Almost every woman on the planet knows what tulle looks like. It is a soft, translucent material that is used to make some elements of clothing and serves as an excellent decoration for a window opening. Over time, curtains lose their unrivaled external qualities. To fix this, it is enough to iron them well. How to properly iron different types of tulle, you will learn from this article.
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Description of fabric
Tulle is a weightless fluffy fabric that serves as a raw material for production in many industries. This is due to its structure, which is represented by a simple mesh or pattern. It is one of the most popular materials, it's all about its versatility. Tulle curtains will add lightness, calmness to the interior, and clothing elements will give it an interesting design.
Today, manufacturers are ready to offer tens of thousands of ideas for decorating windows and doorways, but modern housewives still prefer patterned tulle. This is justified, tulle curtains are able to change the decor of your apartment as much as possible: visually add space to it, hide external defects. Due to the homogeneous structure of the material, the following conditions for caring for it have developed:
- To prevent unwanted color from appearing on a tulle product, it needs to be washed frequently;
- Before machine washing, the product must be freed from dust and various types of deposits;
- This material should never be soaked in hot water - it may shrink, it is recommended to soak the fabric for 3-4 hours in lukewarm water with a soap or soda solution;
During the soaking process, the tulle should be turned over periodically. - the fabric can only be dried and ironed in a straightened position;
- You must not forcibly crush, rub, or pull the tulle. The structure of the fabric is very thin, if you carry out such manipulations with it, it will very quickly lose its external qualities;
- Curtains are a material that does not require ironing; they can simply be hung in a slightly damp position.
Important! If you wash tulle in the washing machine, you must select a mode that does not include spinning, so as not to damage the material!
How to iron tulle after washing, description of methods
The question: "How to iron tulle?" asked every housewife. There are several ways to iron such material:
- Hanging on a curtain rod. To properly iron tulle after washing, the washed material is hung on a curtain rod when it is still damp. Under its own weight, it is smoothed out and all visible damage, creases, and unevenness are eliminated.
The damp curtain must be straightened immediately along its entire length. - Ironing tulle with a steam generator. The steam generator is prepared for work, the material is hung up. Using the device, pass hot steam from top to bottom until the unevenness is removed.
Steam generator – the fastest and most effective solution - Ironing tulle. The ironing technique directly depends on the type of material of the product, but there are general recommendations for ironing this material with an iron:
- It is better to start smoothing the material when all the necessary water has drained, that is, when the product is slightly damp;
- the maximum ironing temperature is set according to the type of fabric (mode 1-2 is recommended);
The recommended ironing temperature and other fabric care features can be found on the product label. - seams and patterns are ironed from the outside using a gauze lining (1-2 layers); if your iron has a “steaming” mode, it is better to use it, or a special device - a steam generator.
The steam mode helps to cope with even the most severe creases in fabric
Attention! These rules do not apply to delicate types of fabrics, because they have their own processing methods. For example - nylon!
How to iron large fabric?
How to iron tulle if it is very large? Many people ask this question. To begin with, it is worth placing the ironing board next to the cornice. The material is placed vertically, starting from the base of the curtain. It is ironed tightly until it begins to touch the floor on the other side. When the ironed part touches the floor, it is hung on the cornice. Then the material is simply moved aside!
How to iron tulle without an iron?
If you don't have an iron, or unforeseen circumstances have arisen, there is another option. How to smooth tulle without an iron?
- Using a steam generator. To iron the material this way, it must be hung along its entire length, eliminating any unevenness. The steam generator must be used to treat the entire area of the fabric, more than once if necessary. To do this, simply run the nozzle at a distance of 0.5-1.5 cm from the curtain.
You can smooth out curtains while hanging using any steam generator with a vertical operating mode. - Using a spray bottle. For the second method, we need a spray bottle. The washed material is hung on the curtain rod, under the effect of its weight it straightens, unevenness is smoothed out, folds are eliminated. Your task is to monitor the quality of the material, spray it with water from a spray bottle if external defects remain.
Any hand sprayer will work for this method. - Using boiling water. To do this, hang the fabric over a bathtub filled with 1/3 hot water and leave overnight. Boiling water will smooth out all the unevenness on your curtain.
How to iron organza tulle?
Organza is a very beautiful fabric, from which many clothing items are made, as well as excellent curtains. But organza is very capricious, so there are special ironing conditions for it. If organza is ironed incorrectly, it will no longer look beautiful, creases may appear or it will tear completely.
How to iron an organza item after washing? It is extremely difficult to iron this type of material, because organza is a very capricious material. There are several rules for proper ironing of organza:
- the sole of the iron should be smooth, even, without chips or other damage;
If you start ironing organza with dirt, black marks will appear on the fabric. - The product can be ironed only when the material is thoroughly and completely dry, otherwise it will lose its external qualities;
- organza must be ironed on the lowest setting;
We set the minimum temperature on the regulator - To prevent the fabric from becoming “wavy”, it can only be ironed through a silk cloth or paper, without turning on the “steaming” mode.
Instead of gauze, you can use a special attachment on the sole of the iron
Attention! If you iron organza while it is damp, it will lose its rich color!
Types of tulle that do not require ironing
There are several types of tulle that do not require ironing at all, or require it very rarely. Tulle that does not need to be ironed after washing consists of:
- synthetic fabric;
- cotton fabric;
- linen fabric.
- Synthetic fabric. Due to its composition, this material rarely wrinkles, so it can be hung up immediately after washing. But how to iron a veil tulle made of synthetics, if you still need to? The material is folded several times, ironed with an iron heated to 120 ° C.
If you do not wrinkle or wring out a synthetic curtain when washing it, it will dry perfectly on the curtain rod without any visible folds. - Cotton fabric. Cotton perfectly absorbs moisture, which remains during the washing process. Due to this quality, cotton curtains dry easily, just hang them up. They will straighten themselves and also dry under their own weight.
Cotton tulle straightens well under its own weight - Linen fabric. Similar to synthetic fabric, it rarely wrinkles when washed. How to smooth out linen tulle if necessary? The material can be folded or left unfolded. The iron is heated to 100◦C on normal mode. It is recommended to iron through gauze.
It is better not to wring out linen fabric. After rinsing, such curtains should be shaken vigorously and hung carefully so that there are no folds.
How to iron tulle without removing it?
- With an iron. Slightly damp curtains are hung on the curtain rod and left to straighten for 1-3 hours. After this time, water is poured into the iron and the steam mode is turned on. With the help of the steam that the iron produces, all the unevenness and creases are ironed out.
To make the process go quickly, you need an iron with a sufficiently powerful steam generator. - Using a steamer. The fastest way. This device is ideal for steaming curtains. First, pour water into the device, and then leave it for 2-3 minutes to heat up (so that the steam is warm-slightly hot). You need to run the steam generator over the entire area of the curtains. Slowly, to smooth out all the unevenness.
Steaming curtains in a vertical position is considered the best way to straighten out folds. - With the help of steam. We will need a kettle or a saucepan with hot water. The water should be boiled and kept on the fire for another 5 minutes. The container with boiled water is brought to the curtain and moved over the entire area.
Grandma's old method will work if you don't have a steamer yet. - Without anything. To smooth out heavy fabrics, simply hang them out and they straighten out under their own weight.
Hanging tulle on a curtain rod will ensure natural smoothing and will not require significant effort and time from the hostess.
Different types of tulle require different ironing conditions. In order not to spoil the appearance of the material, it is necessary to comply with all conditions. If you approach this matter responsibly and with interest, then in the end you will definitely get an excellent result!
Video on how to quickly iron tulle without a steamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6jXwk76yjY
