It wasn't too long ago that I shared with you some of my tips and tricks
on how to fold and completely make over your drawers, and you guys gave me
such great feedback. You sent me pictures.
You tagged me on Instagram. You told me how much you loved
that folding video, and you asked me some questions in the comment box,
as you always do. So I figured I would top you up
a little bit this week and show you how to do a ranger roll
and what my thoughts are on a ranger roll,
how to hang and fold some pants and jeans, how to fold boxer shorts,
how to fold your stockings, and how to fold a sweater.
So without further ado, let's get folding.
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Now when you hear "ranger roll," you might think it's some new-fangled sushi
item on a menu at a Japanese restaurant, but I assure you it is not.
It is a very cool way to fold your clothing.
So I'm going to show you how it's done. Lay the shirt flat.
Now flip the bottom part of the shirt up about 4 inches to create a lip.
Fold in the sides to meet in the middle as you normally fold a shirt
and now start rolling tightly from top to bottom.
Lastly flip the lip over the roll, securing the ends.
As with everything, there are pros and cons,
and I'm going to tell you my true thoughts on the ranger roll.
First of all, it looks neat. Here's a pro.
It also saves space. So if you are folding up a bunch
of shirts, I suppose if you're neat and organized enough, you will save space,
and finally this is fantastic for packing. A lot of people love doing the ranger roll
because it reduces wrinkling and of course can get more stuff into a tiny suitcase.
Now here's the not so good about ranger rolls.
First of all, if you remember the last folding video that we did, I showed you a
neat way to fold your clothing so that you could see what was on the shirt.
I feel like I would never know what is on this versus all of the other black things
that I have going on in my T-shirt drawer. So that's one downfall.
Secondly, I'm not so thrilled about the idea of pulling this flap over.
I'm always concerned about stretching and misshaping my garments.
So I feel like that might be an issue. And then the final concern that I have
about the ranger roll is that it takes a lot of time. I mean...
Now, if you're one of those guys out there, or girls, that hangs your jeans,
this is a struggle you understand all too well.
This is a struggle I understand. Your jeans tip to the front.
They fall off the hanger. All kinds of crazy stuff happens.
So I'm going to show you what's called, well what I call the "W" hang.
Okay, so what you're going to do ... now this works a little bit better
if your hanger is actually hanging. But we'll try to figure it out on a
flat surface, because, you know what, we're problem solvers here.
So what you're going to do is you're going to lie your pants flat.
First thing you're going to take one pant leg, hold it up
and fold it through, and you're going to do this just above the mid-thigh point.
Then you're going to take the other pant leg and you're going to fold
it through the opposite side to the same height of where
you did the first pass through. Now what you've got, you see it
kind of forms like a "W" with the legs. Now what this does is it really secures
the pants in place, and it also spans the entire length of the hanger.
So it hangs a lot nicer, nicer, "nicelier" on the hanger in your closet.
So that's great. I'm doing this to all of my pants.
If you don't hang your pants, just lay them flat, fold them in half, tuck in the
crotch to create a straight line, fold the bottom of the pants up
to the belt loops, then fold them in half again,
flip them over and you're all good.
You know, I find it interesting that boxers made it into this video.
I wonder who asked that question. Chad. All right.
We'll show you how to fold boxers.
Now you might want to know why I'm going to show you a different way to fold your
boxers because I suppose like you do a little half, you do a little half.
It's pretty easy and obvious. Well, you know what?
I can show you how to do it better. So here's what you're going
to do my friends. Rather than doing the
face forward fold, you're actually going to change the
game and you're going to do a sideways fold like this.
All right? Now once that's done, this is really easy.
You're just going to flip up the leg part halfway.
You're going to flip it up again, so you're going to fold it into thirds.
Flip it over so that elasticky part is facing you, and then you're just going
to fold it into thirds again. Now the reason this is so great is because
it fits beautifully into a compact drawer or a little box that you're lining up all
of your underwear in. So this makes it look nice and neat.
It's not wrinkly. It's not a mess. It's great. And you know what?
I wouldn't teach you how to do it if I didn't think it was worth your time
or if it took too much time. So I'll show it to you again,
nice and fast. One, two. Flip. One, two. Done.
There you go. You're welcome, Chad.
Stockings are another thing that a lot of you guys were asking about.
And you know what? They are really complicated beings.
But there's a really easy way to fold them, and I think it has its origins
in the ranger roll. So the first thing that you're going to do
is flip the top of your stockings up like this to create,
you know, a little bit of leeway. We could all use some leeway
in our stockings. Now that you have that little lip
or ledge or whatever you want to call it created, you're going to fold
your stockings in half. Now you're going to want to lay
it flat on a surface again. Air folding is possible.
It's just not easy. So once you have it laid flat like this,
I like to fold it in half with the toes stopping just below that
folded over waistband point. And then you're literally going to
ranger roll that baby, just like this, nice and fast all the way up.
You're going to take that waistband and you're going to flip it over the
rest of your stocking. Now I totally approve of stretching out
the top of your stockings. Maybe not your T-shirts
but definitely your stockings.
And the final thing I'm going to show you is how to fold sweaters or bulkier items.
So what you all want to do again is lay it flat
and this is an interesting technique.
It also really helps reduce wrinkles, especially on the arms.
So instead of folding in the sides of the shirt just yet,
you're going to fold the arm back on itself like this,
and then you're just going to repeat that like so.
And again, when you're folding, if you can work out wrinkles
while you're folding, that's always ideal because it means you're not going
to have creases when you actually want to wear the garment.
So now I have essentially a square which is perfect for folding.
So I'm going to fold one side in like this.
I'm going to fold the other side in like this, again, you know,
smoothing as you go and then just going to fold in thirds.
So one up like that. Give it a little tug, fold it once more,
and there you have a beautiful, folded bulkier item like a sweater.
Now you can stack these if that's what you like.
The benefit and the wonderful thing about this is that they will actually
stand up when you line them up like we did a couple of weeks ago,
and that is pretty awesome.
I hope this video has inspired you
to maybe revamp some stuff going on in your room.
I would love to know: What else do you want to figure out how to fold?
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stuck around, because I'm going to draw your attention to two other videos
I think you are going to love. The first one is our Folding Tips Part 1,
in case you haven't seen that. What are you waiting for? Check it out.
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lingering around in your clothes. I will show you how to get rid of that
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