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Clothes Folding Board

By Jason Poel Smith ■ Illustrations by Andrew J. Nilsen

You will need

Cardboard

Duct tape

Ruler or measuring tape

Sharp knife or scissors

Folding clothes is a boring and laborious chore. So I tried to figure out a way to speed up the process using materials that I had lying around. My solution was to make a folding board out of cardboard and duct tape, like the ones used to fold shirts at retail stores.

1. Cut out the panels.

To make a folding board, you’ll need 6 cardboard panels. Each panel should have the dimensions of a folded shirt.

So fold one shirt by hand and measure its dimensions. Then cut out 6 pieces of ...