The irony? Fitted sheets were undoubtedly invented to make bed-making more efficient. We can thank Bertha Berman for patenting the fitted bed sheet back in 1959. The original patent application even ...

We have come to terms with the fact that some of life's tasks are more difficult than others. One of the more common challenges is how to fold a fitted sheet that fits snuggly around your mattress.

I am swimming in sheets. I test and review sheets of all kinds here at WIRED, which means there are at least a dozen sets of sheets in my house at all times. I spend a ridiculous amount of time doing ...

I am a New York City based writer with expertise in textiles. Welcome to How To Do Anything Properly, a monthly column where we break down all the tips, tricks and products you need to tackle a ...

Last week we taught you how to clean a dirty microwave in 30 seconds. So this week we thought we’d tackle another annoying household chore: folding fitted bed sheets. As with cleaning a dirty ...

Knowing how to fold a fitted sheet is a deceptively tricky endeavor—one false move, and you’ve got yourself a mess that looks more like a bundle than bed sheets. Unlike top sheets and pillowcases that ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, ...

Americans are remarkably honest about their fitted sheet failures. CivicScience data reveals that among those who answered (excluding “Other/does not apply”), a mere 19% claim expertise in folding ...