In the creation of knitted things, the craftswoman puts all her diligence and skill. And so that some of these products (napkins, tablecloths, collars) retain their presentable appearance for as long as possible, they need to be starchy. There are several ways to perform this procedure. The attention of readers in this article presents the most effective of them. Having studied all the information, you will learn how to starch a knitted product with high quality and reliability.
But this type of processing is used not only to give shape to objects made with a hook or knitting needles. For example, caps of cooks and doctors, medical gowns, men's shirts look neat and elegant when starched and ironed. We will also talk about ways of shaping such wardrobe items in this article.
Assistant starch. How to use it for processing knitted products? Method number 1: "hot"
To starch knitted garments, it is necessary to prepare a special solution. To do this, you need to take a pan of this size so that the thing fits completely there. Pour 3 liters of water into the container. Pour 15 large spoons of starch into it and mix. Put the dish on the fire and bring to a boil. Mix the resulting mass, remove the pan from the stove. Let the solution cool to the temperature at which it will no longer burn your fingers.
How to starch a knitted product? Dip it in the solution and leave for 10 minutes. The item must be completely immersed in liquid. Then wring it out, straighten it and lay it on a flat surface on a clean and dry towel. Openwork knitted objects should be pinned to it with pins so that the edges do not twist and do not deform. If you starch a hat, then put it on a mannequin or jar, the circumference of which corresponds to the volume of the head. After the product dries, iron it through cheesecloth.
How to starch things (knitted)? Method number 2: cold processing
You can give shape and volume to knitted items if you treat them with a solution of starch and cold water. How to do it? We study the recipe. Pour water from the tap in the amount of two liters into the pan. Add 2 large spoons of starch to it. Mix the solution. We put a thing in it and leave it for half an hour. After wring out and lay on a dry surface. Straighten the edges, align the shape of the product, especially for collars and napkins. Cover wet objects with a dry cloth. While the product is still wet, you need to iron it, but not dry completely, otherwise it will acquire a yellowish tint. It should die in a natural way. After that, you can iron it again.
In solutions prepared by the above methods, you can also process clothes made of fabric. Therefore, if you are interested in information on how to starch a shirt, skirt or bathrobe, feel free to use the methods presented.
Giving shape and volume to your clothes with a “sweet” finish
If you are looking for a reliable way to starch a knitted product without starch itself, then a food product that is in every kitchen will come to your aid. Sugar will help you with this. How to prepare such a solution, read the instructions.
In 1 cup of water (200 grams) dissolve 3 large tablespoons of sugar. We put the resulting syrup on the fire and heat. As soon as bubbles appear on the surface of the solution, remove it and leave to cool. When the temperature of the sweet mass drops to 35-45 degrees, immerse the product in it for a quarter of an hour. After we fix the thing as described in the previous sections of the article. In such an amount of solution, you can soak a small object - a napkin, a baby scarf or a panamochka, a collar. To prepare a larger volume of liquid, increase the amount of water and sugar proportionally.
Gelatin
Products such as vases, hats, caps, toys for the puppet theater need to be starch so that they not only take the appropriate form, but also hold it for a very long time. You can stiffen such things by treating them with a gelatin solution. How to starch a cap and other volumetric objects with the help of this substance, we learn from the following descriptions.
Method number 1 . Pour 200 grams of water into the pan. Dissolve 1 small spoonful of gelatin in it. Leave the solution for an hour. During this time, the gelatin will swell. We heat the mass, but do not let it boil. We immerse the thing in it for 5-10 minutes, and then pull it onto the form (glass, jar, bowl).
Method number 2 . Pour a bag of gelatin and 1 large spoonful of rock salt into a container. Pour half a liter of water here. Heat the mass in a steam bath and stir with a fork. When the gelatin dissolves, turn off the fire. Dip things into the product for 10-15 minutes. Next, we stretch them onto the molds and dry them. Products become stiff and dense.
PVA glue
Instead of gelatin, you can use PVA glue to process things. The solution is prepared from water and glue in a ratio of 1: 1. Further, the object is impregnated with this agent and put on a suitable size shape.
Now you know how to starch a knitted product, as well as clothing items sewn from fabric.