New white curtains perfectly refresh the kitchen and make it more elegant and cozy. However, over time, dust, soot and cigarette deposits settle on the fabric and a pleasant white color gradually acquires a grayish-yellow hue. Than to bleach a tulle from greyness if usual washing does not help? About this below.
How to whiten the grayed tulle?
At home, the yellowed curtain can be cleaned in the following ways:
- Washing with bleach . Before washing, the cloth must be soaked in warm soapy water so that the accumulated dirt is washed off a little. After that, you can start washing the curtain. The water temperature should be no more than 30 degrees, otherwise yellowness can remain on the curtain forever. If you use a bleaching powder, the temperature can be increased to 40 degrees.
- Ammonia alcohol . Mix 10 grams of hydrogen peroxide, 5 grams of ammonia and 4-6 liters of water at a temperature of at least 35 degrees in the basin. Soak in a saline solution tulle for half an hour, after which rinse well with cold water.
- Salt . This method is ideal for bleaching kapron tulle. Prepare 3 tablespoons of table salt. Mix it with detergent and pour it all over with warm water. Immerse the tulle in salted solution for 4-7 hours, then wash it in the usual way.
- Starch . When rinsing the curtain, add potato starch to the water. Thanks to this, the fabric will not only bleach, but will also retain its shape for a long time. Starch will create around the filaments an invisible protective crust, which will protect them from deep contaminants.
- Zelenka . In a glass of warm water, add 10-15 drops of green and let the solution infuse for 2-3 minutes. Add the resulting solution to a container of water and after rinsing you will find that the curtain has returned the original whiteness and has become slightly fresher.