How to stick tulle on the window using starch

Lace windows - a novelty in the field of design. But she has already managed to admire many of its originality and beauty. The idea has a lot of advantages: elegant appearance, ease of execution, a large selection of patterns. Not without a romantic design of glass and practical side. Tulle inserts perfectly hide the room from prying eyes and are suitable for decorating small rooms.

Secrets of the design of windows in small rooms

Window decoration is of great importance. Curtains and curtains close the view from the street, hiding the apartment owners from prying eyes. But curtains have another important function - decorative. With them the interior becomes harmonious and cozy. Owners of large areas do not have problems with the choice of means for window decoration. Laconic Roman curtains, curtains with large folds or luxurious curtains - all this is suitable for large rooms.

But in small rooms, many of the usual design options are not suitable. Curtains or curtains in tiny rooms can look too heavy. Such a textile design is able to "eat" half the space. Then many turn to the blinds and roman blinds. But this option has a significant disadvantage: ordering, manufacturing and installation takes too much time and money.

That is why now a new type of design is becoming increasingly popular - lace windows. This design does not require large investments and time. It will take only a minimum stock of tools and a small set of available tools.

Window dressing with tulle

Lace windows are tulle glued to glass on starch. This design has many advantages:

• Ease of execution. Even a child can handle such work.
• Minimum set of tools. Scissors, measuring tape and ruler - everything you need to decorate glasses.
• Efficiency. No need to additionally buy curtains, curtains and pelmets. For the design of any lace cut, which is in stock. The main thing is that there are no defects and frayed edges.
• Beautiful decorative effect. Intricate patterns make the interior elegant. When the light passes through the patterned translucent texture, then beautiful openwork glares appear on the walls.

Another plus is that you will not need special cornices, frames or baguettes for decoration. And the result will surely please all lovers of openwork motifs.

How to glue the tulle on the glass and what is needed for this?

As already mentioned, before starting work you need to stock up a small amount of tools. For registration of glasses will need:

• sharp scissors;
• measuring tape;
• capacity for the preparation of adhesive solution;
• wide brush;
• pencil, ruler and thick paper.

You also need to prepare in advance:

• cut lace or tulle;
• starch (corn / potato).

Before you stick the tulle on the window with the help of starch, you need to decide on the material that is suitable for this purpose. There are several options that are acceptable for the texture and price.

1. Tulle with lace motifs. It is better to take a new cut with light patterns. Heavyweight fabrics will not work. They do not last long on eco-adhesive.

   Lace tulle will give the windows lightness and airiness

2. Tulle spiderweb. It is an interlacing of silk and synthetic threads. Light enough fabric, but durable. It will create a beautiful exterior in the form of the finest patterns of the "frosty" type.

   You can choose a cobweb with a beautiful floral pattern

3. Lace fabric. Machine-made laces are suitable for design: openwork and lace. Handmade products are best not to use. They are too heavy, they will be difficult to fix on the glass surface. In addition, their cost is very high.

   It is better to choose translucent lace if you do not want to shade the room

4. Vintage tulle. To translate an interesting idea into life, materials from old stocks are quite suitable. If they are not worn, without gusts and stains, then they can be safely used to create lace glasses. Then the design will present a light retro note.

How to make starch glue: recipe, proportions and step by step instructions

Of course, you can stick the tulle on the window glass with synthetic glue. There is no shortage in the range of such products for creativity. But this method has several serious drawbacks:

• Under the influence of the sun synthetic glue may turn yellow.
• At elevated temperatures, it emits a not too pleasant chemical smell.
• To peel off the material and replace it with a new one will be quite problematic.

Therefore, it is better to glue the openwork sheet with natural and environmentally-friendly adhesive composition. For these purposes, suitable corn or potato starch. Accordingly, it is possible to prepare two types of "glue": corn and potato.

Corn

For its preparation will need:

• boiling water - 350 ml .;
• cold water - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• corn starch - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• capacity for preparation of solution;
  wooden spatula.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Combine starch with cold water and mix thoroughly. Make sure there are no lumps left.

   Starch is thoroughly mixed so that there are no lumps left

2. Pour boiling water, constantly stirring.
3. Stir until the consistency of the adhesive becomes homogeneous.
4. When the composition is completely cooled, it is ready to use.

Note! Starch should be high whiteness. Then the composition made from it will not eventually turn yellow and spoil the appearance of the decor.

Potato

It is done a little differently. You will need the following ingredients and tools:

• The water is well heated, but not boiling water - 3 liters.
• Potato starch - 1 tbsp. spoon.

  Best grade starch

• Capacity for breeding the mixture.
• Wooden spatula.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Heat water to a warm temperature.
2. Pour warm water into a bowl.
3. Add the potato powder, stir until dissolved.

   The glue preparation process takes 15–20 minutes with constant mixing.

Council Wear household or medical gloves while doing work. So it will be possible to protect the skin of hands from contact with a viscous liquid.

Important! To overheat the water for the preparation of potato mixture is impossible. The temperature must be warm so that the dry powder will better show its adhesive properties. The solution should not be too thick or liquid. It is necessary to achieve the consistency of medium thickness.

How to stick tulle on the window using starch: step-by-step instructions, description, photo

It is very easy to glue the lace. But before you start work, you must thoroughly wash the area on which you plan to glue the workpiece. The surface must be clean and free of grease. Then cook the mixture according to one of the recipes listed above.

When the adhesive solution is ready, you can start decorating the glass. Check in advance that you have everything you need:

• Measuring tape or tape measure.
• Thick paper.
• Ruler and pencil.
• Wide brush.
• Lace cut.

We turn to the pattern of textile blanks. Step by step instruction is as follows:

1. Using a measuring tape or tape measure, we measure the height and width of the glass.
2. Transfer dimensions to paper. Draw a rectangle using a ruler and a pencil.
3. On each side of the rectangle we make allowances of 0.5 cm. They are needed for shrinkage: when the liquid begins to dry, the fabric will shrink a little.
4. Cut the pattern out of paper.
5. We iron the cut of the fabric.
6. Paper pattern pinned with pins to the material.
7. Describes the pattern chalk. Then cut out a rectangular textile blank.

After the rectangle is cut, it is necessary to attach it to the opening and check whether the dimensions are correctly maintained. After this, fabric blanks are made for the remaining glasses.

Now it is necessary to glue the openwork decor to the surface. This can be done in two ways.

Method number 1

The method allows to paste over windows without preliminary immersion of the openwork blank in glue. It is carried out in several receptions.

1. Brush apply glue to the glass surface.

   Grind glue evenly across the glass

2. The prepared openwork rectangle is applied to the surface and gently straighten the canvas over the entire plane.

   It is important that the fabric lay without folds!

3. We pass over the fabric again with a brush with glue.

   At first we apply glue with wide strokes on the main surface, then gently grease the edges of the fabric

4. When the product is completely dry, the decor is ready.

Important! During the work it is necessary to ensure that the glue does not get on the plastic frame. Excess solution thickened, they will be difficult to wash off plastic.

Method number 2

The method involves the complete immersion of the material in the glue. But the main advantage of this method is speed of execution. To glue the workpiece, you need to do a couple of simple manipulations:

1. We take a container with wide edges and pour corn or potato solution into it.

   Before soaking in starch, tulle should be rinsed in warm water.

2. We dip in it a piece of openwork. It is important to ensure that all edges of the fabric are immersed in the liquid.
3. Leave for a few minutes so that the canvas is saturated with glue.
4. We take out a textile blank and press it a little. Excess adhesive mixture should drain.
5. Straighten the cut and apply to the surface. Carefully smooth the edges. Make sure that no wrinkles remain on the cloth.

   Smooth the folds from top to bottom while the tulle is wet

6. Wait until the glue dries. Patterned decoration is ready.

Council If you plan to decorate several glasses at once, the glue is applied in stages. At first one transom is processed, then the next one is glued and decorated. If you apply the mixture to all surfaces at once, then it will have time to thicken and dry.

Alternative to starch

If it is not possible to use starch, then ordinary soap can become an alternative. It also has adhesive properties. Previously, with the help of it, wooden frames were sealed for the winter using fabric strips. Therefore, the method can be considered proven. Moreover, it is even easier to remove fabric attached with soap than using potato or corn composition.

To fix the textile fabric, it is dipped in warm water, and then thoroughly soaped. Slightly squeezed, applied to the surface and straighten, allowed to dry.

How to remove the patterned inserts?

Any textile coating tends to become dirty and lose its attractiveness. Especially when it comes to the kitchen or nursery. Here it is more difficult to monitor cleanliness. Therefore, it is important to know how to remove delicate decorative inserts.

It is very quick and easy to peel the fabric off the glass. Indeed, during the work used environmental glue. To he moved away from the surface, you need a basin with hot water and a sponge. Instead of a sponge, you can take a soft napkin. The main thing is that it is well absorbed water. Removing the patterned insert is simple. For this you need the following:

1. Dip a sponge or napkin into hot water and allow it to be thoroughly saturated with liquid.
2. Then the tulle is wiped with a damp sponge. At the same time the surface is processed so that it is well saturated with water.

   The fabric can also be wetted using a hand sprayer.

3. Wetted material is left for a few minutes so that it is soaked with water.
4. After that, the insert is carefully peeled off. If in some places there were difficulties when removing, then you need to additionally walk on them with a damp sponge.

   After wetting the starch, the fabric is easily removed.

If you do everything right, following the instructions, then after removing the textile there are no stains.

Examples of lace windows

Glasses, pasted over with an openwork cloth, have their own unusual coloring. From them comes the warmth and comfort. Beautiful patterns adorn the glass, not only from the inside, but also from the outside. At the same time the material passes light well inside. But at the same time it protects against excessively aggressive rays of the sun and curious glances of passersby. Those who want to try to translate an unusual idea into practice will be helped by photos of lace windows. They show how interesting and unusual look romantic patterned decor.

If you draw in glass tulle, it will change not only the window. The whole interior of the room will be different. Designers advise to combine openwork on the glass with other objects in the interior. For example, you can duplicate openwork inserts on the doors of the sideboard or cover the table with a patterned tablecloth. You can also sew pillows from the guipure or wrap around the frame of the floor lamp. It all depends on the style of the room and the creative imagination of its owners.

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