Spring Cleaning 103
As I was brushing my teeth yesterday I noticed cob webs in my bedroom draperies and valances. I was appalled because I pride myself on not having dirty draperies. But as I continued brushing, I realized it had been far too long since I had cleaned them.
Dust and dirt can be the enemy of fabrics. Of course my bedroom draperies weren’t really dirty – no catsup or greasy fingers in my bedroom – but they were dusty. And a good way to get the dust out is to put them in the drier on air for 20-30 minutes. This fluffs them, tumbles them, and generally gets the dust out of spots that are hard to vacuum. I always use a drier sheet as I fluff them to take the static out of the fabric so the dust will end up on the lint filter rather than redistributed on the draperies.
Be sure to ALWAYS take the hooks out first since they will tear the draperies as they are tumbling. I usually put one half of the drapery in the drier at a time. Then when that panel is done, I put the other half in the drier. Immediately I put the hooks back in and hang up the first panel. This keeps the wrinkles to a minimum and I never need to press them when I do my fluffing in this order. Then I put the valance in and fluff it too.
Sometimes the treatments are mounted on a boards so obviouly that won’t go in your drier. These will need to be vacuumed. Vacuum in as many creases as you can. Since these are supported on the board it will be easier to pull and prod the fabric as you vacuum.
One more way to spend your Saturday!
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