As starch tissue at home 3 application method starch and 3 ways without him

With starching products can give a stable shape and whiten their

I recently viewed the old family photos and remembered his grandmother's feast with a wonderful laying the table, which is always adorned with starched napkins. Also it wanted to revive the tradition - after all, I'm a grandmother herself. Though newly formed. But here as starches things at home, I do not know - is not asked at one time granny.

It turned out that it is at all simple. You can also use the time-tested recipes and modern facilities. I tried those and others. I share experiences, simultaneously talk about how to be, if the funds are not currently available.

Why do things starch

Many modern housewife unaware - and why? Lacy napkins and capes on cushions, as before, and now practically can not be found - it is not fashionable. Collar shirts keep their shape very well and without additional tweaks.

But a man's shirt cuffs will look respectable if its starch

So, it turns out, if starched fabric can give it a number of useful features:

• form stability. Examples of when this property is needed - those serving napkins or toque.

Without starch such headgear quickly "blown away"

• bleach. White things, yellowed by time, the original freshness back.
• Resistance to pollution. Formed on the surface of the fabric a thin film becomes a barrier to contaminants. It does not allow them to soak deep into the tissue structure. Therefore, it washes out things a lot easier, and wear longer.
• Resistance to wrinkling. Crisp linen less wrinkled.

You agree that life is worth to study the technology and begin to apply it in practice. Of course, everything does not need starch, and sometimes even harmful or useless.

Starched things do not leak air, so I do not recommend in the summer to use starch

For example, the same film from starch, which protects against dirt, and prevents air penetration through the fabric. Therefore we should not be treated underwear, as well as the clothes you wear in hot weather.

On dark things starch leave a whitish coating. A synthetic fabric no starch at home.

The technology of our grandmothers

To get it, you need to know how to dissolve the starch, what proportions it is important and how to put a ready solution to the product.

Preparation of the solution

I'll start with what kind of starch is not important, you can use any - potato, rice, corn. Much more important than the quantity for a certain amount of water. You can use the following guidelines:

1. 1 teaspoon per liter of water take, when to starch fine and delicate fabric on the condition that it should not "be a stake." This can be batiste, chiffon, tulle and products made of them. For example:

For fine white blouse - one teaspoon of starch diluted in a liter of water

For the upper cover wedding dress - the same proportions

1. 2 teaspoons for the same amount of water Starch is used in the table napkins, men's shirts, bed linen.

Linens will last longer if it is two teaspoons of starch, diluted in a liter of water

1. 2 tablespoons per liter of water make stiff collars and cuffs, petticoats lush dresses, crocheted lace, and decorative items, which should keep the shape.

For lace vases require a liter of water and two tablespoons starch spoons

On petticoats, too, need two tablespoons of starch per liter of water

Of course, in each case it is necessary to take into account the purpose and starching. For example, if from the same tulle you make artificial flowers, then a weak solution will help give them the desired shape. In this case, you need two tablespoons of starch rather than one teaspoon.

Now, the details of how to prepare a working solution. Instructions with pictures:

Picture	Description
	Step 1 Take a little bit of cold water and stir it in the right amount of starch.
	step 2 We measure out the quantity of water which is necessary to comply proportions. We pour it into a pan and bring to a boil. For example, if you soaked starch in 200 ml of water, the pot is no longer pour liter of water, and 800 ml.
	step 3 Once again stir the mixture in the beaker so that the powder does not settle to the bottom. And pour a thin stream of it into the boiling water. Thus the contents of the pan continuously stir to avoid lumps formed.
	step 4 If it is not without its lumps, do not worry. The solution can drain through a sieve or through cheesecloth.
	step 5 Pour the solution into the container, wherein the starch will. And wait for it to cool a little.

As you can see, nothing could be easier. If you can boil jelly, then this procedure difficulty you will not cause.

The Women's Forum, I met more recommendations added to the solution at cooking a pinch of salt and a few drops of turpentine. Salt gives things shine, turpentine and facilitates ironing.

3, a method of using starch solution

To starch their own hands any thing, it must first wash and rinse. Or make sure that it is clean and free of dust and smudges. And then you can go in different ways:

1. Soaking in solution. It's the most affordable way for large items such as clothing and bedding. Them for a few minutes immersed in a basin of cooked starch solution and then drained, carefully straighten and dried in natural conditions. Of course, one liter means there can not do, it just need to cook more in line with the proportions.

The starch is soaked only clean linen

1. Spraying when ironing. Such a method is used only for dilute solutions. They are cooled down in a dispenser and poured into use during ironing. That's what I did when I thought how starched tulle. Before she completely dry I ironed her iron using water instead of starch medium.

Thick solution for spraying is not used, it will score the opening in the atomizer

1. Applying to the surface. Suitable for small items and decorative items. They are laid on a flat surface, straighten, the solution is applied with a soft brush or swab of soft tissue. And wait for the complete drying. Iron or iron, when a thing is still slightly damp.

If the lace put on the ball and starch, after drying, you'll have a decorative vase

But that's not all the secrets of how to starch the fabric correctly. Dry starched things should be away from radiators. A stroke begins when they are still not completely dry. It is desirable to do it through cheesecloth to on the soleplate is not formed a deposit.

Choosing the temperature regime on the iron, use the minimum allowed

modern means

Few people want to if there is an automatic washing machine waste time on unnecessary movements. Sorry time and effort. The same should be after washing underwear again soak it in a solution, and then wring out by hand.

So I was lazy. So I bought here is a butylochek:

The photo - a starch for clothes, "Amila" should be added to the washing machine

It means simply added to the machine in the office for the air conditioner. And yet! Now, always I use when washing bed linen. The store had a few of these tools are all used the same way.

More starch have here in this version:

Sprayer ironing adding starch recommend use for delicate fabrics, such as shirts and blouses

The sprayer is used for ironing things. As usual, just instead of water we are using this medium, and an iron set to the minimum temperature for the fabric. Conveniently for blouses and shirts.

Price available: depending on the size and manufacturer of 100 to 300 rubles.

3 method starch without starch

If the home is no starch, no special tools, and give shape to the things you need right here and now, you can use:

1. Sugar. 200 g of sugar to be dissolved in 100 ml of water and heat without boiling. It is important that the sugar has dissolved completely before the boiling syrup, or it will turn yellow and will be painted things. Then the syrup is necessary to cool down and soak in it the product or apply it with a brush.

Sugar products give rigidity but may attract insects

1. Gelatin. 2-4 spoons gelatin, depending on the desired degree of stiffness with cold water (1 liter). It is allowed to swell, then heated until complete dissolution and a homogeneous consistency. Can and strain. In general, everything, as usual when using gelatin in cooking.

Ready gelatin solution - Express starching

1. Construction glue PVA. He whiter clerical and non-yellowing after drying. It simply diluted with water, the component ratio determining empirically. I usually took 1: 1.

Podkrahmalit clothes can PVA glue

I heard that you can still soak things in skim milk. But she did not try. But sugar, glue and gelatin used often when engaged in needlework and crochet napkins and decorations.

It seems to me, so you can "starch" only things that do not come into contact with the skin. Therefore, for collars and shirts I had these methods are not applied. But for the white apron on September 1, to wings "were", why not?

conclusion

I hope to describe all that I know how the laundry starch and all kinds of decorative crafts, help someone of you. I myself did not dare to take up the matter, until I realized that it's not complicated, but the result is even worth some investment of time.

Completely get rid of the doubt will help the video in this article. But those who try to use the methods described in practice, and then to share experiences in the comments, I will be very grateful.