How to starch the petticoat at home video. Why need starch. Important points in the starching process.

Starch to give beautiful view  things are now used much less frequently than before, but in some ways he can still help. In the old days it was necessary to starch collars, aprons for school uniforms, bed linen. Now all this is considered a relic of the past, but to make the skirt or dress lush due to the starched petticoats is still a matter of urgency. The grandmothers will tell you how to starten things in detail, and if there are no such people, then our article will help you. So, it's time for the beloved daughter to go to the important event, and so she wants her to look like a real princess. For this, it is worthwhile to understand how to wear a petticoat made of a net, which is often worn under dresses and skirts.

Instructions on how to starch the petticoat

That's what a wonderful petticoat should be in the end.

There is another way to starch a petticoat for a children's dress: after applying the starch, the petticoat is dried hung on a hanger or laid out on a flat surface. And only after that the thing is stroked, be sure to steam it off. In principle, both methods bring almost the same effect, it all depends on the quality of your iron: how quickly it can dry the product or how well the steam function works.

The girl in a magnificent dress looks very beautiful and elegant. Usually, children love different holidays and beautiful clothes, so you need to try to make the perfect image for the baby. Especially since it is quite easy.

Give the dress an original look with the help of starching.

Fluffy starched dress is the base stylish image  and any celebration. Wedding Graduation kindergarten, school matinee - these activities are united by a trendy outfit with a solid standing skirt. At home, you can starch the baby or wedding dress, skirt and petticoats, as well as protect things from dirt and dust. This function is performed by a starch layer.

Process

At home, use starch. You can buy ready-made sprays in the store: they simplify the process. With their help, it is easier to starch separate parts of the attire - collars, cuffs. For things completely easier to use potato, corn, rice starch. This substance is resistant, so the skirt keeps its shape well.

There are other ways: using PVA glue, gelatin solution, sugar. But starch for this procedure is used more often.

Preparation of the solution

It all depends on well-prepared mixture. If you do not respect the proportions, time, the solution does not work concentrated. As a result, the skirt will not be fluffy. To prepare the solution will require:

• starch itself;
• boiling water;
• spoon or other tool for mixing;
• glass container. Must be resistant to high temperature. Sometimes the solution is boiled;
• the product itself.

Cooking method:

starch is poured at the bottom of the tank;

cold water is added first. The mixture must be thoroughly mixed. The consistence will turn out white color. It is viscous, resembles sour cream;

the mass needs to be mixed. At the same time boiling water is added to the mixture. Important point: there should not be lumps in the mixture. If they are formed, it is necessary to mix everything well with a spatula.. Lumps will not let the clothes starch. The consistency should resemble a paste;

if the solution is dark, cloudy, it is boiled for 5–10 minutes.

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How to starten a dress or skirt?

  The procedure does not take much time, and the effect of it is very obvious.

The mixture is removed from heat, allowed to cool. Things cannot be dipped into a hot solution, they will deteriorate. The consistency cools to room temperature. Then you can start. In the container immersed product. It should evenly absorb the mixture. To do this qualitatively, it is necessary to straighten the details, ruffles, wedges.

Then get the dress. Check if there are any vacant areas. Squeeze, drain the liquid.

Drying

The solution should dry. For this, a dress or skirt is placed on a hanger, straighten all the details. This must be done as the folds freeze. It will be difficult to straighten them. You can not dry with a hairdryer, put the thing in a room where it is very hot. Drying is recommended at room temperature. Can not be placed on the balcony, especially in cold weather.

While the dress is still dry, it is stroked. Thus it will not be difficult to give shape to it. If the outfit is already completely dry, it is moistened with water, then ironed.

Wedding dress nuances

Lubricate the starch skirts of the wedding dress with a solution of starch and, without waiting for them to dry out, immediately press them on.

How to starch the wedding dress at home? To dress for a wedding celebration was lush, it is necessary to starch only the petticoats, and the top not to touch. It is possible to regulate the process: process all the skirts at once, or only two or three. The pomp of the outfit itself depends on it.

Petticoats are treated with a solution, but do not wait for complete drying, and immediately ironed. Otherwise it will not work out to make the skirts of the desired shape.

How to deal with children's outfit?

Lush dresses are appropriate for children's parties in the garden. Starch outfit the way described above: work only with a petticoat, and the top skirts do not touch. If there is no petticoat, then the skirt itself is treated. While the fabric is still wet, smooth the fabric.

To starch the petticoat is easy. But there is no need to wait for the final drying: it will be hard, and it will be difficult to shape it. It is better to iron it in a slightly damp state. Too lush petticoats straighten, paying special attention to detail and folds.

Similar to tutu skirts made of tulle starch as follows:

• gently apply the mixture with a sponge on each layer. First work with the lowest;

  to touch the upper layers is optional, everything is optional;

  can not be dried in the cold, heat;

  iron the top layer thoroughly.

Don't get in shape:

things black. From the mixture will remain white spots;

synthetic fiber clothing;

• underwear. This is not recommended because the fabric will become waterproof. For skin this is not good.

Starch is an excellent substance for shaping a skirt or a festive dress.

We also used our grandmothers to wear clothes and household items. They did this with different compositions, which were selected according to the type of thing. Most often starch napkins, children's dresses, multi-layer dresses, bed linen.

Wearing clothes is the best way  make the thing less branded, whiter (if initially the thing is light), more luxuriant and more rigid. During washing, all the starch comes off the stains and stains, and it becomes completely clean. How to starch the dress at home, so that it was beautiful and practical? First you need to understand what it is made of and what you want to starch in it.

Starch - one of the old ways to make the dress look more attractive

The best way to starch clothes

Starch, sugar, gelatin and special blends can make things more rigid and resistant to dirt. Starch is considered the best on this list: it is always on hand, it does not lure wild animals and insects, it is easier to wash it than gelatin. Sometimes they keep the shape of the fabric with white glue, but it is very difficult to wash it off later.

There are varying degrees of starching. How solid and non-marking a thing is determines the type of fabric and the number of tablespoons of starch per liter of water.

Types of starching

• Soft staring. If you starch a dress made of light fabric or thread, you need to take half a tablespoon of starch per liter of water. In dresses of light flowing material often only a skirt is fixed. This is done to give volume and fabric less creased. Soft tulle, chiffon, muslin, muslin, decorative fabrics;
• The average degree of starch. For denser fabrics (coarse cotton, flax, thin jeans) you need a spoon per liter. Such an outfit can be completely covered with starch film;
• Hard starter. If you are going to starch cuffs, collars or petticoats, then you will need two spoons with a slide.

  Often, only collar and cuffs starch on clothes to give them extra freshness. These parts often get dirty, and they will look fresh longer and will be easier to wash.

  A dress of jeans and a petticoat for a multi-layered dress are usually covered with starched water completely.

How to prepare clothes and solution

Potato starch - the most affordable means for starching clothes

It is important not only to take the right ratio of water and starch, but also to prepare clothes. The dress should be clean, there should be no stains on it. If there are spots, then take two tablespoons of peroxide per liter of water, fill the dress and leave to dry naturally. In order for the peroxide to remove stains well, a gradual drying is needed, that is, the battery and the hairdryer will not work. The best option is to leave the dress to dry in the sun. If there are some small faded spots on the light thing that could not be washed off, do not worry - you can calmly starch the thing, and the starch will hide small defects.

Now about the solution. You need a heat-resistant bowl, a cup, a glass of cold water, starch, and a saucepan. Boil water and pour into the container with diluted starch. Stir until dissolved. Here's another way: pour cold water and starch at the bottom of the pan, stir and bring almost to the boil (in no case do not boil!). get something like jelly. This "jelly". Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

How to starch clothes

The dress or its parts should be dipped only in a warm starch solution. You should drop the desired part or all of the clothes in a bowl, squeeze out the excess and hang to dry in the sun.

If you do not have the opportunity to dry clothes in the sun, then use a dryer. If not, you can use a coat hanger.

Hang the dress on a coat hanger, and put it in a closet away from other things or on the door handle. Do not hang the dress in the frost! If you do not want the dress to stick to the iron, then add a few drops of turpentine to the solution, and to make the dress shine, add a pinch of salt.

How to starch baby petticoat

A starched baby dress is suitable for a family celebration or a matinee, but it is not recommended to wear it regularly.

If you need to add volume to a multi-layered dress, then smear or spray with starched water from a spray bottle all skirts, except the top, and iron until the water has evaporated. It is possible to saddle a child's dress at a matinee in kindergarten or for a family evening, but a child cannot wear a starched dress all the time. Use the same technique when starching the collar and cuffs of a dress.

It is worth warning that not everyone comes to starch things properly and prepare a solution. If you treat such people, it's okay: in any hardware store there are ready-made mixes. Carefully read the instructions, pay attention to what type of fabric is suitable for this tool. It is usually sold in bottles with a spray bottle.

Store spray perfectly strengthens collars and cuffs, and it is also economical and suitable for small parts. It should be used in the same way as homemade solution.

Its difference can only consist in the presence of a small amount of PVA glue (do not be afraid, the amount is so small that the favorite dress will not suffer) and the use of technical, that is unsuitable for cooking, starch.

How to starten the skirt quickly and completely

There are special mixtures that are put to the laundry detergent. First, you wash the thing, and then send it for a few minutes in the laundry with this tool. At the exit you will have a completely even starched dress, you just have to dry it.

What is better not to starch

1. Refrain from staring dark things. They can not be starch corn starch, you can only shop means;
2. Delicate fabrics and clothes that you will wear on your naked body;
3. Underwear;
4. Things with synthetic impurities.

How to starch the dress to make it look like new? You need to use high-quality starch and know exactly the right dosage. You can not dissolve starch in hot water and even more so you can not immerse the fabric in a hot solution! It is important to use water at room temperature or even cold. Hot water is added to the almost finished mixture.

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Why do I need to starch things

Thanks to the procedure you can:

• Give the dress the desired shape;
• Protect it from dirt;
• Longer keep the look of the dress.

Particularly impressive is the result on knitted products. The threads begin to fit closer together, making the pattern brighter.

Instructions for action

How to starch dress at home? First you need to prepare starch, a basin, a liter of cold water and a liter - hot. You need to prepare in advance and the place where the product will be dried. It is important that the dress is dried naturally, so you should not dry it with batteries or other heating elements.

• Take the starch, put in a bowl;
• Pour cold water;
• Mix. The result should be a thick mixture;
• Pour boiling water into the mixture;
• Immerse in the dress mixture;
• Leave for 40 minutes;
• Pull out the dress, and shaking, hang to dry on the hanger.

The main thing that the mixture was not lumps. They should be carefully conveyed with a fork. If the mixture is cloudy, it must be boiled for 5 minutes.

How to iron a dress

If you need to stroke a thing, then it should be done while it is still wet. If the fabric is already dry, it is necessary to slightly moisten it with water. It is good to apply wet thin cloth or gauze when ironing.

When ironing, do not use hot steam and heat the iron strongly.

It happens that the fabric sticks to the iron during ironing. To avoid this, add 1-2 drops of turpentine to the mixture.

Remember that you can not dip the fabric in a hot starch solution. It should cool to room temperature.

You can starch the same thing differently: slightly, medium or strong.

• If you need to make a weak solution, then it should be diluted in 1 liter of water 0.5 tsp. starch. This blend is perfect for chiffon.
• If it is necessary to make an average solution, then it is necessary to dilute 1 l. Of water in 1 liter of water. starch. This mixture is ideal for wool, cotton and synthetics.
• If you need to make a strong solution, then it is necessary to dilute 2 l. Of water in 1 liter of water. starch. Such a mixture is usually treated with cuffs, collars, petticoats.

It is very convenient to use starch-based sprays for collars and cuffs. Such sprays are sold in hardware stores.

What should be done before the procedure?

• Thoroughly wash the thing;
• It is important that there is not a single stain on the fabric;
• If a stain has been found, remove it. Use for this you can hydrogen peroxide. Add 2 tbsp to the glass of water. hydrogen peroxide. Mix everything and then apply to the dirty area. Dry the dress. From this tool, the spots instantly disappear.

Starch black dress  undesirable. It may remain white spots.

In order for the dress to acquire a special shine, you need to add to the starch solution either a little blue or salt.

Thanks to these tips, any dress can starch easily and quickly. And get excellent results!

Ten years ago, every girl knew how to starch a dress. Modern hostesses rarely carry out this procedure, and in vain, since the processing of starch has many advantages. First of all, the applied layer of the starch mixture forms on the clothes a thin film that protects the fabric. When washing the film dissolves, and even the most complex stains easily move away without penetrating into the structure of the material.

And if underwear is not recommended to be treated with a solution because of the loss of hygroscopicity, then other things can be easily starched. Today we will tell how to do it right!

Starter preparation - prepare the mixture and tools

Before proceeding with the treatment, the required degree of concentration of the solution should be determined - it depends on the type of fabric. There are several types of mixture:

You will also need the following tools: enameled or glass container, water, starch.

Preparing the mixture is easy. First, pour the starch into the container and add some cool water there. Be sure to mash all the clumps and dissolve the particles - the consistency should be similar to sour cream. Then add boiling water in a thin stream and allow the solution to cool completely. Sometimes, the mixture becomes cloudy, which can be associated with the quality of starch, and water hardness. In this case, you need to boil it literally 2-3 minutes.

What remedies are best for starching?

Do not be surprised at this issue, because today the stores are full of a variety of sprays, powders and all sorts of liquids for starching, which can replace the traditional and home-cooked mixture.

Spray is best suited for processing the cuffs and collars of shirts. Powders or special liquids are best to buy if you are going to starch bedding, wedding Dresses  and other big things. It is very simple to use powders - add them together with washing agents when washing.

Important: before proceeding to the treatment, read the instructions to accurately determine the required amount of funds for processing.

If you do not trust modern chemistry, use ordinary starch. Many hostesses consider such a tool the best, because it is made exclusively from natural ingredients. The second advantage - the result of starching will be quite stable and long.

How to starch a dress - step by step processing

To dress a dress is very simple - this event does not take much time. However, much depends on the type of fabric, so let's consider the process of starching various fabrics in more detail. So, if you decide to completely process the dress, proceed as follows:

• prepare the solution and let it cool;
• put the dress in a container with paste so that all parts of the product evenly absorb the mixture;
• “tinker” the clothes a little in the solution;
• reach and check if there are no areas left uncovered with paste;
• squeeze the dress to remove excess liquid.

But not all housewives like to starch the whole product, because things from it become very tough. In this case, the question arises, how to make the dress childish, so as not to create discomfort for the child? Here it is better to treat with a mixture only a skirt - and the appearance will be spectacular, and it will be a pleasure to wear such a dress.

For processing, prepare a solution of medium hardness, adding not 1 liter of water, but 800-850 ml. If the dress has a pattern, the solution should be at room temperature, so that the product does not shed.

After processing, the skirt should be steamed with an iron.

Here you will need the softest mixture - after its preparation, lower the product into the entire solution, remove, squeeze and dry so that there are no creases left on the fabric. If possible, dry on a mannequin, straightening the material. After 2-3 hours, iron the clothes, heat the iron to medium temperature.

Processing shirts from blended fabric

Important: before starching the thing is washed - even if you have just purchased the product.

If there is a stain on clothes, remove it with either a stain remover or peroxide (when processing a white shirt).

Then prepare a solution of medium hardness, dip the shirt in it. By the way, for the processing of mixed fabric is best to take rice starch. Lower the product into the container, wait until the paste is absorbed into the fabric. To remove the remnants of the mixture, use a white moisture-absorbing fabric - wrap the shirt in it, squeeze and iron.

How to starch cuffs with collars?

For processing cuffs use a hard solution. However, to improve the quality of the composition should be added to the boron salt of sodium, dissolving it in boiling water (200 ml of water spoon means). After mixing the ingredients, leave the solution to “infuse” for two hours. After this, we proceed to the process: we lower the parts of the clothes being processed into the solution, wait until the mixture soaks the fabric, then we remove the remaining liquid and dry the item.

Some secrets from experienced hostesses

It is necessary not only to starch clothes, but also to give it shine? This is usually required for evening dresses. In this case, you should prepare a solution from:

• talc;
• borax;
• starch (in the ratio of 3: 1: 5).

Moisten a napkin of natural material in the solution, put it on the product and iron the fabric. If there is no piece of natural matter on hand, use gauze. Glitter from the mixture will not go away after the first wash. Unfortunately, the treatment with a hard solution leads to difficulties in smoothing. To avoid this, be sure to add to the mixture 2 spoons of milk. To whiten clothes, use blueness - just a drop, and your clothes will shine white.

In order to make things look beautiful with a mixture, you need to follow all the recommendations for drying and ironing. Let's start with drying. So, to dry the dress is best on a hanger, straightening all the "wrinkles" on the fabric. If you forget about this step, the folds will “petrify”, and it will be practically impossible to straighten them in the future. It is also worth remembering about the temperature - it should be room temperature.

Tip: provide starched things with natural conditions when drying, do not use additional tools and equipment, and in no way speed up the process.

Now we can go to the ironing. There is one very important nuance - you need to iron the starched products while they are a little wet.

Due to this, the process of ironing itself will be much easier, and you can easily give the clothes the desired shape. If you are distracted by doing household chores, and the dress has had time to dry - moisten it with water from a spray bottle and immediately take the iron in your hands. Some hostesses when ironing use a slightly dampened gauze.

Pay attention to the power - ironing of starched things is possible only with a moderate degree of warming up, and you should not use steam.