A step of transporting a continuous web, by cutting the continuous web, the diaper main body 2 and the skin surface of the back portion 21 and the process, the skin surface of the front portion 20 so as to overlap each other disassociate cut loose in the wearing article 1 each and a folding process folding and folding process first folding the side panels 3 of the pair, in the folding process, while maintaining the first pad 31 and the diaper main body 2, and the side panels 3 for 31 first pad while maintaining the side panels 3 in the second pad 32 rotates in the direction the folding is folded, it rotates in the direction of the second pad 32 is folded, side panels 3 of the pair is folded.連続ウェブを搬送する工程と、連続ウェブを切断することで、個々の着用物品1に切り放す切り放し工程と、フロント部20の肌面とバック部21の肌面とが互いに重なるようにオムツ本体2を折り畳む第1折り工程と、一対のサイドパネル3を折り畳む折り工程とを備え、折り工程において、オムツ本体2を第1パッド上31に保持しながら、かつ、第1パッド31に対しサイドパネル3が折られる折り方向に回転する第2パッド32でサイドパネル3を保持しながら、第2パッド32が折り方向に回転して、一対のサイドパネル3が折り畳まれる。
