A while back a reader asked me how she should fold and organize her jeans. I don’t know about you, but I’ve tried everything when it comes to folding and organizing my jeans. I’ve hung them in half over a hanger. I’ve hung them lengthwise from a pants hanger. I’ve folded and stacked them on a shelf in my closet. I’ve rolled them and stacked them on the same shelf in the closet. I’ve folded them in a dresser drawer. I was looking for the best way to fold and organize jeans (and to fold pants, too).
Nothing was working for me. I particularly hated the stack of folded jeans. The pair I wanted to wear was never on the top. I had to do a whole dance to remove the pair I wanted from the stack and then return the stack to its neatly stacked position. Ugh. I’ve got a life to live and not enough time to play re-stack the jeans.
Then I realized that I could fold and file my jeans just like I do my t-shirts and linens. to organize them.
But before you start folding your jeans, take a 10 minutes and follow these purging tips for jeans to find which jeans you should really keep, fold and organize.
How to Fold and Organize Jeans
I start by laying my jeans out flat.
Lay them out this way to prevent wearing crease line down the front and back of legs of the jeans.
Lay them out this way to prevent wearing crease line down the front and back of legs of the jeans.
Next, fold the jeans in half.
Again, do it this way to prevent wearing lines down the legs of your jeans.
Then fold the jeans in half by bringing the hem up to the waistband. Be sure to smooth out any large wrinkles.
And fold them in half one more time.
When your jeans are folded into this square, you can file them in a bin, box or basket. Place the jeans with the folded edge up to keep them neater.
Simply place the box of filed jeans on a closet shelf and you’ll be able to easily see and select the pair of jeans you want. No more wrestling with the stacked pile of jeans. This is the best way I’ve found to fold and organize jeans and to fold pants, too.
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Hi Susan – I’ve been looking forward to this post since you said you were working on it! Jeans are always the bain of my organizing existence. I’m a big roller. I roll everything. You are starting to convince me there are other ways… love the new ideas! Hugs, Holly
Finally! An answer to all of those jeans hanging the the closet taking up space! This is the best idea ever! I need to reorganize my closet and get my pants in order!
I am a retired military wife and I love your organizing ideas. They make so much sense. We moved 14 times in 22 years. Where were you when I needed you, Susan??? lol Enjoy your day and thank you.
With 8 children in a 1200 sf home, I may have found my new favorite website. THANK YOU! With teen boys… jeans have become the bane of my existence…
Thanks for the jeans instruction
Hope you find it useful, Mary. Happy organizing.