How to starch things at home?

Today, not every young housewife uses the method of starching and knows how to starch things at home. Previously, our predecessors from generation to generation passed the skills of starching things as well as recipes for conservation. To wear not starched collar of a blouse or cuffs of sleeves was considered, so to say, "mauvais".Starch all - from the elements of clothing to bedding. Simple tips on how to properly starch things will help create a strict business appearance and give a steady shape to your things.

Important! Starch should only clean things, on which there are no spots. In order to get rid of stains on white clothes, rub them with 3% hydrogen peroxide and leave for a few minutes. This method easily removes stains from wine and tea.

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Why Starch Fabric?

The principle of starching is based on the fact that clean clothes are rinsed in water, with the addition of starch. As a result of such actions, a protective film forms on the surface of the shirt or blouse, which has a beneficial effect on matter:

• Makes the fabric denser.
• Keeps the form well.
• Prevents material from crushing.
• Dirt in the process of socks does not penetrate deeply into clothing.
• Yellowed clothes bleach and get a fresh look.
• Creates an environmentally friendly barrier.

Important! The only drawback is that when processing with starch, the fabric is less air-permeable. Therefore, if you are processing summer things, starch is only a part of them.

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Starch varieties

We all know that the fabric is different. It differs in density, composition and color. Proceeding from this, it is necessary to starch things at home in different ways, taking into account the specific features of the material.

Important! Starch can be used any: corn, wheat, rice, potato. The most commonly used for this purpose is potato starch. If you compare it with starch from corn, it has a bright white color and is very thick.

Depending on the concentration of the solution used for starching, the following types of this process are distinguished.

Soft starch

Bedding, curtains, light summer fabrics - for example chiffon or cambric, do not require a concentrated solution. Therefore, in order to starch things from these fabrics, you need to prepare the following mixture:

1. In 1 liter of water, dissolve 0.5-1 teaspoon of starch.
2. Mix thoroughly to ensure that no lumps remain in the solution.

Medium stiffness of starch

If you decide to starch men's shirts, tablecloths, lace, flounces, bows or tissue napkins, it is worthwhile to increase the concentration of the solution:

1. 1 liter of water, dissolve 1 tablespoon of starch.
2. Stir until the starch is completely dissolved.

Rigid starch

In this way, it is possible to starch collars, shirt cuffs and other details of clothing that need to be given a rigid, stable shape. In this way, cultivators of the dance pack are also treated.

Important! In addition to the starch, the solution is added with borax( boron sodium salt).

Method of solution preparation:

1. In 1 liter of water, dissolve 2 tablespoons of starch.
2. Stir until a uniform mixture is obtained.
3. Add the brew by first dissolving 1 of its teaspoon in a small amount of hot water.
4. Stir the entire solution thoroughly until a uniform consistency is obtained and allow it to stand for at least two hours.

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How to starch the fabric at home with starch?

To achieve the desired result, follow the following procedure:

1. To begin with, clothes should be washed well.

Important! Subtle marks after starching will disappear, since starch has a whitening property.

1. Pour the water into the pelvis and according to the proportion for your type of fabric, dilute the starch.
2. Add hot water to the solution. Ideally, you should get a viscous transparent consistency, without lumps, slippery to the touch.

Important! If a turbid solution is obtained, it should be boiled for 5 minutes.

1. In order for the liquid to penetrate better, add more water to your product and lower the shirt into the resulting mixture.
2. You can remove the product when it completely wipes.
3. Squeeze out excess liquid, spread out creases and leave to dry at room temperature.

Important! If you leave the starched thing to dry on the battery, it will be difficult to iron it.

1. Smooth the best with wet, starched clothes.

Important! Repeat the process of starching with each wash.

How can I starch things in a washing machine?

It is possible to starch things at home not only manually, but also with the help of a washing machine. For this:

1. The diluted composition of water and starch should be poured into the compartment for the conditioner of the washing machine.

Important! In this case, you will have to abstain from using the air conditioner.

1. Turn on the wash mode that is appropriate for the type of fabric of the garment.
2. At the end of the washing cycle, spread the dried product.

Important! After completion of the process, wipe the drum and the machine door with a clean dry rag.

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Professional starch remedies

For those who do not particularly want to bother with starch and brew it, there is a light version of the process. To do this, purchase a special starch remedy in the household chemistry department of the hardware store.

Advantages of special starch products:

• Similar products are available as a spray, liquid or powder. Thus, you can choose the form of the product with which you will most simply work.
• Tools are convenient and easy to use.
• Sprays can be applied to individual pieces of clothing( cuffs or collars), which greatly facilitates the process. It is enough to spray some of the clothes while ironing.
• Special powders with starch are used for processing large items. In this case, add the powder to the washing machine during the washing process.

Important! Before using any industrial product for this purpose, follow the instructions for use.

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How to starch things from different types of fabric?

As mentioned earlier, for each type of tissue, an individual approach is required in the matter of starching. Let's consider the basic recommendations concerning processing of a concrete kind of a matter.

Silk

In order to give a gentle silk stiffness, it is starched with a silicate glue or gelatin. Thanks to gelatin treatment, the silk product becomes elastic and acquires a special sheen:

1. Wash clothing and remove stubborn stains if any.
2. Prepare the mortar, taking into account the proportions: for 5 liters of water, dilute 1 teaspoon of glue.
3. Place the blouse in the resulting mixture and leave to soak.
4. Lightly squeeze the product.
5. Dry the hanging on the hanger, stretching the wrinkles.
6. You need to iron it through a smooth cloth.

Fatin

This fabric is very common in the garment industry. It is used for sewing wedding and dance dresses, ballet tutus, various items for clothing decor.

Important! Starch such a tissue should be in a solution of weak or medium concentration.

Basic rules on how to starch things at home from such a fabric:

1. Mix thoroughly, so that there are no untreated areas, dip the product into a solution.
2. Remove the product from the liquid, spread the creases on it and allow to dry.
3. Smooth tulle in wet condition, straightening folds.

Gauze

Gauze is often made from paillettes for dancing or ball gowns. In order to keep the form in a multi-layer dress, gauze is stained by a hard method. To do this:

1. Dip the gauze into the solution.
2. Once the fabric is impregnated, remove the object and wring out the remaining liquid.
3. The iron should be wet, straightening the folds.

Important! If dried gauze with folds, to eliminate them in the future will be problematic.

Lace

Mothers of school children must know how to starch the school apron. To give a beautiful finished look, a lace apron or crocheted products, starch in solution with medium concentration:

1. Initially, the product needs to be washed, slightly squeezed out water and put into a starch solution for 20 minutes.
2. Pulling out the garment from the solution, you should straighten the folds and put it to dry in a horizontal position.
3. Smooth lace through gauze or a smooth fabric.

How to starch a white school apron:

1. A dry, washed lace apron must be soaked with a cloth dampened in starch solution.
2. After treatment, iron the product with a warm iron.

Canvas for embroidery

If the canvas for embroidery is starched, embroidering on it will become much easier. To do this, perform simple actions:

1. In the solution for hard starching, lower the canvas for 15-20 minutes.
2. Squeeze out excess liquid and spread dry on a flat surface.

Embroidering of embroidery

For those who like cross stitch or smooth embroidery, the information on how to starch the embroidered picture:

1. will be useful. Before putting the product into a container with starch, it is necessary to wash the embroidery.
2. Prepare a medium-strength solution and leave embroidery in it for 15 minutes.
3. To dry the product, spread it on a flat surface, straightening the folds.

Important! Products with embroidery must be ironed on the wrong side.

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Other ways of hardening different products

Hard objects can be hardened from the fabric, not only with the help of starch. There are alternative means for this procedure. For this, the housewives use gelatin, sugar and PVA glue.

Sugar:

1. It is necessary to cook syrup from sugar. For this, use 100 g of water per 100 g of sugar.

Important! Do not overcook the syrup, this thing can turn yellow.

1. Add the starch pre-mixed with cold water to the resulting syrup.
2. Stir thoroughly so that there are no lumps.
3. Put the product in the resulting mixture and leave until it is completely impregnated.
4. Remove the cloth and squeeze out slightly. Give it the right shape.

Important! If the cloth is soaked in water, the entire effect will disappear.

Adhesive PVA

With the help of PVA glue, you can make the right shape with knitted things and needlework fabrics:

1. Dilute the PVA glue with water in a 1: 2 ratio.
2. Put the fabric in the resulting mixture or apply it with a brush to certain parts.
3. Allow to dry completely.

Gelatin

The gelatinous method, as in the case of PVA glue, has a short effect:

1. In cold water, soak 1 spoonful of gelatin.
2. When gelatin swells, add water to it to make a volume of 200-250 ml.
3. Stir the resulting mixture gently.
4. Put the product in the solution.
5. After blotting, gently wring out and dry the thing.

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How to starch shirts at home?

Starched shirts give an especially elegant look to their owners. This can be done both for items of men's and women's wardrobe. To do it correctly:

1. Stuff the starch into the pelvis and add warm water to it.
2. Stir until all the lumps disappear.

Important! To remove small lumps, it is possible to strain the solution through gauze .

1. Place the product in the pelvis for 10-15 minutes.
2. After the specified time, remove and wring out excess liquid.
3. To prevent things from getting deformed, hang them on your wide shoulders.
4. It is desirable to iron a garment when wet. During ironing, the overdried thing can turn yellow. Especially carefully, you should iron the cuffs and collar to give a rigid stand.

Important! Cuffs and collar starch separately from the main body of clothing in a rigid way .

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How to starch bed linens at home?

After a properly performed procedure, your underwear will become very pleasant to the touch, completely unlike a wooden layer.

Important! Starched linens keep a fresh, clean look longer.

Since such objects are voluminous, it is better to act this way to get a good result:

1. After normal washing, prepare a solution for medium-sized starching.
2. Put the bed linen in it and leave it on until it is completely soaked with the mixture.
3. Remove product and wring out excess liquid.
4. Leave the bedding dry on a flat surface.
5. Smooth with a warm iron.

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How to starch tulle at home?

Beautiful, neat net tulle on the window, in the first place, shows how good and skillful mistress in the house. Therefore, it does not hurt to know how to make the appearance of your window attractive and correctly starch such things at home.

Do this as follows:

1. Prepare a soft solution with starch.
2. Immerse the tulle in it for 30 minutes.
3. After the time has elapsed, remove the product and wring out excess liquid by hand.
4. While the tulle is wet, iron it with a warm iron.

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How to iron starched things?

Things that were treated with starch, are different from ordinary erased things. Therefore, the ironing process for such tissue objects is more delicate. While working with an iron, follow several rules:

• Wet starched products are easier to iron, therefore it is highly recommended to iron them only when wet.
• Wet collars and cuffs are ironed first.
• You need to iron things after starching from two sides, starting from the wrong side. In this case, the iron should be heated strongly.
• Starched clothing loses its properties from water, so do not use steam when working with an iron.
• Table salt, if added to a solution with starch, will prevent the clothing from sticking to the iron. To avoid this effect, you can iron things through gauze.
• If the products are starched by a rigid method, ironing until complete drying is not advisable. Later, yellow stains may appear.

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Which products are not recommended for starch?

Often, the housewives are worried about the question: is it possible to starch colored things? Almost all products and fabrics are suitable for starching.

To avoid an unforeseen situation, when the starch can affect the quality of the product, it is not necessary to handle the following things:

1. Underwear. As you know, starched things do not pass the air, therefore, it is unhygienic to subject the underwear to such actions.
2. Things are dark. When the product completely dries, it may appear whitish stripes.
3. Clothing or products that contain synthetic fibers are virtually incapable of starching.

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Useful advices for

There are several secrets that are not known to all the young mistresses. Observance of such advice in practice will help to improve the state of clothing items and will facilitate certain processes:

• A pinch of salt will give an unusual shine to things. Add it to the solution with starch.
• To prevent clothes from sticking during ironing to iron, add a few drops of turpentine to the starch.
• Crochet items( lace or napkins) dry horizontally. Fix the edges of the product with needles so that they do not deform.
• Do not dry the starched things in the cold.
• The product embroidered with threads of mulina can not be starched. From the effects of starch, the threads lose their gloss and glue together.

Maybe in our time and not very topical to starch all things in a row. But in special cases this action will give your clothes an impeccable and neat condition, and the decor elements will get an incredibly clean and festive look. Therefore, use the recipes offered in this article as necessary and keep your house and your things always neat and beautiful.