Fold Map Fold!

I cannot, and I mean this, I cannot fold a map. You know how they unfold so gracefully, then when it comes to folding them back up it crumples and you end up with a fatter folded map that has a few extra tears and you in tears!

The main problem is that when you look at it in it's unfolded form there is no clear place to begin the folding game, is it along the width or the length? And you know when you're doing it wrong because it folds and bends against your actions...although you still continue with your mangled mess of a task just hoping no-one will notice!

I now try to remember how I open the map initially, once you know the last few moves you can work on the first few when refolding, then from there it is a little easier to achieve a perfectly folded map.

Yes you did just read a rant about folding maps