Laundering Of Cotton Fabrics

Cotton is the most used and preferred fabric of the summer season. Everyone loves to wear cotton during this season. The clothes we use needs to be washed and dried to use it again.

Cotton clothes gets a more clean and fresh look when starched. Starching requires some amount of care and attention.

First examine the cloth to get to know about any special instructions to follow in washing and handling.

Sorting: sort them out according to their size and colours.

Steeping: soak them in liquid soaps or detergents to remove dust and dirt. Soaking time depends on the liquids strength and quality of the fabric.

Washing: When the allotted time of soaking is over, wash it well with the help of a brush and stain removals if needed any.

Rinsing: Rinse the cloth well for two or three times in plain water to get rid of soap and detergent.

Stiffening and bleaching: Many stiffening agents are now available in the market, do follow the instructions and measurements to obtain good results. Bleaching can be done after stiffening, requirements vary for one fabric to the other.

Removal of moisture: Excess moisture from stiffening agents and bleach can be removed by allowing the fabric to drip off the excess moisture. Squeezing damages and impairs the starch effect.

Drying: White clothes can be made to dry in direct sunlight, were as colour clothes can be made to dry in shade in summer season.

Finishing: Before ironing, fabrics need to dried properly and must be folded in a proper way to get uniform ironing.

Ironing: Ironing must be done with utmost care and the variation in the heat must be strictly followed so as to get the fine look &form of the fabric.