What to Know About Washing Curtains
Curtains, which add a special elegance to the home by providing home decoration, are one of the items that collect the most dust. It is necessary to pay special attention to curtains when washing them to prevent them from wearing out, fading, or wrinkling. It is recommended to wash curtains, which get dirty faster in homes where smoking occurs or with stoves or central heating, at least 4 times a year. Curtains washed on the delicate wash cycle of the washing machine with the spin speed reduced should be spun for a very short time.
When you add 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar to the washing water to whiten curtains, you will see that your curtains are sparkling white. Curtains should not be washed at high temperatures. The ideal washing temperature is 30 degrees. To provide extra whiteness to curtains, you can use powdered laundry soda sold in markets or special detergents for cleaning net curtains, and soaking them in water the night before will be beneficial. Ironing to eliminate the wrinkles in net curtains causes the curtains to yellow. Therefore, hanging the curtain on the curtain rod immediately while it is damp will naturally straighten the wrinkles of the curtain. Additionally, you can remove dust from curtains by regularly vacuuming them with a vacuum cleaner every month and straighten their wrinkles with a hairdryer.
