Burlap is a great fabric that can be used in all kinds of crafts, but it can have an unpleasant odor and hold onto dirt and debris.You can clean it by hand or in a washing machine.
Step 1: Load the laundry into your washing machine.
Since it produces a lot of lint, it is best to machine wash it.If you don't, all your other laundry will be covered with tiny burlap fibers.If you do a lot of washing, you may need to do more than one load.
Step 2: For a normal load, add half the amount of laundry detergent.
You don't need as much detergent for machine washing as you do for regular loads.Pour any kind of laundry detergent into the machine.
Step 3: The water is warm enough to wash the burlap.
It is important that you use a delicate setting on your washing machine.The washing machine has a full cycle.
Step 4: When the washing is done, let the air dry.
The machine dryer can be too harsh on the fabric.Instead of hanging it from a clothesline, hang it over a couple of chairs in aventilated area.It may take several hours for the burlap to dry.
Step 5: Remove excess lint by shaking the dried burlap.
If you have a lot of lint on it after washing it, take it outside and shake it.If there is any lint left, you can use a lint roller.
Step 6: Warm water is a good place to start filling up a sink or tub.
There is enough room for all of it if you use a tub.A large sink will work.
Step 7: As the water fills up, pour a cap-full of laundry detergent into it.
The detergent will sudsy when the water is running.You can shut off the water once the sink or tub is full.
Step 8: The water is sudsy.
Push it down with your hands.Wait and wash the leftover burlap if you can't fit all of it.
Step 9: You can squeeze it with your hands.
This will help remove dirt and debris from the fabric.Don't let the burlap get wet in the water.
Step 10: The burlap should be soaked for 15-20 minutes.
Any dirt or debris that's clinging to the fabric will be flushed out with the help of the soaking.If the water gets darker as the burlap soaks, this is a sign that the soaking is working.
Step 11: You can rinse the burlap with cold water.
All the leftover detergent gets washed away when you turn the burlap over.Remove any excess water from the sink when you are done rinsing.
Step 12: Hang it up to dry.
If possible, hang it up outside.If you can't hang it up outside, put it in a well-ventilated room.If you put it outside, hang it up in the shade.It is possible for direct sunlight to make burlap fade.