Knitted boots have recently become quite popular shoes for the summer. They look stylish and romantic, and also quite original, because, you see, it's just impossible to ignore such footwear. In addition, the undoubted advantage of knitted boots is that needlewomen can make them themselves. In this case, you will get exactly those boots that you imagined, which you will agree is rare, because in the store it is not often possible to find a thing that fully corresponds to your idea of it. After you make your boots, they will need to starch so that they keep the shape. This often applies to the knitted shoe, which is bought in the store. Let's take a closer look at how to starch knitted boots, so that the result is perfect.
How to Starch Summer Knitted Boots?
First, you need to remember that if the boots are black or, for example, dark blue and other colors of this type, then they can not be starved with the help of starch, actually. In this case, it is much better to use gelatin, which will not spoil the boots with white divorces.
Secondly, you need to decide how much you want to starch boots. If the boots have a wide bootleg, then it will be necessary to starch them more rigidly, so that they keep the shape well, and if the boots are rather narrow, then you can use it in a softer way. All this is regulated, of course, due to the amount of starch. For a hard effect, you will need about two tablespoons of starch per liter of water, for the average - one and a half tablespoons, and for a soft one - one.
And now let's take a step-by-step look at the process of how to starch boots:
- First you need to weld the paste. In a small amount of water, stir the starch, add hot water, and then put on a fire and bring to a boil. The paste must turn out to be transparent.
If at you it left muddy, once again boil it, and then add water up to the necessary consistence. - In the finished paste, put the product and leave it there for 10-20 minutes. After this, remove, gently squeeze the boots and leave them to dry, and then iron them with an iron.
If you want to make gelatin paste, dilute in 150 ml of water one tablespoon of gelatin. When it swells, add hot water there and strain. Used gelatin paste in exactly the same way as starch.