Cleaning Linens So They Look Like New

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A few months ago my mother gave my sister and I some of my grandparent's linens. There was a tablecloth, napkins, and a table runner. All of them were very pretty. I loved the embroidery work that was on all of them, however, the yellowing of the fabric made them look dirty. A few of them had some stains on them in addition to the yellowing linen.

I decided to take them home and see if I could get the stains out. So, I found a recipe that had been written down to get rid of stains in old linens and I decided to give it a try to see if it could help me with cleaning linens. It was amazing what a difference it made. See my stained linens below before I cleaned them.

If you are dealing with yellowed or stained linens give this awesome cleaning hack a try. See my best tip for cleaning linens so they look like new.

To start off with you will need a large pot or clean sink. Fill the pot or sink with a gallon of hot water. You want to make sure the water is very hot so it can fully dissolve all of the soap. I heated mine up on the stove to make sure it was hot enough.

Once you have a gallon of hot water add in 1 cup of Biz and 1 cup of Cascade dish detergent. Stir well to make sure that you fully dissolve all of the Biz and Cascade. When you have mixed in all of the biz and cascade you can now add your linen.

Add your linen to the pot stirring to make sure that all of the linen gets fully submerged in the pot. Because I had heated up my pot I made sure to stir the linens for a few minutes so they didn't get too hot on the bottom of the pot. Once your linens are mixed in the water then set a timer for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes check your linens to see if they have turned white and have all the stains gone. If they aren't, then stir them up in the water a bit more and set a timer for another ten minutes. You can continue to do this until they are a bright white again. Most of my napkins took about 20 minutes and a badly stained tablecloth took 30 minutes.

When they are white again you can pull them from the pot and rinse them in cool water. Then wash them as you usually would. I suggest using the delicate cycle on the washing machine or hand washing.

The difference between the linens before and after I cleaned them is amazing! Check out how great they look after cleaning them.

If you want to get your yellowed linens white again I definitely recommend trying this simple tip for cleaning linens. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Cleaning Linens

To start off with you will need a large pot or clean sink. Fill the pot or sink with a gallon of hot water.  Add in 1 cup of Biz and 1 cup of Cascade dish detergent. Stir well to make sure that everything is fully dissolved.

Add your linen to the pot stirring to make sure that all of the linen gets fully submerged in the pot. Because I had heated up my pot I made sure to stir the linens for a few minutes so they didn't get too hot on the bottom of the pot. Once your linens are mixed in the water then set a timer for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes check your linens to see if they have turned white and have all the stains gone. If they aren't, then stir them up in the water a bit more and set a timer for another ten minutes. You can continue to do this until they are a bright white again. Rinse them in cool water. Then wash them as you usually would. I suggest using the delicate cycle on the washing machine or hand washing.