Craftswomen who are engaged in lace knittingoften wonder how to starch napkin. Such napkins will be indispensable in the solemn and beautiful design of the festive table. There are some tips for shaping the product. It is possible to use for this not only traditional starch, but also glossy starch, PVA, sugar, gelatin.
Starch
Попробуем накрахмалить салфетки из ткани с using starch. The shape of the product will help the potato, corn or rice starch, which is used to make paste. The desired degree of "resistance" of the product depends on the proportion. To give a weak stiffness, mix 1 tsp. starch with a small portion of water; medium and strong, respectively - 1.5 and 2. Cooking paste: put on a saucepan with one liter of water. Bring water to a boil. Then in a separate bowl dissolve the starch in a small amount of liquid and pour into boiling water, stirring constantly. Kleister boil until the liquid mass begins to thicken, and until bubbles appear. If the liquid has a uniform consistency, is transparent and has no lumps, then the paste is welded correctly.
Napkin, pre-washed andbleached, dipped in cooled paste. The product impregnated with paste is squeezed and spread on a flat surface, giving it the desired shape. A slightly damp cloth is ironed with a not very hot iron through a piece of cotton fabric.
Gloss starch
There are two recipes from which you can learn howstarch napkin gloss-starch. In the first case, take talc, borax and rice or wheat starch in a ratio of 3: 1: 5. In the second, rice starch, borax, and boric acid are used (a ratio of 8: 10: 2). The finished mass is well mixed, applied to the product with a piece of cloth and quickly ironed with a hot iron. Now the napkin will get the desired shine. Before starching a white napkin, dissolve the starch in skimmed milk. After that, the product will have a pleasant matte shade.
Sugar
Wipes soaked in sugar syrupsweet, so they can attract the attention of insects. To prepare the solution take 3-4 tbsp. sugar, pour 0.5 cups of boiling water and put on a slow fire. When the liquid is heated, with constant stirring, it is added in advance dissolved in cool water, starch. Then the mass is cooked until small bubbles appear. The cooled paste is applied on the prepared napkin.
Pva
In a shallow dish mix 0.5 glasses of glue and a glass of water. If the paste turned thick, then it can be diluted with water to the desired state. Starch napkin in the cooled paste.
If you want to not only festively decorate the table, but also to protect it from high temperatures, use napkins under the hot.
Be creative, realize your abilities.But remember that there are types of napkins that can not be starch. So, black thread is stiffened with chemicals. Now your efforts will not be in vain. After all, you probably know how to starch napkin.
