How to wash the tulle, so it was snow-white
Tulle has long been an integral decorative element of the window opening. Air, light, beautiful curtains are used in bedrooms, nurseries, living rooms. They complement the interior of the room, protect from the views of others, the bright sun. Having correctly selected such a curtain, you can transform the design of a window of any shape or size.
Pure snow-white tulle is the visiting card of a good hostess
However, every hostess knows that even the most beautiful, high-quality fabric during the operation can lose its original appearance. Exposure to sunlight, dust, dirt - all this has a negative impact on the state of the curtain. In this case, requires special care - washing, ironing. How to wash tulle to whiteness is described in more detail in this publication.
Dust, sun rays and kitchen cinder contribute to the fact that over time, tulle curtains lose their original appearance, turn gray and turn yellow.
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Brief about washing tulle: types of fabrics, basic rules
The choice of the method of washing tulle depends on the characteristics of the fabric from which the curtain is made
Type of fabric | Brief care recommendations |
Linen | Such models can be washed only by hand. After the machine they can shrink. This will lead to the need to replace the curtain with a new one. You can only dry on a flat surface, iron - with steam. |
Satin | It is easy to clean a satin fabric - using a delicate mode in a washing machine. The main thing is not to exceed the temperature. Water temperature should not be higher than 60 degrees. |
Velvet | There are two main conditions - manual spin, hanging drying. |
Silk | Expensive, gentle, thin material. It requires professional care. Only professionals know how to wash the tulle so that it is white, without hurting the silk. |
All products from delicate fabrics do not tolerate hot water.
General rules
- Before washing you need to know the type of fabric, follow the specific recommendations for it.
Study the label on the material, which shows the temperature of the wash and the possibility of using chemical bleaches
- Expensive blinds are better to immediately take to dry cleaning. It is not so expensive.
- It is impossible to clean the material too often. Only as needed - when dust accumulates, there will be plyami.
Dry cleaning is always less harmful to any fabric than washing. Therefore, it is better to clean the curtains more often than to wash
Organza, kapron: how to wash, make snow-white
Cheap, popular, practical fabrics for the manufacture of light curtains are nylon, organza. They do not require complex, expensive care. However, each type of material needs its own effective means. Instructions how to wash the tulle so that it was snow-white folk remedies, useful tips are discussed in the following paragraphs.
Capron tulle
This is unpretentious material. Nylon curtain can be cleaned by hand, in a typewriter - the method is not critical.First you need to put the canvas in the machine, turn on the delicate mode, set the temperature to thirty degrees. Spin speed should be minimal. High temperature, high speed can cause significant damage to the canvas.
The main condition for washing nylon tulle - the curtain can not be strongly pressed
Note! In the machine you need to wash the nylon curtain without adding other linen. If this is not possible, the canvas is best placed in a special bag.
A laundry bag is a useful item, useful for washing delicate fabrics and curtains with decorative elements.
If you need to whiten the material, it is better to resort to folk remedies. Can not be bleached. For bleaching experienced housewives use bluing. Make a weak solution out of it, rinse a snow-white curtain in it for a few minutes. But to find blue in our time is not easy. A weak solution of green brilliant can replace it.
A blueprint can return a fresh look to tulle curtains in a few minutes, but if you overdo it with concentration, the fabric will turn blue.
Organza tulle
Organza is a delicate, lightweight fabric. It is better to clean it manually, using a mild detergent. Intensively rub it can not. This will damage the web. If the pollution is small, it is easily washed off even with manual processing. Water temperature should not exceed thirty degrees.
It is better to wash the gentle organza curtain by hand.
Strong contamination of organza can be removed with the help of folk remedies. Effective help will provide soap, soda. It is possible to freeze small stains with soap, the soda solution will help to return the fabrics of snow-white. In the solution you need to leave the curtain for ten hours.
A solution for soaking tulle is prepared on the basis of the calculation - 1 tablespoon of baking soda per 5 liters of water
Basic rules for washing in a typewriter
What should be washing the tulle in the washing machine, so that it was snow-white? Consider the general rules.
- Use a special bag. Tulle is usually very light, translucent. It may be damaged by other laundry, metal parts of the machine. For this reason, you must always use a protective bag.
Note! You can replace the special bag with a regular white pillowcase. The main thing - it must be clean.
- It is necessary to establish temperature only proceeding from type of fabric. Kapron, organza, chiffon can withstand temperatures not higher than thirty degrees. Cotton can be processed in water at sixty degrees.
The temperature of 30 degrees should also be chosen if you do not know the composition of the fabric.
- There are good reasons for adding home remedies. Do not experiment. If allowed, it is better to buy a delicate wash chemical.
An important advantage of special products for delicate washing - low temperature
- Spin should be the minimum - 400-500 rpm. Higher traction sweep matter.
- In some cases, bleach can be used for bleaching matter, in others - soaking with peroxide, soda, blue, and green paint. The correct way to choose is possible only when considering the type of matter. Too gentle, fragile curtains better soaked with the use of folk remedies. Bleach is sometimes allowed to be used for cotton fabrics.
It is noticed that pharmacy Zelenka works well together with salt. 10 drops of brilliant green and 2 tbsp. spoons of salt are diluted in a glass of water, then poured into the basin and after complete dissolution the tulle is soaked
How to starch the curtains: we do quickly, efficiently
Significantly extend the purity of the product, bring a sense of celebration to the house, give clarity to the pattern - all this can be done with the help of ordinary starch. Starch makes matter stronger, denser. With this procedure, the canvas holds its shape longer, does not wrinkle, less dirty. How to starch tulle? Consider the process in stages.
The starched curtain looks fresh, elegant and festive.
Training
Before the procedure itself, the curtain must be prepared: wash, bleach. To do this, use approved household or chemical products.
Tulle can be washed by hand or in a typewriter, it all depends on the type of fabric
The choice of processing method
There are three options:
- Soft way.
- Average.
- Hard.
Each method provides its own amount of starch. For the processing of tulle fit soft way. To do this, prepare one teaspoon of starch, a liter of warm water.
There is no difference what starch to use, but corn is much softer than potato and better soluble in cold water.
Soaking in solution
This is the last stage. To prepare the solution in a liter of warm water is placed only one teaspoon of starch.
It is important to brew the starch in the correct proportion.
The liquid must be boiled until the formation of paste. After that, she needs to give time to cool, strain well. Cold solution needs to be poured into the basin, there also put the curtain. Soak should be about thirty minutes. After the tulle can be removed, dried.
After soaking in a solution of starch, the tulle is not twisted, but simply shaken and hung to dry well straightened.
Folk recipes for whiteness
There are many popular ways to wash tulle so that it is snow-white. The most popular recipes are listed.
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- Liquid soap, peroxide, ammonia, starch. In this solution, cotton canvases can be processed. The tool will save matter from stains, it will return her snow-white appearance.
Liquid soap acts on the fabric more gently, rinsing well and does not leave stains
- Salt, blue, soda. Such a mixture will help to eliminate the nylon curtain from yellowness.
Remember that nylon tulle is afraid of hot water
- Hydrogen peroxide, ammonia. To do this, mix a spoonful of alcohol with two spoons of hydrogen peroxide, pour into a basin with warm water. In such a mixture it is necessary to sustain the curtain for about half an hour.
These tools work well separately, but in a pair of their whitening effect is doubled
- Liquid soap, peroxide, ammonia, starch. In this solution, cotton canvases can be processed. The tool will save matter from stains, it will return her snow-white appearance.
Dishwashing detergent, laundry soap. This recipe is suitable for removing greasy, complex stains. The soap directly treats stains, detergent is diluted in water, and is used for further soaking.
From the soap you can also prepare a solution for soaking, pre-grinding it on a fine grater
Video about whitening tulle in soda solution