Satin is considered a very popular fabric, which is used for making bed linen. This material has a glossy sheen and a structure that is pleasant to the human body, for what it is called "cotton silk".
By the way, underwear from such a fabric has a number of positive qualities, for example, it can perfectly warm a person in the cold season, and on a hot summer day the body is very pleasantly cool. Satin underwear is characterized by good durability and functionality, it always has a smart and rich look. Therefore, if you listen to our advice on how to wash bed linen from satin, it will certainly last a long time and will gladden your eye for many years with its new and bright appearance.
Features of bed linen from satin
As we have already said, the main feature of satin is its long service life. By the way, the correct washing of bed linen from satin can allow it to withstand as many as 300 washes, which will not damage either the strength or the coloring of the material.
Satin underwear, as a rule, does not have the quality of molting at the time of washing, even if you wash it in a washing machine. This is primarily due to the fact that during the production of this material, after it has been bleached and painted, the fabric passes through a special additional wash. In this wash is added the so-called fixer of paint, thanks to which the bed linen does not lose its color. So if you are thinking of erasing a set of such linen, do not be afraid that it will color other things or lose its brightness and saturation. Another important fact is that such laundry does not shrink during washing. And all thanks to the same technology.
How to properly wash satin
The most suitable temperature for washing duvet covers and sheets from satin should range from 40 to 60 degrees. It is strictly forbidden to add laundry detergents into the laundry, which contain a very high level of bleaching substances. Such a means damages the structure of the tissue, making it very thin and prone to the formation of holes. As a result, the length of the service life of satin laundry is reduced.
Before you start the process of washing satin linen, it is recommended to fasten all buttons and zippers on the pillowcases, and turn the duvet cover inside out.
It is forbidden to wash bed linen from satin simultaneously with artificial fabrics, especially it concerns polyester. Coarse polyester fibers will cling to natural threads of satin, as a result of which the fabric will completely lose its most valuable properties - softness and smoothness. In other words, the linen will become rough and begin to crumble.
By the way, every housewife must know that bed linen from satin does not need to be ironed at all. And this is another of his weighty plus. Due to its strong structure and special way of twisted cotton threads, satin fabric practically does not acquire such "unwanted" after washing normal linen "wrinkles". Well, if you really want to get the maximum smoothness of such linen, you will not need an iron again - it will be enough to use a special balm-conditioner for laundry.
For more effective washing it is recommended to wash satin underwear with a half-loaded drum of a washing machine. This is due to the fact that satin underwear in wet form has a high weight and volume. For example, the average pillow case can have a weight equal to 200 grams, a quilt cover - about 700 grams, and a sheet - 500 grams.
And last, often bed linen sets made of satin can have expensive and elegant embroideries of varying complexity. In this case, the washing of such a set "with decoration" does not require any special recommendations, but is made according to the above-mentioned scheme. The only thing that needs to be added is the use of an iron. In other words, after washing such a set of satin linen is best pat. It is best to do this from the wrong side under a temperature regime that does not exceed the 90 degree mark.