4. Don't wring the curtains with your hands simply squeeze them or put them gently through the wringer.
5. After washing them clean dry thoroughly all your curtains, you will then know just what consistency to make your starch; make them as near their weight as when new, they hang better.
6. Prepare your starch the night before, this will save lots of time, and you won't have to wait till it cools.
7. Make a straining bag of one yard of crash toweling and strain all your starch before using as sometimes it lumps and sticks to the curtains.
8. If any mending is required do it before starching them and when clean.
9. Don't forget to charge extra for this, according to amount of mending required.
10. Get the adjustable-pin stretcher for scallop curtains, and stationary stretcher for straight edge curtains.
11. Go over the figures and lines on your stretchers with pen and ink, you will then see them at a glance.
12. For narrow curtains and short lengths, bore holes in your stretchers to meet the requirements.
13. When the curtains are ready to fold, don't fold them too much, the fewer the creases the better they look.