COLD TEA

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17966, 11 March 1930, Page 5

COLD TEA

FOR YOUR CURTAINS. Cold tea as a renovating agent for those curtains that are showing signs of wear needs to be tried to be appreciated. That it entails no additional cost is another point in its favour. First wash your curtains in the usual way. Then take several brewings of stale tea and strain through a fine piece of old muslin. Add tea water to the starch spoonful by spoonful unl.il the desired shade is attained. Now stir well for a minute and set aside for a quarter of an hour, after which the curtains should be immersed in the solution for ten to fifteen minutes. This will give them a pretty ecru shade, hide numerous minor faults, and, due to tannin in the tea. the cotton in ihe curtains is almost doubled in strength. An Ecru Tint. When the dyeing has proceeded to the shade you wish, wring out the curtains and hang Immediately in the open air, preferably in the way of a gentle breeze. If this is done the curtains will take on a lasting ecru tint. If Ihe curtains are of lace they may be "got up" almost like new by ironing well to Ihe width. This causes the design to show up clear and attractive. If, on the other hand, the lace has a raised pattern, a thick blanket or piece of felt should be slipped under the ironing sheei and the lace ho ironed over it. This will cause the raised pattern to stand out in bold relief and create a professional touch in the curtains once they are rehung. __________