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    Old 10-28-2010, 05:31 PM
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    What type of starch do you use when pressing?

    I am having a hard time pressing out the seams of some fat quarters. I'm using the heck out of my steam button on the iron, but may have to resort to something else.

    Thanks!
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    Old 10-28-2010, 05:38 PM
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    Whatever is on sale!
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    Old 10-28-2010, 05:38 PM
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    I just buy the cheapest cans of starch that I can find. Some only use Mary Ellen's Best Press.
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    I mix my own:
    1 cup Sta Flo Concentrate
    1 cup water
    1 cup Fabreeze
    Put in spray bottle and starch away.
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    Best Press!
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    Old 10-28-2010, 06:19 PM
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    Originally Posted by featherweight
    I mix my own:
    1 cup Sta Flo Concentrate
    1 cup water
    1 cup Fabreeze
    Put in spray bottle and starch away.
    I do the same as you, but I don't use the Fabreeze. If I want the item to be heavy starched then I change the ratio of Sta Flo to water.
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    Old 10-28-2010, 06:22 PM
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    Originally Posted by featherweight
    I mix my own:
    1 cup Sta Flo Concentrate
    1 cup water
    1 cup Fabreeze
    Put in spray bottle and starch away.
    woo, what a purty machine! I want one that color, lol! :-D
    thanks for the starch recipe, too :XD:
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    Old 10-28-2010, 06:41 PM
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    I use Faultless with the blue top.
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    Originally Posted by featherweight
    I mix my own:
    1 cup Sta Flo Concentrate
    1 cup water
    1 cup Fabreeze
    Put in spray bottle and starch away.
    Yup I make my own for piecing and I use best press on the finished top..
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    Old 10-28-2010, 07:06 PM
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    Best Press is really the best, but it is kind of pricey. It smells good too. Every scent I've tried was fabulous!
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