How to wash and bleach tulle at home so that it becomes white

Despite the variety of curtain models, white tulle always remains a favorite. In any situation, it looks appropriate and visually makes the room lighter and more spacious. Unfortunately, over time, its whiteness fades and acquires a grayish or yellowish tint. You can avoid this trouble if you know how to properly bleach and wash the tulle in an automatic machine or by hand at home.

How to wash tulle

Before returning the whiteness of the tulle, if it has turned gray or yellowed, it must be washed. Wash tulle in a typewriter or by hand, you decide for yourself, based on the characteristics of the curtains and your capabilities. For example, it is better to wash old tulle curtains by hand. This will minimize the risk of damage to them.

The initial procedure is the same in both cases:

• First you need to rid the curtains of dust. To do this, they are removed from the window and carefully shaken out on the street or balcony.
• Very dirty tulle is soaked for 30 minutes in warm soapy water, and the most problematic areas are treated with laundry soap.

Before figuring out how to properly wash tulle in a washing machine, we will answer frequently asked questions about this:

1. Q. Can the tulle be washed in the washing machine?
   A. In the past, tulle curtains were washed only by hand: activator-type machines did not differ in a variety of modes and could damage the delicate material. Today, washing tulle by hand is not at all necessary.
2. Q. What mode to wash tulle?
   A. It all depends on the composition of the material of manufacture. It is recommended to wash tulle and curtains from delicate fabrics at home on a gentle cycle, from linen and cotton on a regular program, but without spinning and with an additional rinse.
3. Q. At what temperature can tulle be washed?
   A. Here, too, everything depends solely on the type of textile. If the product label does not specify how many degrees to wash the tulle, use water no higher than 35-40 degrees and a delicate cycle without spinning.
4. Q. How to bleach tulle in a washing machine?
   A. Bleach or an improvised remedy, for example, 100 ml of a solution of potassium permanganate or blue is poured into a container instead of an air conditioner.
5. Q. How often should tulle curtains be washed?
   A. Once every 3-4 months is enough. This mode will prevent old pollution, and not injure thin material by washing once again, without special need.
6. Q. How to wash tulle without ironing?
   A. Tulle curtains will straighten out under their own weight if you first let the water drain from them over the bath, and then hang them without wringing them on the eaves.
7. Q. How to wash kitchen tulle from greasy stains?
   A. This will help as improvised antioxidants: salt, peroxide and ammonia, laundry soap, and any dishwashing liquid. It is worth mentioning table vinegar. It will not only fix the color of the curtain and give it shine, but will also serve as an excellent way to remove greasy stains on tulle.
8. Q. How to wash tulle from soot and soot?
   A. Treat the stain with dishwashing gel and soak the entire curtain for 8-10 hours in warm water with soda (a tablespoon per 5 liters of water).
9. Q. How to remove rust from curtains?
   A. Moisten gauze with lemon juice and iron the problem area through it. The stain should be gone.

Automatic washing

• Before washing the tulle in the washing machine, decide at what temperature to wash, based on the composition of the fabric. Set the desired mode, but without spinning and with an extra rinse, and add detergent to the container.
• Load the curtains into the drum and start the process. In order not to damage the delicate curtains, they are individually placed in special bags. If they are not available, you can use white cotton pillowcases.
• When the wash is completed, the curtains are taken out and lightly wrung out by hand. It is better to do this with a terry sheet. The curtain is carefully wrapped in a sheet and, pressing on it, remove excess water.

Clean, semi-moist curtains are hung on the ledge. They flatten out under their own weight.
In automatic washing, the curtains are bleached directly in the process, using a special powder or adding bleach to the conditioner container.

Handwash

• In a basin with warm water, a detergent is diluted, soaked curtains are lowered into it and gently and carefully washed for 5-7 minutes.
• The curtains are rinsed, constantly changing the water until it is clean.

Then you can start bleaching. It is not necessary to dry the curtains before this, it is enough just to wring out a little. After bleaching, the curtains are recommended to be washed a second time.

Which laundry detergent to choose

The choice of modern means for washing tulle and other curtains is quite wide:

• Laundry detergents by type of fabric. They perfectly cope with pollution and are able not only to bleach, but to starch the canvases. Minus - high cost. It makes sense to acquire them only for elite curtains that need special care.
• Shampoos and gels for delicate washing. Designed for washing at a temperature not exceeding 30-40 degrees. Effectively removes dirt even in cold water and rinses out easily without residue.
• Children's powders and gels. They have good whitening properties and are hypoallergenic. Curtains in the nursery they need to be washed unambiguously. In addition, it is advisable to give preference to them when cleaning the room where allergy sufferers live.
• regular powders. Differ in affordable price. You need to choose them in accordance with the colors of the curtains (separately for colored and separately for white), carefully monitor the dosage recommended on the package and rinse thoroughly.

How to bleach tulle with folk remedies

There are many ways to whiten tulle from yellowness at home. Let's get acquainted with the most proven and affordable of them.

Salt

Our great-great-grandmothers also knew how to whiten a canvas with salt.

Procedure:

1. Collect warm water in a basin and dissolve 5 tablespoons of salt and 50 g of powder in it.
2. Soak the tulle with salt overnight (at least 4-5 hours).
3. Then the curtains should be washed with a small amount of powder and rinsed well.

• Whitening will cost almost nothing, since salt and ordinary powder are usually not a problem in any home.
• Curtains after washing with salt become stronger.

The disadvantage of bleaching with salt is that soaking takes several hours.

Laundry detergent and baking soda

When choosing a powder, make sure that it is designed for hand washing, and not for washing tulle in a washing machine. Otherwise, it will be difficult to rinse it out.

Procedure:

1. Collect warm water in a basin and dissolve in it one tablespoon of soda and powder.
2. Before soaking the tulle in the resulting solution for 2-3 hours, carefully fold it to avoid creases.
3. Then the canvas must be thoroughly rinsed.

• Affordable price.
• The method is not laborious and fast enough.

There are no significant disadvantages when bleaching curtains with soda and powder.

Blue

Blue - a tool designed to bluish textiles, it is especially good to use for curtains with a gray coating.

Procedure:

1. A teaspoon of blue is carefully diluted in 10 liters of water (no lumps should remain).
2. Curtains are lowered into the resulting solution and rinsed for 2-3 minutes.
3. The water with blue is drained, and the canvases are rinsed several times in clean running water.

• You can make tulle boiled in minutes.

• Finding blue on sale today is problematic.
• Before washing the tulle, the blue must be thoroughly dissolved in a small amount of water and only then added to the powder compartment or a basin of water, otherwise its grains will leave hard-to-remove stains on the canvas.

Potassium permanganate

Potassium permanganate not only whitens, but also removes greasy stains from tulle.

Procedure:

1. 100 g of 72% laundry soap is grated and dissolved in warm water.
2. A small amount (literally a pinch) of potassium permanganate is diluted in a mug, leaving not a single whole grain. The water should take on a deep red wine color.
3. The resulting solution is poured into a basin with soapy water at a temperature of 30-40 degrees and mixed.
4. Cloths are soaked for 30-40 minutes, and then rinsed.

• After such processing, the snow-white tulle remains for a very long time.
• Potassium permanganate and laundry soap are cheap.

• The method is rather laborious.
• If potassium permanganate is not completely dissolved, it will be problematic to wash tulle curtains: difficult-to-remove stains will remain on them.

Zelenka

With the help of brilliant green, the yellowed fabric acquires its original whiteness in a matter of minutes.

Procedure:

1. From a vial of brilliant green in an alcohol solution, add 10-12 drops to a glass of water, stir and leave to stand for 5 minutes.
2. The resulting liquid is poured into a basin with warm water. If there is a precipitate, the solution is filtered before pouring.
3. The water in the basin is mixed so that it is uniform in color, and curtains are lowered into it for 5 minutes. During soaking, they need to be turned over a couple of times.
4. Then the curtains are lightly wrung out and hung out to dry on the eaves.

• Zelenka is very cheap.
• The method is simple and labor-intensive.
• Whitening only takes a few minutes.

The only negative is that if, before bleaching the tulle with brilliant green, you do not dissolve it thoroughly enough, hard-to-remove greenish stains will remain on the curtain.

Laundry soap and starch

Another old and trouble-free way to make the fabric white.

Procedure:

1. 100 g of 72% laundry soap is rubbed on a grater, dipped in a pot of water and put on gas. As soon as the water boils, the soap is stirred until completely dissolved and the gas is turned off.
2. The soapy solution is poured into a basin of water, the curtains are soaked in it for 5 hours, and then rinsed.
3. 250 g of starch are stirred in a bowl of warm water.
4. The rinsed curtain is dipped in starch water for 10-15 minutes.
5. Starched curtains, without squeezing, are hung to dry over the bath.

• Starch and soap are cheap and always available.
• Curtains made of delicate textiles not only become snow-white, but also keep their shape well.

The disadvantage of the method is that it will take several hours to soak in a soapy solution.

If it is enough just to slightly refresh the tulle, then all manipulations with soap can be omitted and simply starched to give it shape.

ammonia and hydrogen peroxide

In order not to damage the skin on the hands, it is advisable to carry out all work with ammonia and peroxide in medical gloves.

Procedure:

1. In a basin with water heated to 60 degrees, add a tablespoon of ammonia, 3 tablespoons of 3% hydrogen peroxide and mix.
2. In the resulting solution, the canvas is soaked for 30-40 minutes.
3. Then rinse thoroughly, wring out lightly and hang to dry.

• Even old tulle curtains become snow-white.
• All components are cheap.
• The method is easy and fast.

The disadvantage of this method is that it is only suitable for cotton and linen fabrics.

Boiling

This method is considered obsolete. However, he also has the right to exist.

Many housewives doubt whether it is possible to boil tulle? In principle, it is possible if it is cotton or linen. Synthetic or natural, but silk or chiffon fabric should not be boiled.

Procedure:

1. Dissolve 100 g of powder or grated laundry soap in warm water.
2. A bucket of soapy water is put on fire, brought to a boil and the gas is reduced.
3. The curtain is lowered into water and boiled for an hour, constantly stirring and turning over.
4. Then they are taken out, rinsed, squeezed lightly and hung out to dry.

• When boiling, even old stains come off the canvas.
• Sometimes there is no other alternative to bleaching old tulle.

Disadvantages:

• Boiling requires constant presence.
• If you are not careful, you can get burned.

To bleach old tulle at home, you will have to use a combination of several methods. For example, first boil, and then soak in a solution of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia.

Whiteness and chemical bleaches

In order for the fabric to be snow-white, it is not necessary to wash the tulle using "old-fashioned" methods. The industry produces a huge number of effective preparations for whitening tulle at home. But they also have disadvantages:

• Whiteness and other chlorine-based products destroy the fabric. Already after 3-4 applications, it becomes thinner and acquires a dull yellowish tint.
• Household chemicals return tulle whiteness only upon first use. To make it white next time, you will need improvised folk remedies.
• Innovative preparations on a natural basis do not spoil the fabric, and you can refresh the tulle with their help repeatedly. But they are very expensive, and the result from them is exactly the same as from practically free improvised means.

An excellent solution for bleaching gray tulle at home is to use a gel with an optical effect that refreshes the color of the curtains due to the reflective particles it contains.

The helpful tips for bleaching and washing tulle curtains above have stood the test of time. This is how our mothers and grandmothers washed tulle at home, and you can also safely take them into service. Thanks to such care, delicate and thin curtains will not lose their attractiveness for a long time, and will decorate your home for many years.

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