I am a New York City based writer with expertise in textiles. Welcome to How To Do Anything Properly, a monthly column where we break down all the tips, tricks and products you need to tackle a ...

The irony? Fitted sheets were undoubtedly invented to make bed-making more efficient. We can thank Bertha Berman for patenting the fitted bed sheet back in 1959. The original patent application even ...

If you’ve gone your entire life not knowing how to properly fold a fitted sheet, you’re not alone. Throwing a sheet straight from the dryer into a heap in the closet is many people's go-to method of ...

There are two absolute certainties in my life: I’ll never be able to insert a USB correctly on the first try, and I’ll always have to rotate my fitted sheet at least once before I manage to affix it ...

You can finally fold a fitted sheet without frustration. Fitted sheets have got a well-earned reputation for being one of the most annoying laundry items to fold. Unlike their flat sheet cousins, ...

We've all had the nightmare experience of folding a fitted sheet for the first time. It goes a little like this: violently folding and refolding the sheet, sighing in frustration, cursing and ...

One of life's mysteries revealed ... There are a few housekeeping mysteries that we may never fully grasp, such as where do the odd socks go, how to finally get rid of cupboard moths for good and the ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, ...

Blame Bertha. Or thank her. Or both. Bertha Berman patented the fitted bed sheet in 1959, which means this is the 60th anniversary of Not Getting the %*#)#$ Sheet Oriented Properly the First Time. The ...