to expand...

This is the direct link: http://uptown.jengajam.com/tshirt-folding.mpeg
Open it in a new window, let it load completely, go to Save Page As, and save from the resulting pop-up window. That's it...no Quicktime Pro involved.
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BTW: Excellent first technique. I didn't bother to go through the 2nd one.
 
Here is my version, as words and a single graphic, rather than with a video.

1. Lay the shirt on a table, face up in front of you, with the collar to the right, as shown in the diagram.

2. Select point A, somewhere between the collar and the shoulder.

3. Visualize line A-B-C, perpendicular to the bottom of the shirt, with B halfway between A and C.

4. Grab the shirt (both layers) with your left hand at point B. Don't let go until step 12.

5. Grab the shirt (both layers) with your right hand at point A. Don't let go until step 12.

6. Move your right hand over your left hand and grab the shirt (both layers) at point C.

7. Lift the shirt off the table.

8. Move your left hand toward you and to the left, out from under your right hand and the shirt.

9. Move your right hand to the right, so the shirt is hanging in front of you.

10. Lay the shirt down on the table, towards you, i.e., face down.

11. Fold the shirt in half, moving the side nearest you over the side away from you.

12. Let go!
 

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Good Job, Dr. Q! Now, if one reads your istructions and watches the video they should get it. One questionI had while watching the video was if she was grabbing the top layer or if she was grabbing both. I found when I tried it that she was grabbing both :D
 
wow!!! that's awesome!

the 2nd link is just a waste of download time, but that first one....i'm gonna pull that one on the girlfriend next time we go and do the laundry! hahaha

thanks wdlove



totally different way of "folding" here on these fourms eh?
 
I volunteered to fold the laundry today. I don't mind helping with chores routinely, but this time I really wanted to be in charge of the folding!

Hmmm... Why does the Tom Sawyer story about "whitewashing the fence" suddenly come to mind?

I gave a lesson to some kids today at a Mother's Day gathering. The 11-year-old picked up the technique after a few tries. The 8-year-old couldn't quite do it. She didn't grab at the center point, she grabbed the material too timidly and it slipped out of her grip, or she laid the shirt back down face-up instead of face-down. I told her to keep practicing.
 
As soon as I saw the first post from 2004, I was hoping for a new record of newbie necro's.

But it turned out to be related. Dang.
 
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