Mum shares four steps method to folding sheets in ‘seconds’

An Aussie mum has left social media impressed after she shared a video revealing the four simple steps it takes to fold fitted sheets in “seconds”.

Hands up if you have a mountain of sheets that need folding, but would rather not because of the time it takes.

Well, you’re in luck – an Aussie mum has impressed TikTok users after she shared a handy tip revealing how to fold the household item using four simple steps.

Taking to the popular social media platform, the woman said her “folding hack” provides a “simple way to fold a fitted sheet” without leaving it like a crumpled mess.

“Folding a fitted sheet saves space in storage and only takes 20 seconds. Let me know if you try this one at home,” Mila wrote alongside her video.

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Mila begins with placing the sheet flat on the bed with the elastic side up. Picture: TikTok/mama_mila_

She then places her hands inside the corners of the sheets and tucks them into the other two corners. Picture: TikTok/mama_mila_

In the clip, Mila explains the first step is to place your sheet flat on your bed, with the elastic part facing upwards.

It is then recommended to smooth the sheet before creating a “rectangle”.

“Flip the bottom two corners and place them into the top two corners to create a rectangle,” Mila advises.

She demonstrates by placing her hands inside the corners of the sheet and tucking them into the other two corners.

She holds it up to ensure she’s grabbed all corners. Picture: TikTok/mama_mila_

The places it back down, before folding it to form a long rectangle shape. Picture: TikTok/mama_mila_

The third step is to fold the two long sides inward which creates a long line of sheet.

She then follows this by folding the two short sides inward too.

The end result should look like a neat rectangle ready to be stored inside your cupboard.

Mila also shared a “bonus tip” adding that you can keep your fitted sheets inside a dust bag to keep them fresh.

Viewers dubbed her sheet hack as a “game-changer”, saying sheets are the “worst things” to fold.

To form the rectangle she folds it in half before folding the long sides inward. Picture: TikTok/mama_mila_

She then folds the two shorts sides inward. Picture: TikTok/mama_mila_

“Dude, I hate folding fitted sheets! lol thanks!” one man commented, while others couldn’t wait to try the four steps.

“Going to try this out! Thanks for sharing,” another said.

“Saved and added to favourites,” one person wrote.

“I can never do the first step. I just wash and put back on my bed. I’m an embarrassment to my mother,” another person joked.

Mila’s video has garnered more than 14,000 views and it’s not the only folding hack that’s left viewers impressed.

The end result. Picture: TikTok/mama_mila_

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An Aussie shopper recently shared a video on Facebook, revealing the simple way to ensures reusable supermarket bags, like from Coles and Woolworths, stay unwrinkled and clean for future use.

You fold your reusable bag into thirds horizontally and then again into thirds a second time.

Then you simply have to fold the bottom section up to create a triangle and then repeat from the opposite side.

Another woman also recently shared her handy tip to fold reusable supermarket bags. Picture: Instagram/TheHumbleCurator

For the final step you simply have to tuck your handles into the small triangle and shoppers are left with a small space-saving, folded up, reusable bag.

Since the hack was first shared on Facebook video have also been posted of it to TikTok, with people also dubbing this trick as “life-changing”.

One Instagram user shared their step-by-step guide to the hack, describing it as “literally the best space-saving hack I’ve come across in ages”.