Device for folding clothes from cardboard in 10 minutes

Tired of clutter in your closet? A device for folding clothes made of cardboard will come to the rescue. With it, all your T-shirts, jumpers and shirts will turn into a neat pile in a matter of seconds.

What kind of device is this?

Have you ever wondered how things are folded in large clothing stores? There is no abyss of time or extra labor for this. However, the product is neatly packaged. Sometimes the piles are so perfectly lined up that it’s a joy to look at. The whole secret is to use a special device.

The device for folding clothes consists of several doors. By closing them one by one, you fold the product quickly and evenly.

The operating principle is very simple. You don’t need to invent anything - just open and close the doors in the right order. Thanks to the device, even a 5-6 year old child can fold their clothes neatly.

How to do it yourself?

A device for folding clothes can be found at a hardware store or ordered on the Aliexpress website. But why pay 600–800 rubles if you can make the same device from a piece of cardboard?

A few shoe boxes, a ruler, tape and scissors can be found in every home. And nothing more is needed.

To do everything right, use the step-by-step instructions:

1. Cut four rectangles from the boxes in the following sizes: 60 x 25 cm, 60 x 25 cm, 30 x 25 cm, 30 x 25 cm.
2. Cover the edges with tape to prevent the cardboard from peeling off later.You can take colored paper tape.
3. Lay out the cardboards on the table: two large ones at the edges, two smaller ones in the center, one above the other. Leave a gap of 1–1.5 cm between the parts.
4. Tape the bottom center piece with the flaps (from the front and back of the cardboard).
5. Glue the two central pieces together.
6. If desired, the cardboard can be covered with pieces of wallpaper, self-adhesive film or plain white paper.

Here's how neat and beautiful the device can look:

If you want to make a device for folding clothes for a child, it is better to use smaller cardboard sizes: 45 x 14 cm and 22.5 x 14 cm.

How to use?

Folding clothes using the device is very simple. You only need to complete 3 steps:

1. Close and open the left door.
2. Close and open the right door.
3. Close and open the central door.

The compact envelope is ready. This way you can fold any clothes: T-shirts, T-shirts, shirts, jumpers, trousers, skirts, dresses.

Lay your clothes face down on the device. Make sure there are no folds on it. If necessary, fold the sleeves of the jumper, the hem of the dress or the hem of the trousers to the center.

Time does not stand still. Every year more and more new devices are produced, designed to make life easier for housewives.Why not take advantage of these benefits? With a device for folding clothes, in a few minutes you will put order in your closet, sort out a mountain of things, and teach your child to be tidy. Its main advantage is that the “envelopes” are the same size - approximately 23 by 30 cm. Clothes are folded into neat piles and take up less space in the closet.