Phenomenal: Non-standard ways to use a hair dryer in China. How to wash a tulle skirt and other things from this material Sushi long hair in a bun

“Still blow-dry only your hair?! How boring is your life!” - that's what the resourceful Chinese can tell you! Read about how unexpectedly an electric hair dryer is used in China.

The Chinese have an amazing ability to find unexpected uses for ordinary things. Celestial ingenuity could not pass by a hair dryer!

Firstly, every self-respecting Chinese barbecue man working at a cafe, fanning the coals in the barbecue with a hair dryer ! Agree: brilliant! And we always suffer with friends, wave-waving with a cardboard box or puff out our cheeks! We also arrange competitions for the best "blower". And the casket just opened! However, there is another problem: where in nature to get electricity?

Second, the Chinese using a hair dryer as a heat gun. Here at the institute, a photocopier recently refused to work - it froze, in China, heating is tight. So the resourceful Chinese solved the problem in no time - he tied the hair dryer to the chair with adhesive tape, and directed the stream of air to the right place! Everything worked right away!

Third, hair dryer can be used as a warmer and dryer for clothes and shoes . At recess, I once observed the following picture: a student takes out a hair dryer from somewhere in the stash, takes a chair in his other hand. Goes to outlet. Sits down. He takes off his shoes and directs a stream of air into them. Noticing my reaction in the form of wide-open eyes, he says: "It's cold on my feet." Having finished warming up the shoes, he takes off his sock and pulls it over the hair dryer, (sorry!) like a condom, begins to dry the apparently sweaty sock. Judging by the perfection of movements and the calm reaction of the girls in the class, he did this not for the first time. When the “procedure” was completed, a satisfied smile shone on the student’s face: the main thing is that it’s dry!

And students once dried a freshly washed blackboard in the classroom with a hair dryer so that I could write on it sooner without waiting for the water to evaporate.

It is curious that for its intended purpose, a hair dryer in China is more often used by men - it is on the heads of the stronger sex that we can see breathtaking hairstyles! Girls have much more modest styling.

And by the way, here I discovered one very interesting phonetic coincidence: in Chinese [feng] is “ wind“, that is exactly what our hair dryer creates artificially! Amazing, right?!

Yes, yes, but the word " literally translated from Chinese as " wind water«.

And also "fen" is the monetary unit of China - the smallest, like our penny! True, it is practically no longer used, and nothing is impossible 🙁

That's it, my friends! Now you know everything about the hair dryer, well, or almost everything! I would be glad if you share your non-standard ways of using this household appliance

Always yours, Yulia Antonova 😉

About the Chinese and their mentality

Tulle is a light mesh and transparent fabric, several layers of which give an incredible volume. Such material is used to sew a fluffy skirt, ball or evening dress, wedding dress or veil.

Tulle products can turn every girl into a princess, but the fabulous material requires special care. In this article, we will learn how to wash and iron tulle in order to preserve the volume and color of the material.

Before washing or ironing any item, be sure to check the label. He will indicate in what way it is better to wash a dress or skirt. Will tell if it is possible to iron clothes made of tulle. You will find the decoding of the symbols.

How to wash tulle

Tulle clothes are best washed by hand. Be sure to remove decorative items and embellishments before washing. It can be hairpins, bows and flowers, a strap, brooches and more.

For washing, use warm water with a temperature of about 40 degrees and washing powder for delicate fabrics. Choose a detergent for colored, black or white items, depending on the color of the tulle.

Dilute the powder in water, put clothes in it and rinse gently. Things made of tulle should not be strongly rubbed, squeezed, twisted and squeezed! If necessary, stains and heavy dirt can be cleaned by hand.

Then things are rinsed in clean warm water, and then in cool water with the addition of fabric softener. And to restore brightness to products, add a little vinegar to the water during the last rinse.

If the label on the product allows, you can wash the tulle in the washing machine. To do this, choose a delicate mode with a temperature of 30-40 degrees without spinning! Also, the products can not be dried in a washing machine. When rinsing, add fabric softener. It will soften the water and the material, prevent electrification and prevent the fabric from wrinkling too much.

How to dry and iron tulle

Do not wring things out of tulle! Products are hung on a rope in the bathroom with clothespins. When the water drains, shake the dress or skirt well, carefully straighten the folds and creases.

You can dry the tulle by hanging the product by the belt. Alternatively, you can lay out your clothes horizontally on a terry towel. In this case, carefully spread the material with the “sun”.

You can iron a tulle skirt or dress at the temperature indicated on the label. As a rule, for synthetics, the minimum iron mode is chosen with heating up to 100 degrees. Be sure to put a thick fabric on the fabric so that the iron does not come into contact with the tulle.

Check that the soleplate of the iron is clean and free of stains and burn marks. Gently and carefully iron the clothes, do not use steam and do not moisten the surface of the products!

How to iron tulle without an iron

It is very difficult to iron fluffy clothes with a lot of folds with an iron. The steam generator will simplify the task. This device will eliminate even the strongest creases, folds and bruises. To do this, hang the outfit on a hanger, fill the steam generator with water and heat it to an acceptable temperature.

Start steaming the largest parts of the garment, then move on to the sleeves, collar, waistband and other small items. Treat the surface until there are no wrinkles or bruises. If the bottom of the clothes is trimmed with a satin ribbon, after steaming, you need to iron the hem with an iron.

To iron tulle without an iron, fill the bathtub with boiling water and wait until the room is filled with steam. Then hang clothes over the bath and leave for two hours. This is the safest method, which is great for large and bulky items.

For example, for a wedding dress. To straighten a small piece of clothing or a small item, use a kettle or pot of boiling water. To do this, bring the water in the container to a boil and hold the crumpled piece of material over the steam until it smooths out.

Another way to get rid of creases and wrinkles, smooth out tulle is to use a hair dryer. To do this, hang clothes on a hanger, take a hair dryer and a spray bottle with water. Spray the material with water and dry gently with a hair dryer on medium power.

How to keep the shape and splendor of tulle

In order for the products to retain their shape for a long time, the clothes are stored in a straightened form on a hanger. In addition, you can use the old method of starching the hem. It effectively preserves the splendor and volume of the skirt. You can use starch only for clean things! You can starch the hem as follows:

• The solution is prepared from potato, rice or corn starch. Take 5 grams of starch per liter of water for light products, 10 grams for heavier and tougher things;
• A tablespoon of starch is thoroughly dissolved in a glass of water and then 0.5 liters of boiling water are added with constant stirring. The composition is put on fire and boiled under the lid until it becomes transparent. Strain the solution;
• The resulting solution is poured into cold water and a skirt or petticoat is lowered there. After a few minutes, remove the clothes and wring out lightly with squeezing movements. Do not twist the material!;
• After the procedure, give the desired shape and leave to dry by hanging the product by the belt. The dried outfit is ironed or steamed at the end.

After prolonged storage, use or transportation, tulle items may lose splendor. To restore a presentable appearance to a skirt or dress, hang the products on a hanger and smooth out each pleat, frill and strip with your hands. If this does not help, you can use a steamer or gently iron things with an iron.

Optimal care for tulle items is hand washing, ironing and steaming with a steam generator or drying in a bath with boiling water. Proper and delicate care of such a fabric will ensure a long service life of products. It will retain the shape and splendor, color and attractive appearance of tulle clothes for a long time.

Incorrectly washed and dried hair completely loses its appearance: it begins to break, fall out, become electrified, and the ends split. And if in washing it is only important to choose the right shampoo and conditioner, then there are much more nuances in drying hair. Frequent use of a convenient hair dryer makes hair fluffy, brittle, breaks its structure, so it should be used only in extreme cases. But there are many mistakes that we make when drying hair naturally.

Comb your hair before washing

Probably everyone has already remembered that wet hair cannot be combed, because it is very sensitive in this state and can stretch, break, split. But no one forbade organizing their still dry hair before washing, and even hair dries and styles much faster and easier.

Get wet, don't rub

As already mentioned, wet hair is incredibly susceptible to all external irritants. That is why you can’t rub your hair in the same way as combing it (even if with your fingers). Take a waffle towel (it absorbs moisture best) and lightly blot your hair. And, of course, in no case do not twist / wring out your hair, because they really want to live and look good.

Use leave-in skin care products

Yes, this will not help you in any way in drying your hair, but it will definitely give them a good look after drying. If you are afraid of different chemicals on your hair, then just look for an organic product for yourself (now in the boom of organics this is not difficult).

Sushi long hair in a bun

The best way to dry long hair naturally is the loose bun. Yes, this is not a very fast process, but in this state the hair is not damaged, and at the end you will have beautiful waves. But remember, a FREE bun, do not pinch your hair with a rough elastic band, it is best to use Invisibobble elastic bands.

Don't dry your hair in the sun

Yes, this is a very quick way to dry or completely dry your hair, but not the best. Exposure to direct sunlight, which contains ultraviolet, is not very good for the hair. They fade, become dry and brittle. In addition, open air weighs down the hair, and this is not very good.

Get your hair cut right

If you have short hair, then the best way to dry it well in styling is to cut it properly. Although this also applies to long-haired girls. After all, as the legendary hairdresser-innovator Vidal Sassoon said, a girl has a good haircut if she just shakes her head to style it.

The material was prepared by Angelina Golovach

The lightness and transparency of tulle, as well as its ability to create an airy, weightless volume, make this fabric the basis of festive dresses for the representatives of the female half of humanity. Fluffy skirts and petticoats are sewn from it, capable of turning any young lady into a princess. In addition, you can easily emphasize the solemnity of the event in decorating the interior, decorating the halls with flowers and tulle decorations, using unusual draperies and design solutions.

With all the fabulousness of tulle, caring for it is quite complicated and time-consuming. This is especially true for products with puffy or multi-layered skirts. In order not to get lost at the right time and know how to wash a children's tulle dress for the upcoming matinee or photo shoot, or freshen up a wedding dress for the exit, this article has been prepared with valuable recommendations and tips.

Pink skirt made of light and airy material

Washing rules

Before washing, the outfit should be prepared and removed in advance of all decorative jewelry. These can be removable brooches, flowers, bows, hairpins, etc.

Water for water procedures must correspond to synthetic fabrics and cannot exceed 40 ° C degrees Celsius. Detergents are preferably used for delicate or colored items. Whether they are granular or liquid. For washing by hand, the detergent is carefully diluted in water into which the product is immersed. The skirt is washed with rinsing movements. It is important not to do compressive and twisting actions. If there are stains and dirt, they are disposed of by washing the contaminated area with hands in soapy water.

Initially, rinsing is carried out in plain warm water. Next, fabric softener is added to slightly cool water, and the skirt is thoroughly rinsed in this solution. The use of conditioner is essential for tulle products. It will not only prevent the electrification of synthetic fabrics, but also soften the matter, thereby allowing the canvas not to wrinkle much. If the brightness of tulle is lost, you can pour a little bit of vinegar into the water during rinsing.

Everyday tulle outfits

You don't need to push things. The skirt is simply hung over the bath to drain excess water, securing it to the belt on a hanger with clothespins. After the product is shaken, the folds and creases are carefully straightened. Now you can start drying. It can be done in two ways:

1. hang on a hanger with clothespins for the belt;
2. lay out on a terry towel in the form of the sun.

If machine wash is nevertheless chosen, then important conditions must be observed. Washing program delicate or manual. High revolutions of the drum are strictly prohibited; damage to the fabric in this case is guaranteed. The spin function must be disabled or set to the minimum value. Drying in an automatic machine will cause wrinkling and wrinkling of the fabric. To get rid of them, you will have to carry out additional manipulations.

Features of starching

For a good preservation of the volume of a tulle skirt, tricks are indispensable. In order for the product to maintain splendor and look perfect on the figure, you can do a little. Everything will look natural if you follow the instructions.

Only perfectly clean things can be allowed to come into contact with starch. Otherwise, starch particles will attract dust and dirt, which will lead to an untidy appearance of the product. In addition, if starching is considered in the plans, then it is not necessary to use conditioner when rinsing.

Puffy red skirt on a girl

To prepare the solution, potato, corn or rice starch is needed. The concentration of substances depends on the required future density of matter:

• For easy compaction, the use of 5 g of bulk solids per liter of water will be sufficient.
• For greater rigidity, you will need twice as much starch.

For the starching procedure, it is necessary to prepare a solution. A tablespoon of starch is thoroughly dissolved in 200 ml of cold water. With constant stirring, the dissolved starch must be poured into 500 ml of boiling water and brewed for about 5 minutes. When the solution becomes transparent, it is removed from the fire and filtered from lumps through cheesecloth.

The brewed jelly is poured into cold water, and then a tutu skirt or petticoat is completely lowered into it. The product impregnated with starch should be taken out, squeezed out a little with squeezing movements, trying not to twist. Then the skirt is given the required shape, and it is sent to dry. The dried outfit requires ironing or steaming, the conditions for which are discussed below.

Ways to return splendor

After a long storage or transportation in a suitcase, tulle products may lose their splendor and wrinkle significantly. Simple actions will help restore things to their original appearance and beauty. First of all, the skirt must be hung by the belt on a trouser hanger with clothespins. This will make it easy to work with it and have access to any side of the product. There are some simpler ways:

Evening dress in a pleasant color

1. If there is a steamer, the skirt is treated with it, straightening the folds and smoothing the creases. After the procedure, you need to wait for the product to cool completely.
2. Wet hot steam treatment can be done in the bathroom. It places a skirt on a hanger, draws hot water into the bathroom, closes the door so that hot steam accumulates inside the room. After 20 minutes of being in a humid room, you need to straighten the folds with your hands, and then leave the skirt in this form to dry.
3. Another trick to straighten wrinkles is to use a hair dryer and a spray bottle with water. Water is sprayed onto the fabric, it is dried with a hair dryer. This process is identical to steaming.
4. Minor creases can be removed with steam from an iron. If the iron is not equipped with a vertical steam function, then the skirt is unfolded, steamed and left to dry.
5. Steam from a boiled kettle can also be used to smooth out small wrinkles so as not to process the entire outfit.
6. The skirt can be simply ironed. However, the actions must be as careful as possible. The heat of the iron is set to the lowest level, intended for ironing synthetics. You will have to be patient, as this option is quite laborious and lengthy due to the presence of many frills and folds.

It's important to know! After the steaming procedure, the processing of the edge of the skirt with a finishing satin ribbon or oblique trim must be ironed along the entire length with a warm iron. Brocade or metallized edgings are afraid of an iron with high heat due to possible deformation.

At the end of the procedure for restoring volume and straightening wrinkles, it is advisable to use an antistatic agent. It will save the canvas from the accumulation of static electricity.

As can be seen from the proposed review, putting tulle products in order is quite simple. Rules for caring for them will not cause great difficulties. However, the process can be lengthy and time consuming due to the bulk of the items and the presence of many folds.

Tulle products differ in appearance from everyday clothes and are able to create the perfect festive atmosphere for any girl. However, the processing of this fabric is unusually complex. Any wrinkle or wrinkle will instantly catch your eye, especially since this material is most often used when sewing wedding dresses. Surely on such a day, no one wants to "go out in public" in a rumpled outfit.

Fatin is a light mesh fabric, translucent. It is used when sewing lush petticoats, as well as in the manufacture of decorative ornaments and flowers. Needlewomen can take this material as a basis for embroidery.

In fact, ironing this fabric is incredibly difficult, because without certain precautions it can be ruined. Below are some helpful tips:

• you can use an iron, select a special ironing mode and gently iron the material through a thin fabric or gauze;
• steaming with a steam generator;
• you should hang the outfit over the bathroom with hot water turned on;
• you can wash the fabric using conditioner in the process.

Using little tricks, the question of how to smooth a tulle skirt will no longer seem so serious for the future bride. Although, it is better to ask for help from a person who has experience in handling delicate fabrics.

How to iron fabric properly?

Before you start ironing, you need to set the iron to a special mode for delicate fabrics with a minimum surface heating temperature. You can increase it only if such a need arises, but this should be done gradually.

Important! Be sure to check the soleplate of the iron before ironing. It must be perfectly clean so as not to spoil the outfit.

A difficult question remains for the bride, how to iron a tulle dress? But there is an answer to it too. Initially, you should prepare:

• iron;
• ironing board;
• special stand for ironing sleeves;
• a thin fabric that can be covered with a tulle outfit during ironing;
• sheets of thick paper;
• soft towel.

To iron a wedding dress, you have to spend a lot of time, at least an hour. Therefore, you should be patient with the whole process.

Important! In the process of ironing, do not forget to put a denser fabric on thin tulle so that the iron does not initially come into contact with the delicate material.

If there are beads or other decorative things on the bodice of the dress, then they should definitely be covered with a soft towel so as not to spoil the look. Only after the upper part of the dress has been processed, should you move on to a more time-consuming process. The skirt is more difficult to iron due to the numerous folds and ruffles.

First of all, you need to iron the front of the dress, and then proceed to the back. If necessary, the skirt should be additionally inspected and ironed over it again. Making sure that most of the work is done, you need to lay out the product on the ironing board and pay attention to other elements of the outfit.

If the dress has sleeves, then they should be ironed using a special stand, which is equipped with all ironing boards. You need to put the sleeve on it and carefully walk over it with an iron, still placing a denser material under it. So that the sleeves do not wrinkle again, two tubes should be twisted from thick paper and inserted into them.

Using the steam generator

The easiest way to smooth tulle is associated with the use of a steam generator. You just need to hang the outfit on a hanger and go over it with a vertical steamer several times until the perfect result is achieved. You should start working with the steam generator with large parts of the entire outfit, for example, with a skirt.

The material can be ironed well with a steamer, so the steam generator is great not only for processing outfits, but also for ironing curtains.

How can a hot water bath help?

When there is no steam generator in the house, and the ironing process seems too problematic due to the presence of small details on the outfit, you can use an unusual way to smooth the material. Even when working with an iron, creases can remain on the fabric, so the housewives use wise advice and smooth the tulle with hot steam. For this you need:

• turn on hot water in the bathroom and wait until the room is filled with steam;
• hang the outfit on a hanger, which should be placed on the front door;
• Leave the dress hanging like this for a couple of hours.

By the way, you can also iron the veil.

Of course, washing and ironing a tulle outfit will not be easy at home; dry cleaners can handle this task much faster. However, during the delivery of the outfit home, it may wrinkle or get dirty again.

As a rule, it is better to wash delicate fabrics at home by hand, although there is a special mode in machine wash. Just do not set high speed, so as not to accidentally spoil the fabric.

Some modern washing machines have such a mode - drying clothes. It occurs due to the processing of the material with hot steam, but in any case, even a tulle product will have to be dried in the fresh air to avoid wrinkles and creases on clothes.

The most effective is hand washing and air drying. The outfit should be shaken, which minimizes the presence of wrinkles. It can be dried on the balcony, but strong wind currents should be avoided so that the fabric stays strong longer.

There is another interesting way to iron this thin fabric. You just need to pick up a hair dryer and a spray bottle with the collected liquid. Water should sometimes be sprinkled on the fabric if it becomes clear that a wrinkle is forming during drying with a hair dryer. The flow of hot air from this device will do the work of the steamer.

If a small wrinkle was noticed on the material and there is no need to spend time ironing the entire outfit, then you can simply boil the kettle and hold the crease over the steam.
By the way, when washing with fabric softener, there are more chances that there will be no wrinkles on the fabric.

To avoid wrinkles, many housewives manage to ruin the fabric, since caring for it is very difficult. Quite rarely, in everyday life, a business person who devotes himself only to work and home puts on a dress or a tulle skirt. Usually this happens only on holidays, and as a rule, they prepare for such an event in advance. The only problem is that the torn fabric can no longer be sewn on its own, since the seam can be noticeable. In the studio, they probably know how to cope with this task without noticeable signs of material rupture.

In order to smooth out a tulle outfit as little as possible, you should properly care for this fabric - it can wrinkle after the first fitting. There are some tips to avoid unnecessary work:

• tulle can be washed at a temperature of 40 degrees;
• when spinning in a washing machine, you should choose a more gentle mode, but it is better to do without it altogether;
• in the process of washing it is better to add fabric softener;
• when hand washing, you should do without squeezing the fabric, you just need to hang the product on a hanger, shake it off well and wait until it dries in the sun;
• to do without the use of an iron, you can gently dry the outfit with a hairdryer, choosing not the highest power;

if the colored tulle has lost its brightness, then you can use water and vinegar when rinsing the outfit, which you need quite a bit to add to a container of water.

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