Have your favorite tulle curtains turned yellow? What a shame! The insidious enemies of snow-white curtains: time, sun rays, dust, tobacco smoke, “delicious” fumes in the kitchen - have done their job. Do not rush to throw away or shove curtains into the far corner of the linen closet: there are many time-tested recipes for how to bleach tulle at home.

Modern curtains are made from a material that washes well. Today, manufacturers offer so many different bleaches and washing powders with all kinds of fragrances that it would seem very easy to bleach your favorite things at home. Have you tried, but were not pleased with the results?

In most cases, synthetic bleaches are only effective the first time you use them on a curtain. And then the advice of our grandmothers comes to the rescue. True, some of them will surprise you. For example, at least this!

Brilliant green solution

Is it really possible to bleach tulle with brilliant green? Our grandmothers probably studied chemistry better at school, because their practical knowledge of this subject has been tested and approved by more than one generation.

Be sure to soak the curtains in cool water first to remove any dust. Dirty nylon fabric cannot be soaked in hot water: it will turn yellow irrevocably, and there is no way to bleach it!

Soak the curtain for a couple of hours in saline solution: add 3-4 tablespoons of kitchen salt (not Extra) for every 0.5 liters of warm water. Rinse twice.

The last rinse is with brilliant green. Add 10-15 drops of brilliant green to a glass of water, stir and let stand for 2-3 minutes. The solution should be free of sediment, otherwise green spots will remain on the curtains. Pour the contents of the glass into a bowl of water for rinsing. Soak the tulle for 2-3 minutes, do not forget to turn it over periodically. Gently squeeze, but do not twist, let the water drain. Salt will add elasticity to the fabric, and brilliant green will return the original whiteness.

Salt

There are two ways to bleach tulle with salt:

1. Before soaking in a saline solution, be sure to rinse the tulle from dust: dip it in a soapy solution for a couple of hours, rinse. Dissolve 3-4 tablespoons of coarse salt along with washing powder in 5 liters of hot water. Soak the curtains for at least 3 hours, and then best result maybe for the whole night. In the morning, wash again and rinse thoroughly.
2. Soak the washed curtains in warm salt water for 15 minutes: thoroughly dissolve 3 tablespoons in 5 liters of water. Salt will whiten the fabric and starch it a little.

Starch

Another affordable way how to bleach nylon tulle. After the main wash, dip the curtain in a solution with starch and rinse. It will not only become snow-white, but will also keep its shape well. In the future, all dust and dirt will settle on the starch particles, and not on the fabric fibers. Therefore, the next time you wash, all dirt will instantly go away with starch, which dissolves perfectly in water. Try it, you won't regret it!

Blue

If you rinse by hand, first stir the blue in a glass of water, as is the case with brilliant green. And if machine washable, add one cap of this blue miracle to the conditioner compartment.

Hydrogen peroxide

Exhibit on washing machine delicate cycle without spinning and drying at a washing temperature of 40°C, add 10 tablets of hydrogen peroxide to the powder container. A few hours of patience - and your curtains will be dazzling white again!

Hydrogen peroxide and ammonia

To bleach tulle at home, check the effectiveness of this method: in an enamel bucket with hot water Dissolve 2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide and a tablespoon of ammonia. Use wooden tongs to stir the solution and dip the fabric into it. After half an hour, you can rinse the product and hang it to dry.

All these methods are good in their own way and are effective enough that after using them you can again enjoy the whiteness of your favorite curtains!

Windows curtained with snow-white tulle make the room cozy, elegant and a little mysterious. However, over time, under the influence of direct sunlight, dust and heating, the curtain loses its beautiful and clean original appearance, becoming gray and unsightly. Today we will tell you how to wash old tulle in a machine and by hand, so that it is snow-white, and what rules should be followed.

Washing curtains and tulle

The word “tulle” is of French origin and means transparent, mesh fabric. In the past, tulle was associated with an openwork material reminiscent of lace. Nowadays, many designers call all daytime translucent and light curtains tulle.

Such curtains can be made from different materials, depending on the purpose of the room, for example:

• Nylon tulle is perfect for the kitchen;
• for the hall and bedroom - tulle made of muslin, organza, thin silk or cotton.

But mostly white tulle is used for interior decoration. It makes the room more spacious, bright and does not distract attention from interior decoration and room furnishings.

A new white curtain looks elegant, beautiful, airy, but over time, collecting dust, it becomes gray. The delicate structure of the fabric requires very gentle, delicate handling, and in order to wash it correctly, you need to consider what material it is made of. Depending on the structure, fabrics are chosen:

• The right powder. Use either a powder that produces little foam. To choose the right detergent and bleach, follow the fabric manufacturer's recommendations. Carefully read the label on the material, which indicates the washing temperature and the possibility of using chemical bleaches.
• Water temperature. All products made from delicate fabrics are not suitable for hot water. However, there are exceptions. Some curtains are made from several combined materials.
• Washing method. It is better to wash very delicate fabrics (organza, silk) by hand, but for the rest you can use machine wash.
• Additional whitening. White tulle with yellow spots that have appeared must be bleached using folk remedies or household chemicals.

How to wash tulle so that it is snow-white?

Like any other thing, curtains must be carefully prepared for washing. It's quite simple to do this:

1. Remove the tulle from the windows. Do this carefully so that all the dust does not spread throughout the room.
2. Straighten the fabric, shake it thoroughly to remove dust. This procedure is best done outside.
3. Pour soaking water into a bowl. The water temperature should be 30-35 degrees (depending on the material).
4. Add washing powder or liquid detergent to the water.
5. Pour a little salt into the soap solution (from 2 tablespoons to 1 glass, depending on the volume of water). Salt should be rock salt, without iodized additives.
6. Place the curtains in the prepared solution.
7. Leave the textiles in the soaking solution for a while.
8. Choose a washing method - hand or machine.

How to wash tulle curtains by hand?

The hand washing procedure should be divided into several stages:

1. Soak. The soaking process was described above. After soaking, the tulle must be gently wrung out and rinsed to remove dirty water.
2. Wash. Take a basin and pour warm water (35-36 degrees). Add a suitable detergent to the water and mix it thoroughly. Place the curtains in the soapy solution and wash the delicate item with light squeezing movements.
3. Rinsing. Rinse the tulle first in warm and then in cool water.
4. Drying. Gently squeeze the water out of the curtain. Hang the product in the bathroom to allow water to drain. Hang the tulle on the curtain rod until completely dry. If there are any creases in the fabric, choose one of the methods we suggest.

Important! The following additional tips will help you successfully wash tulle so that it is snow-white:

• To make washing more effective and reduce the risk of fabric damage, add a small amount of vinegar to the soap solution (1 tablespoon of vinegar per 1 liter of water). Vinegar gives the fabric a beautiful shine.
• You can add a little blue to the rinse water. She will make the curtain dazzling White color and shine.

How to bleach tulle in an automatic washing machine?

Washing curtains by hand is not very convenient, since most curtains are quite large. If you have a good automatic washing machine, then washing nylon curtains will not take much time. In order not to damage the delicate structure of the fabric in the machine, you need to follow some rules and learn how to wash nylon tulle so that it becomes white.

Step-by-step instruction:

• Before washing in the machine, the curtain must be removed, shaken off dust and soaked in a soap solution (with salt) overnight.
• In the morning, rinse the tulle thoroughly in warm water.
• Place the curtain in (a regular pillowcase will do) to prevent damage to the fabric.
• Set the temperature to 30-40 degrees.
• Pour (pour) a special product for delicate fabrics into the powder compartment. Using the wrong or cheap detergents can have exactly the opposite effect. If you have any doubts about the concentration and quantity, read our separate article, where all the nuances are covered in detail.
• If you want to whiten the fabric, add a little.

Important! Under no circumstances use preparations containing chlorine, as they not only damage the structure of the fabric, but also give it a yellowish or greenish tint.

• Turn on the extra rinse mode.
• Turn off the spin completely or set the spin speed to the lowest possible speed.
• Place the textile in the drum of the machine.
• Start the process of washing tulle curtains.
• After finishing the process, hang the tulle on the curtain rod to dry.

• It is correct to wash tulle only in warm water, since hot and cold water leaves a yellowish and gray tint on the fabric.
• To keep the curtain in shape for a long time and not get dirty for a long time, starch it after washing. If you don't know how to do this, follow the link to our separate one.
• If there were or are stains from grease and traces of soot and soot on the kitchen tulle (veil), then folk remedies may not help. Buy a biopowder with enzymes that perfectly breaks down fatty stains. The store now has a lot of specialized products for washing tulle from various types of fabric.
• Wash nylon curtains exclusively at 30 degrees; cotton and polyester tulle can be washed at 60 degrees.
• Wash organza and chiffon by hand using a mild detergent.
• When washing, be sure to place muslin in a special bag. The water temperature when washing should be 30 degrees.
• Wash your curtains at least twice a year to maintain their whiteness and attractive appearance.
• If you don’t know which program to wash tulle in, then select the “Hand Wash” mode. Do not focus on the duration of the washing cycle, but rather, pay attention to the intensity.
• Do not machine wash other items with tulle. This can ruin and damage delicate fabrics.
• Place the curtain in the machine very carefully, and not haphazardly, to avoid creases and folds during spinning.
• Always consider the characteristics of the material when washing.
• Do not pour in a lot of powder, as most materials are capable of beating vigorously and forming a large volume of foam. This will make it difficult to rinse the product.
• Do not wring, twist or rub the delicate fabric as it will easily become abraded.
• If you did not soak the curtains overnight before machine washing, then use the additional “Soak” mode or function.

We hope that you have learned the information about how to wash tulle so that it is snow-white, and now we will introduce you to traditional methods bleaching.

Whitening methods

With prolonged use, the curtains turn yellow and regular washing sometimes cannot get rid of the stains. To bleach tulle and give it a snow-white look, use the following available tools:

• Salt.
• Soda.
• Ammonia.
• Hydrogen peroxide.
• Blue.
• Zelenka.

We suggest you use the following folk recipes for bleaching fabrics.

Recipe No. 1. Salt

1. Fill the container with water.
2. Add table salt to the container (a few pinches).
3. Place the washed tulle in the solution and leave for a while.
4. Rinse the product and dry it.

Important! After such a “salt” procedure, the tulle will not only bleach, but also starch.

Recipe No. 2. Ammonia and hydrogen peroxide:

1. Wear protective gloves.
2. Prepare a container of hot water.
3. Add 2 tbsp to the container. spoons of ammonia and 2 tbsp. spoons of hydrogen peroxide.
4. Mix the ingredients thoroughly with a wooden object.
5. Place the washed tulle in the solution for 15 minutes.
6. Rinse in warm water.
7. Hang the item to dry on the ledge.

Recipe No. 3. Soda

Soda is a unique product that helps not only to cope with old stains, but also to bleach tulle at home. Proceed as follows:

1. Mix 100 g of washing powder and 2 tbsp. spoons of soda.
2. Pour the mixture into a bucket of warm water.
3. Soak the product in the prepared solution for 20 minutes.
4. Lightly crumple the tulle and drain the water.
5. Wash your curtains by hand or machine.
6. Rinse thoroughly and dry.

Important! Use baking soda during pre-soak for more effective washing. Along with soda, you can add the same amount of salt. With this soaking, the tulle will become white, and will not lose its snow-whiteness during subsequent washing.

Recipe No. 4. Blue

Dilute a small amount of blue in a separate container. The solution should be weak. Add a little blue solution during the final rinse. Blue will neutralize yellowness, and the curtains will become clean and snow-white.

Recipe No. 5. Zelenka

A mixture of brilliant green and salt will help restore the dazzling whiteness of the fabric:

1. In half a liter of water, stir 2 tbsp. spoons of salt.
2. Add 15 drops of greenery.
3. Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
4. Leave the prepared solution for 3-4 minutes until a precipitate forms.
5. Carefully strain the solution. Do not let the sediment pass through, otherwise green stains may remain on the fabric.
6. Add the prepared solution to the final rinse water.
7. Place the washed curtains in water with a solution of brilliant green and leave for 3-4 minutes. In this case, it is necessary to periodically turn the product over so that it bleaches evenly.
8. Take out the curtains and wring them out without twisting them.
9. Hang the curtains to dry.

We hope that our tips and recommendations helped you choose The right way washing and bleaching for curtains. If you were unable to get rid of stains on textiles and are not satisfied with the result, then contact a cleaning company, whose specialists will be able to select special preparations for curtains. And let the white, airy curtains decorate the room and delight you for many years to come!

Snow-white tulle is a decoration for any interior. But over time, even such airy fabric begins to turn grey, yellow and stained. I know how to wash tulle to make it snow-white. I offer you several options.

How to care for tulle

White tulle is made from various materials, which have their own distinctive properties. To properly wash airy drapery, you must take into account the characteristics of the fabric.

The table shows the main types of fabrics (examples in the photo):

Image	Fabric and its properties
	Material 1. Organza. Organza tulle curtains do not like hot water and aggressive detergents.
	Material 2. Nylon.
	Material 3. Cotton. At home, you can bleach either with your own hands or in an automatic machine. The main rule is not to use oxygen bleaches.
	Material 4. Silk. Very delicate material. Requires hand washing with the addition of a small amount of mild bleaching ingredients. Silk is a very expensive fabric, the price is several times higher than its analogues. Therefore, washing should be as gentle as possible.

You can wash the tulle so that it is white different ways. It all depends on the amount of time available and the “capriciousness” of the fabric.

Traditional methods: 9 recipes

The instructions will tell you what available products and in what proportions can be used to bleach curtains:

Image	Description
	Method 1: Salt Dissolve 5 tablespoons of salt in warm water. Add washing powder in the same volume. Immerse the canvas in a basin with salt and powder and leave for 5 hours. After washing, rinse thoroughly any remaining product.
	Method 2. Blue Dilute ½ teaspoon of blue water in 7 liters of warm water. Dip the curtain first in clean water and then in the resulting solution. Leave to soak for 7 minutes. Rinse the curtain under running water.
	Method 3. Zelenka Dilute 10 drops of brilliant green solution in a glass of water, leave to brew for a couple of minutes. Pour the resulting liquid into a bowl of water. After washing the tulle in the usual way lower it into the basin for 10 minutes. Stir constantly. Allow excess moisture to drain and dry as usual.
	Method 4. Peroxide + ammonia Prepare a solution: 2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide to 1 spoon of ammonia. Pour water at about 60 °C into a basin and add the prepared solution. Place the fabric in the container for half an hour. Squeeze and dry.
	Method 5. Potassium permanganate Grate 100 gr. laundry soap on a grater and dilute in 5 liters of warm water. Add a little potassium permanganate (at the tip of the knife). After pre-washing, place the curtains in the solution for half an hour. Rinse the fabric in clean water and dry.
	Method 6. Laundry soap Grate 72% soap on a coarse grater. Boil water in a saucepan and add soap shavings to it. Dilute the boiling water cold water and soak the curtain in the resulting solution for 6 hours. Rinse thoroughly. Do not treat fabric with a hot solution.
	Method 7. Starch Dissolve 300 g in warm water. corn starch. Immerse the tulle in the liquid for 5 minutes. Rinse with clean water. After this treatment, the fabric does not need to be ironed; it will hold its shape on its own.
	Method 8. Soda In four liters of water, dilute a tablespoon of baking soda and a measuring spoon of washing powder. Soak the fabric in the liquid for 25 minutes. Rinse. If necessary, wash in an automatic machine.
	Method 9. Citric acid If after using the previous methods the desired effect is not achieved, rinse the curtains with warm water with the addition of three tablespoons of citric acid.

Tulle on the windows makes the interior of the room lighter, airier and more comfortable. But how difficult it is sometimes to return the curtains to their original whiteness, especially when they were hung in the kitchen! If even warm water can handle ordinary dust, then you will have to work hard with a yellow coating, grayness or grease stains. Therefore, let's look at several proven methods on how to wash roofing paper so that it is white, and without damaging the thin fabric.

In order for airy draperies to last a long time and not lose their external luster, you should wash them at least once every 3 months - it is much easier to wash off the dust in time than to struggle for a long time to return the original whiteness. But if the tulle is hanging in the kitchen, and even on a window overlooking a busy highway, standard cleaning methods using warm water and powder may not prevent the appearance of a gray coating or unaesthetic yellow stains. You will have to use bleaches and other special active agents.

White tulle before and after washing

How to wash tulle - general rules:

1. Before soaking, shake off the curtains outside or on the balcony well to avoid any accumulation of dust in the water.
2. Do not use chlorine bleaches. Yes, they will help achieve perfect whiteness, but they will quickly wear out thin fabrics.
3. After washing, let the water drain without twisting. If you want to speed up the process, you can wring out the fabric a little with light movements.
4. Ideal temperature regime for airy fabrics – 30-40 degrees. If you exceed this threshold, the tulle may “shrink”, but in cool water it may not wash out.
5. In order for the curtains to remain white, it is important not only to know how to wash tulle correctly, but also to take into account the peculiarities of its drying. White fabrics quickly turn yellow when exposed to high temperatures, so using an iron to smooth out wrinkles is not recommended. It is better to hang the still wet drapery directly on the cornice - this way it will dry quickly and level out under its own weight.

Now let’s take a closer look at how and how to wash tulle so that it becomes snow-white.

What products are best to use?

To safely and efficiently clean expensive curtains, you can use special products for tulle and curtains, which are sold in household chemical stores. Not only do they do an excellent job with various types dirt, but also carefully bleach and starch the curtains a little.

Tulle detergent

But you can get by with traditional detergents:

• Powders for manual or automatic washing - suitable for ordinary nylon mesh, cotton or inexpensive organza. You can choose a composition with whitening additives.
• Powders and gels for washing children's clothes have a whitening effect, cope well with stains of various origins, and are hypoallergenic.
• Shampoos for delicate fabrics - work great in warm water, are easy to rinse, and carefully clean thin curtains made of voile, silk and other easily deformable fabrics.

Important! To choose the right powder and bleach, consider the manufacturer's recommendations for fabric care. The label usually indicates at what temperature the tulle should be washed and the possibility of bleaching with chemicals. For capricious products made of silk or organza it is 30-40 degrees, but for cotton fabrics or polyester the temperature can be increased to 50-60 ° C.

What do the symbols on the labels mean?

Hand wash and bleach with natural products

Many housewives prefer to care for delicate fabrics only by hand - this way, problem areas are clearly visible, and the risk of damaging the curtains is minimal. At the same time, in addition to the usual washing process using powders, various natural bleaches are often used. Therefore, we will consider in detail the most popular ways to wash tulle by hand so that it is white and clean, but without spending money on expensive chemicals.

On a note! When washing by hand, many find it difficult to obtain the required 30-40 degrees recommended for thin fabrics without a thermometer. To do this, you can use a simple tip - try the water in the basin with your elbow: if the temperature feels comfortable, you can start washing; if you feel cold or hot, regulate. A “test” with the palm or fingers does not have such accuracy - the skin at the elbow is more sensitive (it’s not for nothing that experienced parents test the water this way before bathing their babies).

Using salt

Washing tulle with salt perfectly cleans white fabric of stubborn dirt. This method is also good for combating yellowness or unpleasant gray fabrics.
How to wash tulle with salt:

• Water at a temperature of about 40 degrees is poured into a bucket or basin.
• Then add salt and washing powder (for 1 liter of water you will need 1 tablespoon of salt, and the dose of powder is as for normal washing).
• The granules are stirred well so that there are no grains of detergent in the liquid.
• After this, the curtains are lowered into the solution and wrung out several times.

If the fabric is not very dirty, after an hour and a half the tulle can be washed in the usual way and rinsed.

If the curtains are old or yellowed, you need to proceed a little differently: first, the tulle is washed with ordinary powder, then soaked overnight in a saline solution, which is prepared at the rate of 1-2 tablespoons of salt per 1 liter of water, and the next morning it is again treated with powder and thoroughly rinses out.

Important! Salt should only be rock salt, not fine “extra” salt and without iodized additives.

Using soda

Soda is another whitening aid that can easily be found in the kitchen of any housewife. It returns the whiteness of gray fabric well and removes fat deposits. One of the most simple recipes how to remove yellowness from curtains, like this:

• Mix 100 g of powder with 2 tbsp. spoons of soda.
• Pour this mixture into a bucket of warm water and stir.
• Soak the tulle in the solution for 20 minutes.
• Machine wash or hand wash and rinse well.

Note! Washing and bleaching tulle with soda is effective only if it is pre-soaked, as opposed to saline solution.

Whitening tulle with soaking

Non-standard bleach – brilliant green

A mixture of brilliant green and salt will help restore the dazzling whiteness of the fabric. How to wash tulle correctly so that it is white and not dyed emerald? The secret is in the correct preparation of the solution:

• Mix a couple of tablespoons of salt in 0.5 liters of warm water.
• After dissolving the granules, add 15 drops of brilliant green.
• The solution is stirred and left for 3-4 minutes - a precipitate should form.
• Now is the most important step: you need to carefully strain the liquid so as not to miss the sediment, otherwise you will not avoid green spots on the fabric.
• The liquid is added to the water for the final rinse of curtains already washed with powder for 3-4 minutes.
• The fabric must be periodically turned over and wrung out a little so that it is evenly saturated with liquid.
• After this, the curtains are taken out, wrung out without twisting, and hung to dry.

On a note! You can also improve the color with hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, and blue. But the advantages of the methods we have listed above are obvious - the ingredients for them can be found in every home, without running to pharmacies or stores.

How to wash tulle in a machine

From housewives who used old activator-type machines, we inherited the stereotype that tulle can only be washed by hand. But that's not true. Yes, “ancient” devices often and hopelessly damaged thin fabrics, but modern machines work much more accurately, which eliminates the risk of damage. The main thing is to set the mode and temperature correctly.

Machine washable for delicate fabrics

What settings should you use?

It will be easiest for those housewives whose machines have a special mode - “delicate” or “silk”. Already programmed here optimal temperature and the features of processing thin fabrics are taken into account. But in what mode should you wash tulle in a machine where there are only standard settings? It's simple - select the "hand wash" program and set the temperature to 30 degrees.

On a note! You can also use the “wool” mode - it does not deform the fabric and washes with maximum accuracy.

Universal tips on how to wash tulle in washing machine-machine:

1. Before placing in the drum, carefully fold the curtains to avoid creases during the spin cycle.
2. Organza, voile, silk and other delicate fabrics are recommended to be additionally sealed in a mesh laundry bag.
3. It is better to replace the powder with gel or shampoo, but do not overdo it with the amount - for thin mesh fabrics you need very little of it (approximately half of the usual load), and without that the foaming will be at its best.
4. When the tulle is finished washing, run an extra rinse to ensure that any remaining detergent is removed from the fabric.

Advice! Do not use the automatic spin mode - it is better to remove the tulle and let the water drain by gravity. As a last resort, turn on the program at minimum speed.

Additives for perfect whiteness

In the washing machine you can also use some “folk” remedies that are used for manual bleaching, for example, the same saline solution. But to wash very dirty tulle, you can also select gentle preparations from the rich arsenal of the chemical industry.

For example:

• Optical brighteners contain special particles that settle on the fibers. They are intended only for white fabrics and will visually lighten even gray or yellowed curtains.
• Oxygen bleaches - have an excellent whiteness effect, but do not destroy the structure of the fabric, are suitable for products with colored patterns, and are used for low-temperature machine washing.

Machine bleaching agent

The easiest way to wash curtains in a washing machine is to add one type of bleach to the powder. But if we're talking about about old curtains that have turned gray or yellowed from kitchen fumes - use the additional “soak” mode or the “pre-wash” function.

Video: how to bleach tulle at home

We hope our tips will help you wash tulle correctly so that it becomes snow-white. If you can’t handle it yourself, turn to cleaning professionals for help. They have special preparations for pollution of any complexity.

Despite the availability of a huge number of window design options, classic white remains the favorite of most housewives.

The material, which allows you to benefit from the opening and make the room spacious and bright, unfortunately has a “capricious” character and over time noticeably changes its color to pale yellow or grayish even in a perfectly clean room.

However, knowing several ways to bleach tulle at home, you can safely turn a blind eye to this small drawback!

In this article, we tried to collect all the effective methods, including those proven over decades and known to our grandmothers.

Bleaching with table salt

What to cook?

• 3-5 tablespoons of table salt (the most common - coarse);
• washing powder (not necessarily bleaching);

What to do?

Dissolve the salt and powder in warm water and immerse the tulle that has lost its whiteness in the resulting solution. Leave it to soak for at least 3-4 hours (ideally overnight). For heavy soiling, machine wash the fabric; for light soiling, simply rinse well.

For “prevention”, washed tulle can be rinsed in a saline solution after washing for several minutes.

Pros and cons of the method

• High-quality whitening will cost you a few rubles.
• You don’t have to look for salt specifically – it’s in every kitchen.
• This method can be used to wash children's curtains - salt is not an allergen.
• Salt bleaching will take several hours.

Blue bleaching

What to cook?

• Blue;
• pre-washed tulle.

What to do?

1. 1 Wash by hand. Dilute half a teaspoon of blue in 7-10 liters of warm water, make sure that there are no “lumps” in the solution (they can leave stains on the fabric). Rinse the tulle thoroughly, first with blue, and then in clean water.
2. 2 Washing in an automatic machine. Place the material in the drum and add your regular laundry detergent. Instead of conditioner or rinse aid, use blue in small quantities (1-1.5 caps).

Pros and cons of the method

• The whitening process does not take much time.
• As a result, the tulle becomes truly snow-white.
• Finding bluing in supermarkets or chain stores of household chemicals today is almost impossible - the search for “bleach” can take a long time.
• If you don't mix the powder thoroughly enough, difficult-to-remove stains will remain on the fabric. It is for this reason that it is better to rinse blue tulle manually - some machines “sin” by insufficiently dissolving the bleaching agent (whole pieces can get directly into the drum).

Bleaching with brilliant green

What to cook?

• Zelenka;
• cup;

What to do?

• Stir 5-10 drops of greenery in a glass of warm water and leave it for a few minutes.
• Evaluate the result - if you do not see any sediment, the solution is ready and can be poured into a basin for rinsing (7-10 liters of warm water).
• If there is still sediment, mix the contents of the glass well again or strain it before “sending” it into the basin.

Place the tulle, previously washed in the usual way (by hand or in a machine), in a basin with a solution of brilliant green and leave there for 3-5 minutes, turning the material over a couple of times. Hang the curtain and let it drain.

Pros and cons of the method

• Zelenka is in every home medicine cabinet.
• Brilliant green solution is very cheap compared to household chemicals.
• Returning the color to tulle takes a minimum of time.
• If you do not mix the greenery well enough, the material will not acquire a snow-white hue, but light green stains, which are quite problematic to remove.

Whitening with ammonia and hydrogen peroxide

What to cook?

• Ammonia;
• 3% hydrogen peroxide.

What to do?

Add 1 spoon of alcohol and 2-3 spoons of peroxide to a bowl of water heated to 60 degrees, mix the solution well. Dip the tulle in it for half an hour. After this time, rinse the fabric well, wring it out without twisting, and hang it to dry.

Pros and cons of the method

Cheap: one whitening treatment costs less than 10 rubles and still gives excellent results.
You will spend a minimum of time on washing - no overnight soaking is required.
This method should only be used for bleaching cotton materials.

Whiteness with starch

What to cook?

• Starch;
• large container (basin or bucket).

What to do?

Clean the tulle from dust, and if it is heavily soiled, wash it in the machine as usual. Place the prepared material in a basin with warm water, in which 250 grams of ordinary starch have been thoroughly mixed. Leave the curtains in the solution for 5-6 hours, then hang them without wringing them out.

Pros and cons of the method

• Minimum cost of whitening
• Starch can be found in any store.
• The tulle will not only become snow-white, but will also keep its shape well.
• You'll have to spend several hours.

Bleaching with potassium permanganate

What to cook?

• Potassium permanganate;
• laundry soap (72 percent);
• cup;
• grater

What to do?

Finely grate 100 grams of soap and stir the resulting mass in warm water; dissolve a small amount of potassium permanganate in a glass of water, make sure there is no sediment and pour the resulting solution into a basin. The result should be slightly pinkish water with a small amount of soap suds.

Soak the tulle in the basin for half an hour and wash it in the usual way (by hand or in a washing machine).

Pros and cons of the method

• Excellent results that last quite a long time.
• Minimum time spent.
• Finding potassium permanganate today is quite difficult.

Digestion

What to cook?

• Bucket or large saucepan;
• washing powder or laundry soap.

What to do?

Dissolve powder or soap in water, put tulle in a container and put it on the fire. Wait until the water boils and simmer the fabric for an hour, stirring occasionally.

Pros and cons of the method

• Cheapness.
• The method requires constant presence nearby.
• The method is quite inconvenient and really outdated - we recommend boiling tulle only when dealing with yellowness, which has not been “taken” by other washing methods.

What to do with very yellowed tulle?

It is difficult to “reanimate” material that is severely bleached by the sun using one of the listed methods: in this case, an integrated approach is needed. Yellowed material should be boiled in soapy water and washed in ammonia and hydrogen peroxide, and only then bleach first in salt and then in starch.

Are whitening and modern bleaches effective?

It is not for nothing that we did not mention in the main material about traditional whiteness and modern bleaches, which, according to manufacturers, use innovative formulas.

Undoubtedly, the listed means give excellent results and, importantly, do not require a lot of time to achieve them. As a matter of fact, this is where their advantages end.

Whiteness literally “destroys” the fabric and after 2-3 uses, thin tulle can tear from any careless movement.

In addition, after the second wash with white, the material does not acquire a snow-white tint, but a shade close to yellow.

The same applies to innovative products: having a considerable cost, they give excellent results only the first time they are used.

1. 1 Be sure to shake out the tulle before soaking.
2. 2 In all cases (except where indicated), do not use too hot water: a temperature of 30-35 ⁰C is optimal. Washing in boiling water will “seal” stains and yellowness rather than remove them.
3. 3 Wash and soak the tulle, after carefully folding it. If you throw crumpled material into the basin or drum of the machine, the resulting creases will be very difficult to smooth out.
4. 4 When washing, add a tablespoon to the water table vinegar- the smell from such an amount will not appear, and the curtains will shine in the sun.
5. 5 Do not iron the tulle after washing - gently wring it out (without twisting!) and let it drain. Damp curtains can be hung on a curtain rod - they will straighten under their own weight.

The tips listed above on how to bleach tulle at home have passed the most important test - the test of time. You can safely follow these recommendations without fear of harming thin and delicate material.