If you are expecting a baby, you may be wondering how to fold baby clothes. It is tiny and is often difficult to fold due to its shape. Or maybe you're using a traditional folding technique for your newborn's clothes, but it always results in messy drawers and wrinkled clothes. If this sounds familiar, you should try Marie Kondo's method to learn how to fold baby clothes to save space.
The KonMari method uses a folding technique where the folded garment stands upright. This method makes everything more accessible and clear. According to Marie Kondo, clothes are happier when they are folded. According to her, the secret to folding clothes is to fold each item of clothing into a rectangle. Since folding baby clothes is a little more complicated than folding other clothes using the same method, we will show you the steps for each individual garment.
Folding a baby romper after KonMari
This method works for both short and long sleeve rompers. When you're done, you should be able to stand the romper on its edge in the drawer so that all the clothes are arranged so you can see each one.
- Lay the romper flat and try to smooth out any wrinkles. Check whether the seams are even.
- Imagine dividing the romper into 3 vertical parts and folding the left side.
- Do the same on the right side, tucking the sleeve down.
- Imagine folding the romper into thirds again and folding about 1/3 of it up.
- Now put it together again, leaving a small part free at the end.
- Fold the romper again and use the remaining part to straighten it up.
- So your goal is to fold each onesie into a small, neat rectangle so it can be stored in the baby's room dresser drawer.
- You may just need to fold the onesies twice instead of three if they are too tiny.
If you want to be as efficient as possible and stack clothes neatly, use a drawer divider.
How to fold pajamas?
The pajamas seem intimidating, but they're not.
- To fold them, simply lay them flat face down with the legs touching and smooth out the folds.
- Fold the pajamas vertically in half, leg to leg and sleeve to sleeve.
- Then fold the sleeves inward so that they lie flat on the body.
- Pull the feet up until it is folded in half.
- Fold it in half horizontally again if you can.
Fold baby pants to save space
Baby pants are made using the KonMari methodfolded just like adult pants. You should simply fold them into a nice, compact shape that can stand up on its own.
- Lay the pants flat on a clean surface and smooth out the folds.
- Fold them vertically in half so that the pant legs touch.
- Tuck in the excess fabric, especially in the crotch of the pants. It needs to be a reasonably even rectangle, but don't worry if the legs are tapered.
- Fold the pants in half so that the edge of the pants meets the waistband.
- Fold the long pants into three parts from bottom to top. Short pants can simply be folded in half. In both cases, you need to adjust the number of folds depending on the size.
- When you're done, place the pants in the drawer with the folded side up.
Fold baby clothes according to Marie Kondo: The baby clothes
With the KonMari method you can minimize the wrinkles in baby clothes. That's why it's especially important to lay the dress as flat as possible on a clean surface before you start folding. Be sure to spread out the bottom part of the dress as it will likely be wider than the top part.
- Fold each side of the dress (including the sleeves) one-third toward the center. You should get a rectangle with straight edges.
- Then fold the bottom part of the dress about a third of the way up.
- Fold it up horizontally again. Depending on the size of the dress, you should fold more or less.
- When you are finished folding, you should end up with a rectangle or square that is similar in size to the other folded baby clothes. Then you can put it in the drawer without worrying about wrinkles.
Fold baby socks and bibs
The KonMari method for folding socks is very efficient and easy. Simply place one sock on top of the other and then simply fold it in half. Then place them in a divider box that fits right into your baby's drawer.
Baby bibs are not easy to fold. You can easily roll them up by folding the strap down and then rolling it up at the end.
