The verdict on whether a viral TikTok hack for folding fitted sheets actually works

A TikToker who tests out hacks that go viral has given a popular fitted sheet folding method the thumbs up.

Dustin Hadley, known as @that40year guy, tried the hack posted by 'folding queen' Lennia and was blown away by how simple it was to do.

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Lennia has posted several sheet folding hacks, but in this particular clip she lays the fitted sheet on the floor, puts a hand in each of the bottom corners and flips the corners inside out.

She then takes the bottom corners and puts them inside the top two corners of the fitted sheet.

Next, with her hands still in the corners, Lennia holds the fitted sheet – which is now folded in half – in the air and gives it a shake to smooth it out.

Then she lays it back down on the floor, folds up a small section from the bottom folds the sides in to meet in the centre.

To finish, Lennia folds the sheet in half long ways and then folds it twice from the bottom.

That leaves her with a very neatly folded bundle that will fit much easier in the linen closet than a scrunched up ball.

"You're telling me that after 40 years of wadding up my sheets and throwing them under the bed I could've been doing this? Ain't no way," Hadley said when he saw the TikTok.

He then filmed himself trying the folding technique and within seconds he replicated Lennia's process without any problems.

However, Hadley's habit of throwing his fitted sheets under the bed remains, as that's exactly what he did after folding it nicely.

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Regardless of how he stored the fitted sheets, Hadley literally gave a thumbs up after trying the hack.

Hadley's followers loved the tip and video, though some thought his folding still looked "wadded up".

"My grandma taught me how when my son was born, I practiced on his crib sheet! Magic!" a woman said.

"Have to say… most useful tip!" a man commented.

"Learning how to fold sheets and towels have been the highlights of being on TikTok for me," another posted.

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Some of the people who viewed the video shared another tip for storing sheets neatly.

"Put your folded fitted, flat, and pillow cases into one of the pillow cases and into where you put your sheets. All together!" one said.

"Yes I agree with you I get the whole matching set and put it in one pillowcase that match the set and put it in the linen closet," a viewer wrote.

"Yep I also put the pillowcases in so they are always together," another commented.

If you like Lennia's technique for folding fitted sheets, you might also want to check out her simple method for putting a cover on a duvet.

She uses a roll and folding technique, which you can read more about here.