How to Fold a Bath Towel

Correctly folding a bath towel can enable you store all your towels neatly and in a tight space. Folded bath towels are attractive when hanging on a towel rack and suitable for visitors to see. In addition, folding all your bath towels correctly and uniformly will allow you to stack your towels without fear of the pile tumbling over. Once you learn the technique, folding towels correctly takes very little time and is easy enough for children to do.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

1. Hold the towel lengthwise up against your body, with your right hand holding the top right corner and your left hand holding the top left corner. If the towel is really long, you can start folding the towel as directed and make adjustments once you are ready to fold the towel in half.

2. Picture the towel divided into thirds. With your right hand, fold the right third of the towel over the center third. Use your right hand to hold the center and right third together.

3. Fold the left third of the towel over the center on top of the right side. The towel should now be the width of one-third of the total towel. If all the seams don’t line up straight, you can usually wiggle the towel a little and the seams will fall straight. Having the seams not line up will cause the towel to be uneven.

4. Hold the top of the towel with your left hand and put your right arm across the center of the towel. With your left hand, fold the top of the towel down over your right arm. You can hold the towel with both hands at the fold to adjust where it is folded if the bottom isn’t lined up.

5. Slide your right arm out, hold the towel with both hands and fold it in half again. Once again, make sure all the seams are lined up. At this point the towel should be folded into a cube shape.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have problems folding a towel this way, practice with a hand towel first.
• This technique can also be applied to baby blankets, T-shirts and boxer shorts.

Resources

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