How to bleach tulle at home?

Tulle curtains are in almost every home, because this is an excellent solution for decorating the interior. But over time, they turn yellow under the influence of the sun, street dust, cigarette smoke and each housewife is faced with the question of how to bleach tulle at home?

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Causes of pollution and methods for bleaching them

There are several main reasons why tulle fabric loses its snow-white. Of these, 3 main ones are soot and fat, time, hot water. In the first 2 cases, it is possible to bleach the tulle, in the 3rd, the process is irreversible, since the very structure of the fabric changes.

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Basically, for sewing tulle, a small selection of fabrics is used, such as: organza, mesh, muslin, veil, nylon. Often, lurex and polyester. All of these materials have similar care requirements.

Important! Before washing or bleaching the tulle, carefully study the label and the care requirements on it.

Whitening preparation

Before bleaching the curtain, remove dust and dirt accumulated inside the canvas. This can be done manually or with a washing machine. In the second case, do not forget:

1. Do not wash at temperatures above 30 degrees, otherwise yellowness will eat into the fabric.
2. Fold it carefully before putting the curtain in the machine, otherwise it will be very difficult to stroke it.

Important! In order to whiten the tulle at home, there are many ways. They can be divided into 2 types: bleaching using household chemicals and folk methods.

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Household bleaching chemicals

The simplest and most affordable means is "White". It is diluted with several liters of water (read the instructions on the package or use our special review "White - instructions for use") Next, place for 30 minutes into the solution of the curtain.

There are drawbacks to using this tool and you should know them:

1. After washing, the smell of bleach remains, which will need to be masked with air conditioning.
2. Most likely, after using this drug, you will be unable to bleach your thing with anything other than it.

The remaining bleaches, which allow you to whiten the yellowed tulle and are used at home, have a similar application. The principle of operation is the same:

1. Dilute a certain portion of powder or liquid with water.
2. Soaking the curtains for a period of half an hour to half a day.

Even stain remover will help whiten curtains at home. One of the most effective today - Amway stain remover. But if it does not suit you too well for the price, then look at one of the offered by us inexpensive but good analogues Vanisha. Any such product is concentrated in concentrated areas of severe contamination, and when diluted, the entire product is soaked.

Important! Using the above methods, not every fabric can be bleached. Read the labels carefully.

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Folk whitening methods

For delicate materials requiring careful care, bleaching is best done by "grandmother" methods. Consider the most popular of them.

Zelenka

A very unusual and seemingly ridiculous way to bleach the tulle, but the result of such efforts is a dazzling result. Using:

1. Prepare in a glass a solution consisting of water and 10 drops of brilliant green.
2. Check after 2 minutes for a precipitate. If necessary, strain the solution.
3. In the basin for the last rinse after washing, add 3 tbsp. salt, dissolve it. Pour the green solution there.
4. Place the tulle for 2 minutes in the solution.
5. Remove and let the water drain.
6. Wrap a clean tulle with a sheet and wring out to absorb water.
7. Hang a damp curtain on the window, it will smooth out under its weight.

Blue

In order to bleach the curtains at home with the help of blue, you need a whole cap of this tool. The principle of application is the same as with green.

Hydrogen peroxide and ammonia

This combination is not suitable for all fabrics, since it uses water at least 40 degrees.

1. In a combination of 1 to 2, dilute ammonia and peroxide in a bucket of water.
2. Stir and place the whitening item for half an hour.
3. After time, rinse in cold water and hang to dry.

Potassium permanganate

This method of how to bleach tulle / curtains at home is used as follows:

1. In a bucket, prepare a saturated solution of potassium permanganate.
2. Place a well-soaked tulle curtain in the solution for 30-40 minutes.
3. Wash the bleached item and dry.

Starch

This method will help not only to restore the whiteness of your tulle, but also to keep it longer. For whitening:

1. Dissolve 250 g of starch in a basin with warm water.
2. After washing a thing, place it in this solution for several minutes.
3. Rinse her off.

Important! Starch will help maintain the shape of your curtain. Also on our portal of useful tips you will find other recipes with which you can easilystarch tulle and keep it clean longer.

Salt

There are 2 ways to bleach tulle with salt:

1. All dust is removed from the thing. After it is placed in a powder solution with salt (5 liters of water, 4-5 tbsp. L. Salt and powder - as in the instructions) overnight. After washing and rinsing.
2. After a simple wash, the curtains are placed in a solution of 4 tbsp. l salt for 15 minutes. Rinse after processing is not necessary.

Yogurt

The washed curtain is placed in yogurt for a day. After which it needs to be rinsed and dried.

Important! Only a natural product is suitable for this method. Yogurt from the store will not work.

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Nylon curtains

It is not difficult to bleach kapron tulle at home, you just need to clearly know the rules that you must adhere to when working. To understand how to bleach a kapron tulle at home, you need to remember that for kapron it is suitable:

• only cold water, that is, you can use only those methods in which the water temperature does not exceed 30 degrees;
• of the above funds - it is green, blue, potassium permanganate, saline.
• starch - to maintain shape.

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How to bleach a gray tulle?

Some types of fabric for tulle do not turn yellow over time, but turn gray. For bleaching such pollution all the same types of bleaching will be suitable as described above, only the type of fabric must be taken into account.

Important! The most effective way to whiten the grayened curtains is the hydrogen peroxide method.

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Whitening old curtains

To bleach the old tulle at home, you need to approach the procedure comprehensively. You can reanimate your favorite curtain in the following ways:

• digestion - suitable methods for this, see our publication "How to boil linen?";
• bleaching in peroxide and ammonia;
• whitening in brine while rinsing;
• the use of starch solution.

Important! If your favorite thing has not acquired a satisfactory appearance for you, throw it away without regret. Everything has its own expiration date.

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Useful Tips:

1. Soak heavily soiled curtains with powder overnight.
2. Use water for whitening no more than 35 degrees, otherwise yellowness may remain forever.
3. Always wash the curtains before bleaching. If you wash them in the car, then turn on the delicate mode.
4. To make the material shine, you can add table vinegar to the washing water (1 dessert spoon per 1 liter of water).
5. If you are washing tulle from nylon or organza for the first time - add store bleach to the water.
6. It’s not worth ironing the curtains, it’s better to hang them wet on the window, under their weight they will smooth out themselves.

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Using our simple recommendations, you will understand from your own experience that washing and bleaching curtains is easy. Folk recipes using improvised tools will help make them snow-white and radiant. At the same time, you will spend a minimum of effort and create comfort in your apartment.