As starched linen at home: tested recipes

Home textiles, garments, some sometimes have to process starch to give it rigidity, precise shape. This is done in the present time is much less than, for example, at the end of the last century. Starched things are much less susceptible to contamination, have a very different view than simply laundered. About how starched linens, curtains, clothes, using the washing machine or without detail in the text of this article.

Why starch linens

Starched clothes, underwear has some distinctive characteristics:

• textile becomes noticeably tighter, strengthening its fibers;
• Linen pleasant crackle, smell good;
• material hardly hesitates, keeping the desired shape;
• even if the clothes were yellowed, it is bleached;
• dirt less absorbed into clothing.

But it is not always worth a starch bed - starched fabric "is not breathing," since its pores are clogged. This can create discomfort for the skin, promote the appearance of mold, mildew, harmful bacteria. It is for this reason starches bed very, very gently.

It is also undesirable starch underwear, summer clothes, with the exception of its individual parts. Starch capable of changing shade darker fabrics, and synthetic he "not held". Textile elements embroidery floss thread may be glued in general, be irreparably damaged starch. Well tolerated this process calico, cotton, satin, linen, cotton, batiste.

As starches bedding in the last century

In the past twentieth century, bed linen, table linen, clothing treated mostly independently at home various types of starch:

• potato;
  

  Potato starch - flowing powder, which is painted white

• wheat;
  

  Wheat starch grains have a circular or elliptical form

• rice;
  

  Rice starch is a soft white powder consisting of only a few microns of fine particle size

• corn;
  

  Corn starch is significantly softer potato can dissolve even in cold water

• barley.

There are various types of starching:

• soft - underwear, bed linen, summer dresses, curtains;
• average - is used for men's shirts, table linen, textile napkins;
• tough - only for collars, cuffs, pieces of fancy dress.
  

  To treat starch in the home laundry must make starch in the correct proportions

There is no difference which starch is used, the only difference in concentration. In the last century to be able to starch clothes I had every woman - special funds for various textile materials in the sale did not exist, and the washing machine had not at all.

As starched linen, tulle at home

Bedding, as well as most types of tulle, curtains gently starches, pre-wash, thoroughly wrung out.

Then prepare a solution here:

• the mixture - one teaspoon of starch per liter of cold water;
• first starch diluted in a small tank, filling two cups of water;
• the greater the required quantity of laundry starch, the more such a liquid is prepared;
• should stir so that the consistency of published homogeneous without lumps;
• further put warm water - as much as you need to rinse;
• after boiling water is poured into the starch solution from a small vessel, stirred;
• cooled composition - should get such a "slippery", denser ordinary water;
• Bed rinse in the above mixture a few minutes, tulle - up to half an hour.
  

  Traditional starch mixture of potato starch

Before you hang to dry, do not remove the bed - let it be a little otvisitsya, then you can gently squeeze. Before the start of the drying is important to shake the fabric, well-spread and ironed starched better still slightly damp.

That starch has a dry cloth, the above fluid drawn into a spray bottle, treated with clean linens. This process saves time, effort.

As starched shirts at home

Qualitatively starched shirt emphasizes the status of the owner, giving it elegance. Below-described method is suitable for both women and for men's shirts:

• srednezhestky preparing a starch solution or a commercially available synthetic agents;
• the composition is thoroughly mixed in a basin, to avoid lumps it is filtered through several layers of cheesecloth;
• shirt is put into the mixture for about fifteen minutes;
• then lightly squeeze the product;
• that shirt is not deformed, it is dried on hangers - wide preference;
• completely dry is not recommended, stroking thing slightly damp, as the over-dry when ironing often have yellow spots.

Particular attention should be paid to the collar and cuffs - these details starches alone, the most stringent solution, pat, giving them a strong stand.

As starch things from different types of fabrics

Knitted fabric is also treated gently, but it should be dry only on the horizontal surface, as the product will extend to lose its shape. For knitwear, give them stiffness, recommend treatment with a mixture of gelatin:

• large spoon gelatin pour half a glass of water, heated on a steam bath until complete dissolution;
• after topped another glass of water;
• the product is impregnated with the obtained solution.

This composition is also used for lacy napkins, textile flowers and other similar decorations. For the treatment of dark colored fabrics or starch is unacceptable, since it leaves whitish spots. Thus tissue adhesive composition is recommended:

• depending on the destination of the textile material is made soft or rigid processing;
• for processing soft PVA glue diluted with warm water in a ratio of one to one, the hard variant - at a concentration of two to one;
• fabric put into the solution, after complete impregnation is removed, drained.

Such a method is not suitable for undergarments, excessively large items. There is also a processing sugar syrup:

• six or seven spoons of sugar is boiled in a liter of water;
• textiles were placed in the hot solution is impregnated, press;
• There is one drawback - the "sweet" fabric will attract insects.

To most tender starched silk fabric suitable gelatin solution, silicate glue - in this case, dilute one teaspoon of five liters, impregnated with the product, a little squeeze. after treatment silk acquires elasticity, a beautiful shine.

Tulle used for sewing elegant dresses, tutus. For it is required starch solution medium hardness - two teaspoons per gallon of water. The product is thoroughly soaked, removed, straightened.

Multilayer gauze products treated with the harsh ways - on one liter of water is added at least two large spoons starch and a small spoonful of sodium salts of boric, submerged to the product, and when it is sufficiently impregnated, squeeze.

Starched crocheted napkins, school white apron with many lace can srednezhestkim solution.

The product is pre-washed by machine or hand, put in a starch mixture for twenty minutes, removed, pressing apron is not necessary. As an option - svezhepostiranny apron just sprayed from a spray solution or blotted wet starch cloth.

Canvas for embroidery starches, in order to simplify the process of embroidery on it. For this textiles are placed in hard starch solution for fifteen minutes, drained well. Already embroidered fabric pre-washed, impregnated srednezhestkim of no more than fifteen minutes.

As starches bed, clothes in the washing machine

Ready for starching formulations are sold in the stores of household chemicals - some are applied to the fabric to be ironed, others - during washing. Starched bed, laundry in the washing machine easier than ever:

• prepare to start "soft" according to the above scheme starch solution;
• composition is poured into the engine compartment to the air conditioner;
• switch the washing machine is installed in the rinse mode;
• laundry process after the closure is removed, shaken and dried;
• machine wipe the inside, ventilate.

If starching special synthetic fluids are often used in the washing machine, for example, polyvinyl acetate, who are coping with the problem is not worse. In addition, use any air conditioning should not be.

For starching clothing, table linen fabrics of various kinds, preparing a solution of a desired composition and concentration, it is poured into the machine as described above.

How to iron, dry starched things

All fabrics are ironed still wet, on both sides, but a little differently:

• silk - smooth through the fabric;
• tulle - pat wet, smoothing out wrinkles;
• embroidery - only on the wrong side;
• lace - through a smooth cloth or gauze;
• gauze - ironed damp folds spread immediately;
• white school apron ironed with warm iron.

If the starch solution is pre-add a little salt, the web will not adhere to the iron, will find unique luster.

Dry them and should not be the same:

• a silk blouse, dress neatly hung on hangers;
• tulle, gauze was dried in the expanded form;
• lace school apron dried, spreading on a flat surface;
• canvas embroidery dried and horizontally;
• thin embroidered lace napkin or towel-dried, after fastening invisible edges straightened.

Any starched things should not be dried in the cold, exposed to direct sunlight.

conclusion

Starching at home with the use of various types of starch, special compositions, the washing machine is very relevant in some situations. "Hard" white collar and cuffs give the appearance of rigor, solidity. In the treatment of any tissue that are directly related to the open areas of the body for a long time with them interact, it is advisable to use the most dilute solutions or even reject them.

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