Converted to Liquid Starch
01-23-2014, 01:20 AM
#31
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I always wash finished quilts, so there is no starch residue. Love this method. Will try it next time that I have a pile of fat quarters or small pieces to starch. I have 2 and 2 1/2 gal zip locks that I use for blocks and scrap sorting that will work great for this! Thanks for the idea!
01-23-2014, 04:17 AM
#32
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My grandmother always starched her fabric with liquid starch. She had a cloth bag that she would put the wet, starched fabric in and then placed it in her icebox. She would leave it there for several hours and then iron. She said the cold made the starch stick to the fabric and not flake when she ironed. I have never tried that, but this thread reminded me and I just might.
01-23-2014, 09:51 AM
#33
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I have never used starch much, but am very interested. I saw where you said you washed "a pile" of batiks and soaked in 2 cups liquid starch. I feel my questions will sound terribly stupid . . . but I'd like more details. What size bag? Did you close it and lay it somewhere for a while? Or . . . did you squish the fabric around to get it t evenly absorb. ????????????? Guess I am dense, but I simply don't know what to do. I am fearful that if I try it without more confidence in what I'm doing that I will abandon what might be a wonderful help to me. Thanks in advance or offered suggestions/comments.
02-01-2014, 08:59 PM
#34
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I love starch and always starch my fabric and blocks but find it impossible to buy in my part of Canada. I have my daughter and friend buy me starch every time they head to the States (I've had a couple of funny questions from border crossing security when they saw my boxes of starch!) and now I have a little Starch hoard that I share with my quilting buddies (I gave all my Stitch and Share friends starch for Valentine's Day). I love the non aerosol Niagara Spray starch and was recently sent ironing starch by Oxford and Wells from Texas which is also a marvelous product. I just wish that I could buy starch in Canada!
02-02-2014, 03:47 PM
#35
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I have never used starch much, but am very interested. I saw where you said you washed "a pile" of batiks and soaked in 2 cups liquid starch. I feel my questions will sound terribly stupid . . . but I'd like more details. What size bag? Did you close it and lay it somewhere for a while? Or . . . did you squish the fabric around to get it t evenly absorb. ????????????? Guess I am dense, but I simply don't know what to do. I am fearful that if I try it without more confidence in what I'm doing that I will abandon what might be a wonderful help to me. Thanks in advance or offered suggestions/comments.
02-02-2014, 04:26 PM
#36
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I should have mentiond that I also use liquid starch in a small dish, (doll china, or ceramic tea bag holder) and a small square soft paint brush to paint the edges of appliqué to iron the edges smooth and sharp for sewing down, since I can't seem to make nice rounded edges using needle turn. I learned to do it from a McCalls video on Youtube. I am a klutz with some things, like needle turn appliqué. :-D
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