Arggh Spray Starch!!
#21
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 673
I make my own starch. Easy and cheap. I can't stand all those aerosol sprays.
Don't know why people keep using those. They are bad for your health and for the environment.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t158141-2.html
Don't know why people keep using those. They are bad for your health and for the environment.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t158141-2.html
I take the warning seriously about starch making fabric attractive to insects. I've had some good clothing ruined by moths. Is there anything you can add to the starch when you treat to repel them? Do people still use mothballs for storage?
#22
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Posts: 8,139
Your body is screaming at you to stop, so listen to it. No quilt is worth your health, no matter who it is for.
Finish it without the starch. If it doesn't turn out as wonderful as you imagined, that's ok. Your health comes first, and I'm pretty sure your DD would agree.
Finish it without the starch. If it doesn't turn out as wonderful as you imagined, that's ok. Your health comes first, and I'm pretty sure your DD would agree.
#23
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 673
Your body is screaming at you to stop, so listen to it. No quilt is worth your health, no matter who it is for.
Finish it without the starch. If it doesn't turn out as wonderful as you imagined, that's ok. Your health comes first, and I'm pretty sure your DD would agree.
Finish it without the starch. If it doesn't turn out as wonderful as you imagined, that's ok. Your health comes first, and I'm pretty sure your DD would agree.
#24
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Alturas, CA
Posts: 9,393
Are you using the canned starch or the concentrated, that you dilute 50/50 and put in a spray bottle(or at least I do)?
I've had some starched fabrics in my drawers without any problems. I believe that if you don't have an insect(silverfish) problems before that you won't have a problem with them if you start using starch,IMHO.
I've had some starched fabrics in my drawers without any problems. I believe that if you don't have an insect(silverfish) problems before that you won't have a problem with them if you start using starch,IMHO.
Last edited by pocoellie; 10-30-2015 at 07:18 PM.
#25
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 390
I know I am in a minority, a very small minority, but I avoid chemicals whenever possible, basically for health and environmental issues. I prewash all fabrics to remove chemicals and don't add any back if I can help it. I avoid products with ingredients I can't pronounce. There are exceptions like fusible for applique because I don't have another alternative. I even use natural cleaners in the house when I can. Chemicals are so pervasive in our lives that I use more than I realize or want to. But if a chemical or product causes a health issue, it isn't worth it. I used Magic sizing on the second quilt I ever made, but I had breathing issues so never again and my quilts have turned out fine.
#26
BTDT. Some add a few drops of lavender oil but I've never tried. Cornstarch is cheap
so I usually make a new batch for each project.
#27
#30
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
I don't starch any of the fabric I piece, actually I don't prewash either.......when I read starch until stiff like paper, makes my piecing so precise .......I wonder if the piecing would be just as good without the starching, maybe just because the person is just improving on sewing skills...
I have been quilting for over 20 yrs......love the feel of the fabric, don't want to sew paper........and my seams, points, y seams, curves are matching, but it takes accuracy in cutting and matching and slow sewing to get that, not starch!
I have been quilting for over 20 yrs......love the feel of the fabric, don't want to sew paper........and my seams, points, y seams, curves are matching, but it takes accuracy in cutting and matching and slow sewing to get that, not starch!
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