I used to starch things in a basin, but my daughter taught me to do everything right in the washing machine.

Starchwater A universal tool that is used in everyday life for different purposes. Our mothers and grandmothers used starch to improve the condition of washed things. However, most modern housewives have already forgotten about such a simple trick. No way! Today's edition. "Site" It will tell you why to starch the laundry and whether it can be done directly in the washing machine.



First, let’s find out why the underwear is starched. The starchy water in which things are rinsed completely impregnates things. With the help of starch is formed thin-film. Thanks to this, clothing becomes more durable, it does not change so much and retains its shape longer.



In addition, thanks to the protective starchy layer, things stay fresh longer and do not get dirty. Also, this trick improves the quality of subsequent washings. Starched white bed linens stay snow-white much longer. So it really makes sense to starch.

Traditional way Before the linen starched by hand. For this purpose, a solution of any starch was prepared in advance: corn, potato or wheat. And the amount of powder depends on the type of tissue. For example, for very delicate or thin materials (chiffon, knitwear) will be enough 1-2 tsp. starch. For bed linen or tablecloths - 3 tsp. of substance, and for coarse fabrics use 2-3 tbsp. l.



To prepare starch water or, as they say, starch milk, you need to mix 1 liter of warm water and starch itself. Then boiling water is added to the mixture until the consistency of the solution is similar to the kleister. Next, you must strain the water.

The traditional way of starching It consists of several stages. If you decide to try the folk trick of our grandmothers, you can start with it.

1. After washing, place things in a bowl of starch water. It should not be hotter than 35 degrees. Give things 15-20 minutes to infuse in solution.
2. Squeeze the laundry with your hands, shake it. This is necessary so that there are no folds on the fabric. Then dry the laundry. Ideally, this is best done in the fresh air.

Agree, not all housewives are ready to waste their time and mess with a basin. In this age of technology, we want to minimize the washing process. As it turned out, an ordinary washing machine will perfectly cope with the starching of clothes without the unnecessary efforts of a tired hostess. Then we share the instructions.

1. Prepare the starch water in advance. Wash your laundry in such a way that you turn on the “rinse” mode manually.
2. Before this washing program, pour the starch solution into the air conditioning tray section. Start the desired mode, then turn on the pressing and draining of water.
3. Get things out of the washing room and shake them up. Dry things in the fresh air or in a room that is well ventilated.
4. Be sure to wipe the washing machine tray, drum and hatch door on the inside. Then open the washing machine and tray so that they ventilate and dry.

If you want to starch your laundry right in the washing machine, do not use any more rinses. By the way, for those who do not want to mess with starch water, we have good news. In the shops with household chemicals can be found finished products with the effect of starch.

The process of starching can be further simplified. Make a weak starch solution and spray them with clean and dry underwear from the sprayer before ironing. This trick is suitable for small products.



Another important point, by the way. You can starch things sewn exclusively from natural fabrics. For example, cotton, linen, cotton, satin. Bed and batiste are also allowed. If you treat products made of other materials (silk, synthetics) in starch water, you can just spoil them.

Tell us in the comments whether you use the method of starching clothes in everyday life. If so, how exactly do you do it? Wait for you downstairs!