595090 Disclosed is a method of folding a plurality of nappies, or wearing articles (1). A wearing article comprises a front waistline portion, a back waistline portion, a crotch portion and a protruding portion. The method comprises the steps of (S10) conveying the wearing articles such that a front waistline portion and a back waistline portion extend in a conveyance direction of the wearing article, then (S20) changing the conveyance direction of the wearing article by 90 degrees, then (S30) folding a flap portion (70) toward the front waistline portion, then (S40) folding the wearing article along a middle portion, which is located in the middle between the front waistline portion and a crotch portion in the front-to-back direction of the wearing article, such that the front waistline portion and the crotch portion face each other. The wearing article is then (S50) reoriented and (S60) collectively packaged with a plurality of wearing articles. A wearing article formed according to the aforementioned method is also disclosed.
