Each housewife was faced with the question of how to wash shirts correctly. Beautiful and well-groomed clothes always speak in favor of a woman and her family. By the way a man is dressed, children and the hostess herself, much can be said about her ability to keep the house in order.
Shirts for office workers and businessmen are a mandatory part of their wardrobe. It is impossible to imagine the image of a business man in different clothes, the suit is always accompanied by a plain model. Not only employees of firms and banks appreciated this element of clothing. Students, service workers, housewives, and the elderly — they all wear shirts and all kinds of variations. This is a convenient and always stylish thing. Most manufacturers are famous for their natural fabrics. In the summer, you can wear a shirt with jeans or shorts, this is a wonderful summer look. Business suits and loose jackets are perfectly combined with models of different styles.
The constant wearing of the item requires proper care for it. Washing shirts is an essential step in maintaining a presentable appearance. Depreciation is inevitable, but with proper care it can be minimized.
How to wash shirts in a washing machine?
Washing will not be difficult if it is done in a washing machine in certain modes. This applies to colored and dark things. Light products and especially white ones require a lot of effort.
If, after washing, you expect to get a shirt in perfect condition, you must go through three stages:
- preparation of linen;
- soak;
- washing.
Training
Before washing shirts in an automatic machine, they must first be prepared. The first and most important rule that every woman knows is the separate washing of colored items and white ones. Shirts usually have a cotton structure, and it is easily susceptible to coloring pigments.
Label study
Each item on the inner seam on the left has a label that indicates the features of caring for it. This information should be carefully studied, it contains badges on the clothes, the decoding of which will tell you whether the thing can be machine washed. In the process of care, you must strictly adhere to the manufacturer's recommendations, this is the only way to keep the product fresh for a long time.
Complex Stain Treatment
Often things can have complex spots, mainly greasy food marks, inadvertently spilled coffee or tea on a thing, greasy collar or sleeves. Before washing, it is necessary to additionally treat them with soap or powder. A stained thing requires mandatory soaking. This will increase the washing time by 20-30 minutes.
Today, manufacturers of powders and detergents for washing offer a lot of options for stain removers. They can be in the form of a powder, in the form of a solid bar of soap or liquid. Each hostess selects a remedy based on her experience. You need to be very careful with the use of additional drugs: they can harm the color thing. Before use, you need to make sure that the product is applicable to this thing and will not harm it. Is it possible to use the tool, prompts and badges on clothes, the decryption is given below.
Before placing the product in the drum or pre-soaking it, it is necessary to fasten the shirt on all buttons.
For washing different products requires a different temperature mode. Recommendations on how hot the washing water should be are on the label. Before washing shirts, it is better to clarify the temperature of the wash. Usually it is not more than 40 ° C.
Washing
The washing mode is of great importance. If you are not sure which of the modes to wash, it is better to select the “Delicate” mode. So you can not worry about undesirable consequences such as gaps. Another secret to washing colored and black items is the choice of powder. Dry mixes are very poorly washed, sometimes they just do not have time to dissolve. Black things are very prone to white stains. This spoils the result of all the work. After washing with ordinary loose powder, additional rinsing is required. It is better to wash things dark and colored with liquid products. They are washed off the fabric very quickly and leave no residue.
Rinse and Spin
After the completion of the washing process, the machine will switch to rinse and spin. It is important to prevent things from drying out excessively. Spin should be done at low speeds. Too dry fibers stretch and may become deformed. The fabric of the shirt is quite delicate, its thickness is small. Particularly thin fabrics are best wrung out manually or stop washing completely before wringing.
How to wash a white shirt manually
Washing white products requires special diligence. You can do this with a washing machine or manually. But it is worth remembering that white is very changeable. If it is incorrect to set the washing machine mode, then a hb shirt from snow-white can turn into gray.
It doesn’t matter which way to choose, automatic or manual washing. The shirt needs to be soaked. If there are spots on the fabric, then they must first be removed. To do this, apply the product and wait. Do not purchase aggressive stain removers, they can damage the fibers and make them thin. The effect may be the opposite: the thing turns gray.
Mistresses around the world know a lot of tricks how to get rid of stains on white things. So, for example, you can use toothpaste. She needs to treat the stain, rub the paste a little into the fabric and rinse off after fifteen minutes. The paste must be white, without crystals of blue or green.
Another tip to remove stains from white tissue is to treat contaminated areas with a mixture of 50 ml of hydrogen peroxide and four tablespoons of liquid soap. Leave the shirt for forty minutes, then rinse. You can start washing it.
Soak
Many washing machines have a “Soak” mode, this will speed up the washing process and will not require additional effort. If this function is not provided, then the thing must be placed in a basin of warm water and apply a stain remover to the blurred place.
In addition, pre-soaking is recommended before washing white items, including shirts. To do this, dilute soap or powder in water and immerse things in it. 15 minutes are enough for soaking. It may take a little longer to remove stains. Brushed places should be well rubbed.
There is a little trick that you need to take note of all the hostesses. For the best effect of soaking, add a few drops of ammonia to water and 1 teaspoon of salt. This will enhance the effect.
What do the signs on the product label mean?
All items contain a small reminder in the form of a small internal patch. The information presented on the tongue contains information about the manufacturer, the composition of the fabric, and recommendations for care.
Before washing shirts, you need to study the composition of the fabric. Usually shirts are sewn from 100% natural fabrics. But low polyester options are possible. It extends the life of the product and makes it easier to iron. A ratio of 95/5% is perfectly acceptable for products such as shirts. It is better to wash such fabric at 40 ° C.
So, a drawn basin with waves containing numbers is a symbol of the temperature of the wash. Wash within the specified degrees. Under such a sign there may be one or two lines. This means gentle washing and delicate respectively. Such recommendations indicate that the product must not be squeezed out at high speeds or it is forbidden to squeeze out at all.
Many people wonder how to wash silk. Definitely only manually. The fabric is prone to puffs. On products made of silk, satin, batiste, organza, chiffon there is always a sign - a submerged hand in a basin with water. This warns that the item can only be washed by hand. Washing temperature 40 ° C. If there is a car icon in the circle, this also prohibits the automatic washing of things. So, before you wash silk and other delicate fabrics, you need to make sure that the detergent does not contain aggressive substances. It is better to clean the fabric with gel or soap well dissolved in water. Powder streaks may remain on natural silk and fabrics that mimic it.
If a crossed-out basin is shown, this indicates that the product cannot be washed at home, and dry cleaning is recommended. The triangle icon indicates that such measures are allowed for this product and bleaching with chemicals is permitted. If the sign with the letter C is inside, then the product is suitable for chlorine-containing products, and the three lines to the right of the triangle do not allow chlorine.
Shirts are only dry cleaned in case of heavy contamination. It is usually difficult to remove stains from berries, machine oil or chocolate. It is worth contacting only those services that provide a guarantee for your work. If handled improperly, the item may be damaged.
A circle in a square informs that spinning of different intensities is possible. If it is crossed out, then you can only press it out manually. So, a linen shirt can stretch if you use a spin at high speeds. A pair of lines under the square is a delicate wash and spin mode. Just a circle sign indicates the spin in the machine, crossed out - automatic spin prohibits.
Drying shirts
Dry men's and women's shirts away from heating appliances. Drying should occur as naturally as possible. A well-ventilated room or balcony is an ideal place to dry any clothes and linen. To facilitate the ironing process, you need to dry the shirts on the shoulders. This will avoid additional creases in the fabric. So, a linen shirt is very difficult to iron, it can in no case be overdried during the spin cycle.
An empty square on the label means machine drying or vertical. If it is crossed out, then the machine cannot be dried. A horizontal line indicates that drying should occur only in a horizontal position. Three lines in a vertical arrangement suggest that you can not twist the shirt. Lines in the corner of the square prohibit drying in the sun.