File Folding Clothes 101: How to Better Organize Your Drawers

Hey, y’all! It’s time for another video. The title says that we are going to be file folding clothes. That is exactly what we’re going to be doing. Let’s dive in.


How to fold a t-shirt

Folding shirts

Let’s fold a shirt. When you’re folding a shirt with a print, make sure it goes face down in front of you.

Fold the shirt in half

Then, you’re going to fold one side of the shirt and tuck in the sleeves about halfway.

Folding the t-shirt inwards

Repeat that on the other side.

Making a rectangle with a t-shirt

Now, you’re going to notice that you have a perfect rectangle. This is going to be the width of your fold.

Folding the t-shirt three quarters of the way

Fold it up three quarters of the way.

Folding the rectangle in half twice

Then, you’re literally going to fold it in half twice.

File-folded t-shirt

Now, you have a perfect file fold and it stands up.

How to fold pants

Folding pants

There are a couple of ways to fold pants when file folding clothes. I’m going to show you one.

Folding the pant legs over each other

Go ahead and lay your pants on a flat surface. You’re going to fold one side over the other.

Folding the crotch of the pants in


Folding the pants into a long rectangle

Go ahead and fold the crotch part in so you have that perfect rectangle.

Bringing the legs up to the waist

You can bring the legs up to the waist.

Folding the rectangle into thirds

Again fold it in thirds.

File-folded pants

That’s it. You have a perfect file fold that will stand up.

Folding a long-sleeved shirt

Folding a long-sleeved shirt

Folding a long-sleeved shirt is the same as folding any other shirt. You want to make sure that if there’s a pattern, you put it face down.

Folding a long-sleeve shirt inward

Then, you’re going to fold one half to the middle of the shirt and tuck the sleeve in.

Making a long rectangle

Then, you’re going to repeat that on the other side. Again, the width of this rectangle is going to be the width of the shirt when you file it.

Folding the bottom up

Fold the bottom part three-quarters of the way.

Folding the shirt in twice

Fold it in half twice.

File-folded long-sleeve shirt

There you have it. The perfect file fold. It will stand up for you in the drawer.

How to fold a scarf

Folding scarves

Now, I’m going to show you how to fold a scarf. As you can see, this is a pretty long scarf.

Folding the scarf in half

Go ahead and fold it in half.

Folding again to get the rectangle

The goal when file folding clothes is to get a decently-sized rectangle, so I’m going to fold this again because it’s too wide.

Making the long rectangle

Then, I’m going to fold it in half again, so I have the perfect rectangle for the width of this fold.

Folding three-quarters of the way

Fold it about three-quarters of the way up.

Folding in half twice

Fold in half twice.

File-folded scarf

Now, again, you have the perfect file fold.

How to fold socks

Folding socks

I fold my socks as opposed to rolling them up because rolling them messes with the elasticity. It’s just a matter of folding them in thirds. Then I stuff them into the organizers.

How to fold sets of clothes

Folding sets

I’m going to show you how to fold sets, like pajama sets or casual sets, together. You’re going to make a rectangle with the bottoms.

Rolling the shirt into the bottoms

Then, you’re going to take the shirt and roll it into the bottoms.

File folding clothes

Now, you have a set together. This is really helpful for pajamas, especially for your littles.


File folding clothes

I use the file fold method to organize my clothing in my drawers. I hope y’all learned something about file-folding clothing. How do you store your clothing? Leave a comment and let us know.

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