Abstract: Foldable sheet articles are packaged by forming a stack of the articles, folding the stack about a center line by exerting pressure from above the stack onto the center line, suspending a doubled-over web of packaging film by its edges below the stack, introducing the stack, fold line foremost, between the web edges from above in a direction at right-angles thereto and fully inserting it in the doubled web while supporting the lowermost web portion, welding the web shut by a seam at the edges and a separating weld seam perpendicular thereto while exerting pressure on the stack to expel air, and, simultaneously with the welding step, advancing the web so as to bring a succeeding length of web below a successive stack of sheet articles to be packaged.