After it dries, I Iron my burlap to get all of the wrinkles out of it. Depending on your iron, the method you use here will vary from mine, but I will show you how I do it and you can adjust as you need to. I use a medium high setting. On my Iron, it says "Silk." You want to make sure it is not on any of the automatic steam settings. I have learned from experience that too much of the water or steam will yellow your burlap and develop a weird film on your iron. Instead I just iron and do one squirt of the steam in one big motion over a large area of my fabric, following it up with a lot of steamless strokes.
Again, all irons are different, and you will have to play around with yours to determine which setting is right for you.
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sewzallsquirrels
Hi,
I have used white vinegar in the washing machine to take the smell out of musty vintage linens and this seems to work for me. Hanging items outside in the sunshine definitely works too....spraying with a lavender water and hanging outside....or for an alternative, I put it in my car/van draped along the seats and several days in there the smells are gone too. I live in the Southwest so we have lots of sun, but elsewhere using the car dashboard works because it intensifies the sun.
Jenna Kastran
Where do you buy your burlap?
marilyn
I made burlap curtains for my first apartment in 1969. I used the pulled thread method to make narrow open stripes,and pulled lots of thread at the ends for fringe. Then I did a little bit of macrame knotting in the fringe. Obviously I was not overly dedicated to my University classwork!
JennRox
Found ya on pinterest. Thanks for posting this. Pulling the threat for a line is GENIUS!
rpp
I LOVE burlap, and have wanted to use it more, but was worried about how it would wash. Thank you so much! Featuring this on my blog on Thursday this week at createitgo.com
Kudzu
thank you, i wish i'd seen your post before i cut some burlap; this is such handy information, and i'm going to try it. i bought a big bolt of burlap online really cheap, so i have a lot left! i also hope to try to paint some burlap, maybe a bunting, or wreath?
thanks again for sharing,
kudzu
Rod Neufeld
Wow this is awesome! I love the look of the washed burlap! I am using burlap for my daughters wedding and this is perfect! Thanks so much!
Our Pinteresting Family
Thank you so much for this post.
Jenn
So awesome! Thanks for that. And Daddy days are pajama days at my house. I can usually bet that unless they're going somewhere, she'll be dressed in whatever I left her in when I get home (and she LOVES it). My husband says my daughter "prefers to be comfortable" when she's with him 😀
Robin
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SewingN00b
I was so excited when I found your post, but this did NOT work for me. I followed your directions, delicate load, warm water, 1/2 the detergent and a splash of bleach. The only thing that I got was 3 yards of tangled mess in my washer! Where did I go wrong??
Chicky
You mean that big, rough, smelly pile of burlap I have in my sewing room can be soft(er)and not smelly?
Heather@https://southernabbey.com
Hi Kristen,
I just did a review of washing burlap and put a link to this page and your site. Thanks for the detailed instructions, it's a great post! It was a lot of work but it is possible to wash burlap. Come and see your mention! Cheers, Heather
awright5237
I tried this as soon as I read this post and I am wondering if I did something wrong... I washed it on gentle but when I took it out the edges were all frayed and stringy and tangled together. Each edge unraveled about an inch.
Linda
I'm trying this today!
Jill Flory of Sew a Fine Seam
Great tip for working with burlap! Found you through pinterest - and I'm pinning it too!
Alyssa Hollis
AMAZING!
prepinparadise
Does anyone know if colored burlap can be washed? I would love to do an orange burlap Halloween rag wreath, but the salesperson at Joann informed me that their burlap is loaded with formaldehyde. Yuck!
Anonymous
Thanks so much for sharing! Love working with burlap, but not so happy with the smell
Anonymous
Can the burlap be washed after it has been hemmed?