How do you fold you letters?

[Milan]

So, how do your fold your letters?

[jbb]

So, how do your fold your letters?

I tri-fold my letters. First the bottom up, then the top down.

[BillZ]

Depends on the stationery. Letter sheets that are 6-3/8"x 8-1/2" I fold in half. Monarch and business size I tri-fold bottom up first.

[GreenVelvet]

However they best fit in the envelope at hand... depends on the stationery.

[thomasdav]

So, how do your fold your letters?

I tri-fold my letters. First the bottom up, then the top down.

 

+1. some businesses I have done office work for not ony insist that they are folded this way, but that it is done with the correct proportions. From what I have gathered, doing otherwise can be seen as unprofessional. The only exception is when I am using an unusual size paper or envelope (or both) for personal correspondence, although that is rare as all but my very best stuff is done on generic A4 paper.

[JeffB]

It depends on the sizes of the paper and the envelope. For correspondence sheets (say, 6 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches) with matching envelopes, the sheet folds in half and fits in the envelope. The fold goes at the top of the envelope. Letter-size sheets (8 1/2 x 11) and Monarch sheets (7 1/4 x 10 1/2) are folded twice, lower part first folded up, then upper part folded over it, to divide the sheet into thirds, then put in the envelope, again with the fold at the top. The more interesting case is when you want to put a letter-size sheet into a small (3 1/2 x 6 1/2) envelope. I was taught the following: fold the bottom of the sheet to within half an inch of the top. Then turn the paper clockwise and fold it into thirds, so when you're done the left side of the sheet overlaps the right side. Folded edge again at the top in the envelope. This latter fold works most times when the sheet is wider than the envelope. If you can't fit it with this fold, you need a bigger envelope!

[Ernst Bitterman]

I roll the letter into a tube, then press it down to make a tri-fold with the top outermost. I find this the easiest way to get the proportions right.

 

This latter fold works most times when the sheet is wider than the envelope. If you can't fit it with this fold, you need a bigger envelope!

 

I should say that if you need that much folding, it's already time for a bigger envelope.

[Pippin60]

Depends on the stationery. Letter sheets that are 6-3/8"x 8-1/2" I fold in half. Monarch and business size I tri-fold bottom up first.

 

Same here.

[aDr]

I always buy stationary with matching envelopes so I fold the paper accordingly. Recently I have folded a few letters ,that I hand delivered, into their own envelopes like they did before the invention of the envelope. Here is a link: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Note-into-an-Envelope

[jbb]

I always buy stationary with matching envelopes so I fold the paper accordingly. Recently I have folded a few letters ,that I hand delivered, into their own envelopes like they did before the invention of the envelope. Here is a link: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Note-into-an-Envelope

Here's an FPN post about self fold envelopes:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=111352&st=0&p=1098489&hl=self%20fold&fromsearch=1entry1098489

[Milan]

I use Crown Mill Paper and I tried to fold them from left to right and then from up to down, but the paper is rather thick so it doesn't work very well.

What should I do? Buy new envelopes en fold them otherwise?

[Silvermink]

I tri-fold my letters. First the bottom up, then the top down.

 

Ditto.

[Vulcan1066]

I tri fold mine with an extra little fold at the top. I seal all of my letters with wax and feel this helps keep the paper from tearing when the seal is broken.

[Sandy1]

Hello,

All that's fine for 'big people' letters. But when I write to a family that has literate wee children, I get some origami paper, write the letter on that, then fold the sheets into things (animals, insects, etc.) then mail 'em off in a box. The downside is that a while back one of the tots couldn't be sure of re-folding page 3, so it went unread. Ah me. :-)

Bye,

S1

[wordherder62]

So, how do your fold your letters?

 

Highly dependent on stationery and available envelopes. Half-size sheets--common for nicer stationery--tend to work nicely folded over one time in half. If it's for a No. 10 size envelope with standard size paper I do an accordion fold as I prefer the look of that to the bottom up, top down version. I fold mine up from the bottom and over again on itself to get the accordion fold. Practice, of course, makes perfect in this skill. My son marvels at how I get the proportions right all the time. for me it's basically muscle memory at this point.

 

Richard

[gross]

I tri-fold my letters. First the bottom up, then the top down.

 

Ditto.

Same for me.

[Blade Runner]

French fold is a nice change.

[Milan]

French fold is a nice change.

 

What is French fold?

[kazoolaw]

French fold: fold first vertically, then horizontally, creating four panels.

gary

 

-amazing what's just a google away

[wood]

I sometimes get fancy and envelope fold a 8 1/2x11 that fits perfect in an A2 envelope. Other than that it is what is normal for that particular envelope.