How to starch crocheted napkins?





Creating comfort in the house is the first thing any woman should be able to do. Even if she is a business woman or politician, auto mechanic or locksmith, this does not mean that she is not a woman at home. Any normal girl seeks to make the house pleasant, so that any person can be in it and feel good there. An accessory that has established itself as an important part of a cozy home is crocheted napkins and tablecloths. Agree, it’s so homely! And, if a woman also gives them shape and starch them, then it looks unforgettable. In our article, you will find for yourself several ways to starch crocheted napkins, and why do this.

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Why starch?

Hostesses of what just do not knit - patterns, flowers, animals and birds, and much more! And all this splendor is a little out of shape after knitting, in some places stretched, in some places pulled, in general - deformed. After washing such products, the same thing happens. A non-starched and non-ironed napkin looks messy, and the comfort that the owner of the house carefully tries to create is violated by the sight of the ugly lying crocheted napkins and tablecloths drawn in unexpected places.

Important! Napkins themselves are designed not only to simply decorate the room, but also to hide some flaws in the interior. In addition, the festive table setting looks more elegant with them.

How to starch a knitted napkin so that it fulfills its purpose completely, you will learn from the following sections of this article.

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How to act in a traditional way?

The word “starch” came from the very process of shaping starch. So, how to starch crocheted napkins in this longest and most effective way?

First you need to prepare a starch solution. There are options for shaping - hard and soft:

• for softer use one teaspoon of starch powder per liter of water;
• for stiffer - a tablespoon.

Important! If you need to make the product very hard, then use two tablespoons of the substance per liter of water to starch crocheted napkins.

Solution preparation:

1. Dilute your starch in a small amount of not hot water.
2. Stir it to the consistency of a store yogurt.
3. Bring the remaining water to a boil.
4. Pour your starchy yogurt into boiling water, stirring constantly.

Important! Do not pour the substance into boiling water without first dissolving it in a small amount of water, because the solution will not work, but a lumpy mass is formed that is unsuitable for working with napkins. If you want to give shine to linen or cotton serving napkins, add a little salt to the solution, literally on the tip of the knife.

Starch

How to starch a knitted napkin, so that everything turns out as you intended:

1. Cool the resulting solution to a good warm state - above room temperature.
2. Place a tablecloth or napkin in the container with the mixture.
3. Let it soak in the solution.
4. Wring out.
5. Lay the napkin on a flat and even surface with a soft towel underneath.
6. Spread the product the way you want to see it in the end - make all the patterns, drawings and the shape itself necessary for you.
7. Fasten the napkin to a towel, such as with pins, to maintain its shape.
8. Iron with the iron in medium ironing mode.

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Starch is not only starch

Other methods for shaping hand crocheted napkins and tablecloths are known.

Sugar Helpers

How to starch crocheted napkins with sugar? The technology is not simple, but the result is good, the wipes become very hard:

1. In a small metal bowl in the proportion of half a glass of water to three tablespoons of sugar, make a solution.
2. Dissolve starch in a separate bowl according to the technology of the traditional method.
3. Place a bowl of water and sugar on the fire and bring the mixture to a boil.
4. Pour the thick starch solution from step 2 into the boiling mixture, stirring constantly.
5. Dip your wipes into the resulting solution cooled down to warm temperature.

Important! Products acquire enviable rigidity, but also become cute insect-sweet tooth - flies, wasps, ants. Consider this when choosing this method of starching in the summer.

Milk method

Starching with milk is good for those housewives who prefer dullness on the product, moreover, milk gives it volume. How to starch a knitted napkin with milk? If you think logically, it’s very difficult to remove things from milk, and here it’s starch! It sounds strange, but this method is also very good:

1. Boil half a liter of pasteurized store milk.
2. Before that, from the data of half a liter, you need to pour a little into a separate vessel and dilute the starch in it. But this time - rice.
3. Pour into boiled milk only while constantly mixing the mixture with starch from a separate container.
4. In a cooled brew, lower the items, as in the previous methods.

Important! In this case, do not wring the wipes hard so that a volumetric effect is achieved. Also note that giving a beautiful shape in this method should be done immediately, and preferably on slightly damp products. Then they just cease to be malleable.   

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Dry way

As it turned out, this option is very simple. One can only wonder at how inventive people are sometimes. Well, how to starch crocheted napkins without cooking solutions? Proceed as follows:

1. Place the knit on a plain paper sheet.
2. Pour a little starch onto a napkin.
3. Spray all of this water from a spray bottle.
4. Lay another paper sheet on top.
5. Leave for two to three hours.
6. After this time, iron and shape.

Important! To achieve the expected result and not spoil your work:

• First, the paper should be completely white and clean. Newspapers and magazines will not work, otherwise - you will get a napkin with articles from newspapers.
• Secondly, it would be nice to put something on top, not very heavy - so the product is better saturated with starch.

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More options

Yes, human progress in this area also does not stand still, so for you we have found two more interesting ways how to starch a knitted napkin, and without using starch itself.

PVA

PVA glue is a good alternative for solving the issue of starching of interior decoration items. What to do:

1. Dissolve glue in warm water, proportions: one part of glue and two parts of water.
2. Stir until smooth.
3. Dip your product in this solution.
4. Keep fit traditionally.

Important! If the glue is very thick, then make a proportion of one to three.

Gelatin

This method is great for products with bulky, protruding patterns. How to starch crocheted napkins with this product:

1. Dissolve a teaspoon of gelatin powder in a glass of well-warm water.
2. Place cellophane on the table, spread it.
3. Put a clean white cloth on the cellophane, spread it too.
4. Lay the product on this structure.
5. Spread the gelatin solution on a napkin, tapping a little.
6. After that, lay the product on another, clean and dry white cloth.
7. Give shape immediately and pin the napkin to this fabric with pins.
8. Leave to dry.

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Give the napkin a shape

Knowing how to starch a knitted napkin is not all. There are several little secrets you need to know on this subject:

1. Always pin products with pins to the paper according to the shape you want to give.
2. When pinning, do not stretch.
3. Fringes, if any, roll off and stick together from washing, get confused. Keep the fringe over the steam, then comb it, after which it will be like new.

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Well, now you have several very creative ways in your arsenal to starch crocheted napkins. Let your home always be cozy and beautiful!