Above: “The coolest and most elaborate photo ever taken of me.” Photo credit: Eva Kolenko for USPS Deliver Magazine
When I started shooting Fold of the Week almost 12 years ago, I’m not sure that I actually thought through the possibility that the show could end up with a cult-like following and 500+ episodes. After all, with my “fun folding-themed shirt for every show” model, 500+ episodes means 500+ unique shirt slogans. Good ones. I think we can all agree that the show would really lose something if my shirt slogans lost their wit and humor.
I enjoy thinking up the slogans, and hearing from viewers who send ideas. In fact, some of my favorite shirt slogans have been viewer-submitted. I choose each week’s slogan deliberately, and some I hold for the perfect opportunity, holiday, or occasion.
Admittedly, it was a little intimidating when I hit the 500th episode in 2020 and everyone was like “Onward to 1,000!!” (me: “Um, OK!” LOL) For a decade, the goal was to hit 500—and then I hit 500 and episode 501 felt more like episode 1 all over again. I’ve come to terms with the idea now (and with the idea of 500 more shirts), as I’m past the 600 mark and feeling my groove again.
I’ll also share (possibly over-share?) that it’s super weird to watch yourself change over the years, with good hair days and bad hair days, gaining and losing a few pounds, summer tan to winter pale, switching studios and plants and wall colors. I have a video of myself documenting every week of the past 12 years of my life. Think about that. A lot can happen in 12 years for sure.
Digital technology has changed dramatically, too. I started with a little consumer-quality digital video camera in a spare bedroom, and over time graduated to the hi-tech professional audio/video/lighting setup that I have in my video studio today.
When I think of the show, it’s hard for me to grasp just how many videos I’ve made, but I get a real sense of it when I scroll my Fold of the Week shirt database. I get a lot of questions about whether I repeat shirt slogans, or what all my shirts have said, so I decided to pour them all into a list for you. There’s an accidental repeat or two, which infuriates me (I won’t tell you where they are—you’ll have to find them yourself) but almost every single shirt is unique, and will continue to be for as long as the show goes on. “Repeat slogans are for quitters!” Is everyone with me??
For those who want to “wear their fold on their sleeve,” I have a Foldfactory store at Zazzle where you can buy shirts and mugs with my folding slogans on them! You can choose from what’s there, or type in your favorite slogan and choose your shirt or mug color.
So, here you go. Fold your socks off. And I welcome your shirt slogan ideas for upcoming episodes. Send me a note if you have one. I think I’m going to need all the help I can get!
Fold of the Week” Shirt Slogan List By Episode
- Fold That Thought
- Respect the Fold
- Folds Never Get Old
- Stop Talking Start Folding
- Folding Knowledge is Power
- Where’d you get that fold?
- That’s Fold-tastic
- I fold you so
- Fold and Prosper
- Think before you fold
- Send me your folds
- Rock and Fold
- Be a bolder folder
- Keep foldin’ on
- Fold it or lose it
- Think outside the Tri-fold
- Know when to fold ’em
- Holy fold!
- This fold’s for you
- FOLD=LOVE
- Will work for folding samples
- Keep your paws off my fold
- Stop, Drop and Fold
- Don’t just hold it, fold it
- Everything’s better when it’s FOLDED
- Gimme back my fold
- Folding Power
- So many folds, so little time
- Folding is a state of mind
- It’s foldin’ time
- A FOLD to BEHOLD
- It’s a “fold” thing
- Get your Fold on
- Gimme the fold and nobody gets hurt
- I don’t do origami
- Today I feel like a: Roll fold
- Make Folds Not War
- Broaden Your Folding Horizons
- It’s Folding Appreciation Day
- Mind your own Fold
- FOLDMANIA
- Fold for Life
- Have you hugged a fold today?
- Just fold it.
- What happens in the bindery, stays in the bindery
- Please pass the fold
- Folds for all!
- Folding is not a job, it’s a lifestyle
- Folds “R” Us
- Git ‘er folded
- Think finishing at the beginning
- What the fold?
- Fold for thought
- Let me fold that for you
- Back in the fold
- Lights, Camera . . . Fold!
- Fold-a-rama
- Frequent Folder
- A fold to feel good about
- It’s bring a fold to work day
- I fold paper, not laundry
- Honk if you love folding
- What’s your folding IQ?
- Thanks for folding
- Trish is my name, folding’s my game
- CAUTION: Folding Zone
- Old folds never die, they just crack under the pressure
- You gonna fold that?
- It’s all in the way you fold it.
- Another day, another awesome fold.
- Foldin’ is Golden
- The world runs on folding
- The best things in life are folded
- Folding is as folding does
- pholdin’ it
- For the love of folding
- Fold Freak
- Life’s too short for bad folding
- Folding Nirvana
- I fold therefore I am
- Folding makes the world go ’round
- There’s a fold in your future
- Bit by the Folding Bug
- If you love a fold, set it free
- You look like you could use a fold
- In the fold or in the cold
- Don’t fold under pressure
- May the fold be with you
- Just one more fold, I promise
- A day without folding is a day without sunshine
- A fold is a terrible thing to waste
- Fold ’em if you got ’em
- Good to the last fold
- There’s always time for folding
- Who folded?
- Fold School
- Got folds?
- We bring good folds to life
- Fold your horses
- Go ahead, make my fold
- I took the path less folded by
- One good fold deserves another
- Foldapalooza
- Fold big or go home
- No folds barred
- Dances with Folds
- Great minds fold alike
- My fold or yours?
- Let’s hear it for the fold
- Keep your eye on the fold
- Score one for the fold
- It’s my party and I’ll fold if I want to
- You can never have too many folds
- Would you like a fold with that?
- It’s fold o’clock somewhere
- The fold days of summer
- No good deed goes unfolded
- FoldWow!
- No better fold than the present
- Is that fold for here or to go?
- More folds, less filler
- How’s it foldin’?
- All folding, all the time
- Fold like an Egyptian
- I’m having a “good fold” day
- Once folded, twice shy
- Fold the world
- Think of me as your folding sensei
- Fee-fi-fold-fum
- Fold Lang Syne
- What’s the fold-up?
- I’ll stop the world and fold for you
- The Fold and the Beautiful
- Wanna be folding buddies?
- Show me the folds
- I love all my folds equally
- Fold me once, shame on you, fold me twice shame on me
- Another award winning fold
- I’ve got that foldin’ feelin’
- More folds less filler
- Good fold, eh?
- Foldaholic
- No fold left behind
- 9 out of 10 folders approve
- Fold free or die
- Go where no fold has gone before
- Join the folding revolution
- Beauty is in the eye of the folder
- I pity the fold!
- One Fold, Two Fold, Red Fold, Blue Fold
- A fold walks into a bar . . .
- Folding speaks louder than words
- Fold it right there
- Life, liberty and the pursuit of folding
- The Early Bird Gets the Fold
- Fold in Progress
- God save the fold
- Licensed to fold
- USA Folding Team
- Fold now or forever hold your peace
- Le fold du jour
- Über folder
- One fold leads to another
- Fold Medal Winner
- Fold junkie
- Time for the Fold O’Clock News
- Folding Wonk
- Why did the fold cross the road?
- You never forget your first fold
- You have the right to remain folded
- Paper U. Folding Dept
- Thursday is Folday
- Vote for folding
- Please take a message – I’m folding
- And for my next fold . . .
- I’m sold on the fold
- Peace Love and Folding
- Keep Calm and Fold
- ‘Twas the fold before Christmas
- Tis the season to be folding
- Fold early and fold often
- A fold to take home to Mom
- You can fold, but you can’t hide
- Plication (look it up)
- My heart belongs to folding
- Foldin’ for a livin’
- It was the best of folds . . .
- Never met a fold I didn’t like
- Send mail. It works.
- Fold the next one for me!
- Folding is Forever
- I Like to Fold it, Fold it
- Once Upon a Fold
- Fold me a river
- I’m Folding My Own
- Fold it Your Way
- I brake for folds
- To all the folds I’ve loved before
- Fold and Let Fold
- It all started 200 folds ago . . .
- Love the fold you’re with
- Live. Laugh. Fold.
- Fold it like you mean it
- I believe I can fold
- Fold of July
- Foldspeed
- Folding, the final frontier
- Say hello to my little fold
- No fold for you!
- There is no “I” in fold
- Eenie, meeny, miny fold
- The First Lady of Folding
- Certified Fold Finder
- Fold my day
- Two folds are better than one
- Nobody puts foldie in the corner
- I’m in a folding state of mind
- A fold in time
- Folding Never Sleeps
- Nothing to fold but folding itself
- Fold it. Fold it good.
- It’s raining folds and dogs
- I feel the need to fold
- A little fold told me
- The fold has spoken
- Fold the Halls
- Seize the fold
- What does the fold say?
- Folders keepers
- To the Foldmobile!
- Frankly I don’t give a fold
- The fold made me do it
- And that’s the way it folds
- Keep your folds close . . .
- I fold it when I see it
- The fold stops here.
- If you fold it, they will come
- LMFO
- Fold, but verify
- Kiss my fold
- Can’t we all just fold?
- Follow the fold
- Fold it to me!
- A fold you can’t refuse
- Back seat folder
- This too shall fold
- Put that in your pipe and fold it
- I could fold that in my sleep
- Much ado about folding
- Son of a fold
- Every fold has its day
- Be the fold you wish to see in the world
- I took the fold less traveled
- Hit the ground folding
- To fold you is to love you
- New Folds on the Block
- Put your best fold forward
- Pop goes the fold
- Easy come, easy fold
- This fold is your fold, this fold is . . .
- The Wizard of Fold
- Curses! Folded again.
- Someday my fold will come
- Fold on the dotted line
- So you think you can fold?
- Have a fold and a smile
- Go where no fold has gone before
- Fold on tight to your dreams
- Stop and fold the roses
- Can’t you see I’m Folding?
- Fold, Forrest, Fold!
- All’s well that folds well
- Have I got a fold for you!
- The fold made me do it.
- The fold must go on!
- Is my fold showing?
- Fresh Folds. Organically Grown
- On a fold and a prayer
- Folders Anonymous
- Gone with the Fold
- I’m folding, please stand by
- Fold it “Gangnam Style”
- . . . and the pursuit of folding.
- Le fold du jour.
- Chicken Soup for the Fold
- Stay Folding, San Diego!
- Four scores and seven folds ago
- You DO NOT Talk About Fold Club
- Fold and fold alike
- Just for the Fold of It
- Who moved my fold?
- I only have folds for you
- Your fold or mine?
- Here’s looking at you, fold.
- Good things come to those who fold
- I’m a folder, not a fighter
- Fold it, Dano!
- Folds will be folds
- It’s a big folding deal
- Still folding after all these years
- Wish upon a fold
- Who are you folding at?
- Folders gonna fold.
- Fold of Dreams
- Shouldn’t you be folding something?
- Go fold yourself
- The things you fold end up folding you.
- Born to fold.
- I’m coming unfolded
- Folds will keep us together
- I came. I saw. I folded.
- I dream of folding.
- Folding is the new black
- I see dead folds
- A fold worth fighting for.
- Folders have more fun.
- Watch me fold. Watch me nae-nae.
- I’ve got folditude!
- Let sleeping folds lie.
- Make every fold count.
- Will the real fold please stand up?
- Everyone, fold on the count of three . . .
- Fold it like it’s hot.
- Mom, he’s folding at me!!
- Let the folds fall where they may.
- Let’s not fold to conclusions
- I didn’t fold up for this.
- The last fold standing.
- Luke, I am your folder.
- There’s a fold for that.
- Above the fold.
- This is a foldup.
- Fold the one you’re with
- Is it me, or is it fold in here?
- There’s no foldin’ back
- I’m the Mayor of Foldville
- I’m all about that fold. ‘Bout that fold
- Gone foldin’
- No shirt. No shoes. No folding.
- Pardon my fold.
- Fold your heart out
- Did anyone here order a fold?
- TGIF: Thank Goodness it’s Fold-Day
- You get what you fold.
- The fold is in your court
- It’s Foldy Doody Time!
- Fold the good fold
- You can’t judge a fold by its cover.
- Fold and you shall receive
- Every fold has a silver lining
- Luck be a fold tonight
- Folding at the mouth
- If you can’t beat them, fold them.
- Fold City or Bust!
- Drastic times call for drastic folds
- Have folds, will travel.
- If I could fold back time . . .
- I’m caught between two folds.
- A penny for your folds
- More folds, please!
- I’m King of the Foooooold!
- Here I fold again . . .
- Truth be fold
- Every little fold she does is magic
- Trust me, I know what I’m folding
- You had me at “fold”
- “ET fold home”
- You’re going to need a bigger folder
- Folding all the way
- Every fold has a story
- This fold is “on fleek”
- Folding is the best medicine
- Is that any way to talk to a fold?
- Hot-diggity fold!
- Those who fold together, stay together
- You’re only as good as your last fold
- The proof is in the folding
- You make me want to be a better folder
- Earth, Wind & Fold
- Shiny Happy Folds
- Folds N’ Roses
- Here’s folding at you, kid
- Win, Lose or Fold
- Fold overboard!
- Love me some folds.
- I can’t fold this feeling anymore.
- Foldnado
- Fold me once, shame on you
- Fold me twice shame on me
- “No folds for you!”
- If loving folds is wrong, I don’t wanna be right
- Saved by the fold
- I’ll Have what she’s folding
- But first, we fold!
- More than you can shake a fold at
- It’s like finding a fold in a haystack
- Game of Folds
- 99 problems but a fold ain’t one
- Fold got your tongue?
- A fold to last a lifetime
- A fold never forgets
- There’s a fold in my soup!
- Betcha can’t fold just one.
- Let your fingers do the folding
- Hold onto your fold!
- Snap! Crackle! Fold!
- You just scared the fold outta me!
- Been there, folded that.
- Sun’s out, folds out.
- Not the same fold story
- It’s Family Fold Night!
- Folding through the snow . . .
- I’m making a fold, checking it twice.
- Baby, it’s fold outside.
- My life is on fold.
- Life is like a box of folds.
- Folding never goes out of style
- Strawberry Folds Forever
- Everybody was Kung Fu folding
- Let it fold! Let it fold!
- A fold a day keeps the doctor away
- Let the folds fall where they may
- Ready or not, here I fold.
- Live and let fold.
- This is my Fold Song
- Lucy in the sky with folding
- Fold. It is the only thing stronger than fear.
- Folded not folded
- Revert to your upright and folded position.
- Whatever folds your boat.
- On your marks, get set . . . Fold!
- Mama said there’d be folds like this.
- I feel like a fold out of water.
- That’s a whale of a fold!
- There’s no business like fold business.
- Live to fold. Fold to live.
- Please don’t squeeze the fold.
- Only you can prevent forest folds.
- Crawl, Walk, Fold
- When you got it, fold it.
- Workin’ 9 to fold . . .
- Say it with folding
- This too shall fold.
- Folding it like a boss
- Have a fold and a smile
- Fold Folder Foldest
- When you’re folding, the whole world folds with you.
- Generation Fold
- If you’re buying, I’m folding!
- If you’re happy and you know it . . . Fold!
- Where there’s a fold there’s a way
- Drop it like a hot fold.
- Excuse me, I believe you have my fold.
- It’s just a fold wound.
- A dingo ate my fold!
- At the count of three, everybody say “Fold”
- Fold it like you stole it.
- Put your folds up in the air!
- I’m the Fold Fairy
- They see me foldin’
- This fold is on fire . . .
- I did it all for the folds.
- No folds were harmed in the making of this video
- Wherever you fold, there you are.
- Alex, I’ll take “Famous Folds” for $200
- Folding, for the win!
- There’s no folding me back.
- It’s a wonder-fold life.
- Folding is what you make of it.
- These are a few of my favorite folds . . .
- Try our all-you-can-fold-buffet!
- This one’s for the folds.
- Said no fold ever
- Folding hard, or hardly folding?
- All folds on deck!
- Read between the folds
- There’s a fold over there with your name on it.
- Not your average fold
- One potato, two potato, three potato, FOLD!
- Fold, Felicia.
- You’re folding up the wrong tree.
- Excuse me while I kiss this fold
- “That’s All, Folds!”
- You don’t fold that every day.
- Fold more with less.
- Fold or get off the pot.
- There’s a fold in my bucket, dear Liza, a fold.
- Heart + Fold
- Well, I guess it’s back to fold one.
- Happy folds to you . . .
- YAAAASSSS! Folding Queen!
- This fold is savage!
- Fold we must
- Fold me to the moon.
- Win, Lose or Fold
- The Fold Whisperer
- I think you’ve folded this just a bit too far.
- Nothing folded, nothing gained
- Whose fold is it anyway?
- Foldy 500
- OK, Folder.
- Respect the fold, Karen.
- Folded to the nines.
- I’m a tough fold to crack
- I’m foldin’ it.
- Stay classy, folders
- Once a folder, always a folder.
- OMG, Becky! Look at that fold.
- My fold, my rules.
- FFH: Folding from Home
- Hello, is it me your folding for?
- Netflix and folding.
- Oh, the places you’ll fold!
- Sweet Fold O’Mine
- One giant fold for mankind.
- Papa’s Got a Brand New Fold
- Fold onto your hats!
- I came, I saw, I folded.
- Fold Your Enthusiasm
- A fold for the ages.
- Stay 6 folds apart.
- . . . to have and to fold . . .
- Practice social folding.
- This fold is on point.
- Don’t fold your breath.
- There is no substitute for great folding.
- Go with the fold.
- I had the fold of my life.
- Up the creek without a fold.
- Who folds the world? Girls.
- Folding, take me away!
- It’s not over until the fold lady sings.
- Girls just wanna have folds.
- Leave no fold unturned.
- Eat. Pray. Fold.
- I hate to fold and run . . .
- You could have knocked me over with a fold.
- You can teach an old fold new tricks.
- Fold enough to know better.
- Fold in the blanks
- Don’t fold it all in one place.
- You are folding on my last nerve.
- I’m just foldin’ the dream.
- Let the folds begin!
- Give ’em something to fold about.
- Reach for the folds.
- I fold out of turn.
- A little folding never hurt anybody.
- This is my resting fold face.
- I fell in to a burning ring of folds.
- You’re moving the fold posts.
- I’m just a girl standing in front of a fold . . .
- Knock-knock! Who’s there? Fold. Fold who?
- Assistant to the Regional Folding Manager
- I wear my folds on my sleeve
- Where are the folds? Send in the folds. Don’t bother, they’re here.
- It’s so crazy, it just might fold.
- New fold, who dis?
- I don’t give a flying fold.
- Please fold with your mouth closed.
- Does this make my fold look big?
- Fold your socks off. [Episode removed]
- Fold it and weep.
- Folds don’t grow on trees.
- Fold, y’all.
- When the folds rush in.
- Take each day one fold at a time
- Now you’re folding!
- Cloudy with a chance of folding.
- Revenge is a dish best served folded.
- Out of an abundance of folding . . .
- Folders Without Borders
- 1-800-FOLD-A-LOT
- Baby Fold! Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
- Fold my beer.
- When it rains, it folds.
- Fold amongst yourselves.
- She folds in mysterious ways.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Fold
- My folds are numbered.
- Where the folds at?
- If the fold fits, wear it.
- United we fold.
- Long may you fold.
- Oh my fold!
- Stay hungry, stay folding.
- Wake me up before you fold-fold.
- Hold me closer tiny folder.
- Zero folds given.
- Dr. Fold and the Electric Mayhem
- Say you’re a folder without saying you’re a folder.
- Take this job and fold it.
- Three folds? You can’t spare three folds?
- 99 folded brochures on the wall . . .
- I’m just foldin’ the dream.
- For want of a fold, the brochure was lost.
- You’re never fully dressed without a fold.
- Fancy like folding.
- Hey all you cool folds and folders!
- Fold first. Fold hard. No mercy.
- The answer, my friends, is foldin’ in the wind.
- I beg your pardon. I never promised you a fold garden.
- Last one there’s a rotten fold!
- Start on the right fold.
- Fold it forward.
- LITTLE MISS Fold everything in sight.
- Well, I guess the fold’s out of the bag.
- Summer breeze, makes me fold fine.
- Hot town, foldin’ in the city . . .
- I don’t have a fold in this fight.
- I could tell you, but then I’d have to fold you.
- Talk to me, fold!
- Folds, or it didn’t happen.
- Game of Folds
- I’ll throw my fold in the ring.
- A fold is only as strong as its weakest score.
- Worry less, fold more.
- I’ll be there with folds on!
- That’s a negative, Ghost Folder.
- CLEARANCE: All Folds Are Final
- No folds for second place.
- Take a left at the fold in the road.
- Pat, I’d like to fold the puzzle.
- Fold today, gone tomorrow.
- Mama needs a new fold.
- Will fold for food.
- I’d like to teach the world to fold in perfect harmony.
- I like big folds and I cannot lie . . .
