Abstract: A manual sheet folding device and process comprising a plurality of hingedly connected panels that provide support for generally rectangular, textile based sheet products. Other embodiments comprise additional or fold-away panels to accommodate generally rectangular sheet products of varying size. The process of using the manual sheet folding device involves a user mounting the sheet product onto the prearranged panel configuration, followed by successively folding the plurality of hingedly connected panels in a predetermined manner, ending with a series of lifting and folding actions resulting in folded product that is dismounted from the sheet folding device.