Liquid Starch When Blocking a Wall Hanging?
08-05-2012, 05:04 PM
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NO, the point of blocking is to ease the fibers to the shape you want, not force them permanently. Just use water or steam, depending on dry or wet blocking. No starch necessary. The quilt will stay 'blocked' until it gets wet again.
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/blocking.htm
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/blocking.htm
08-06-2012, 05:33 AM
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NO, the point of blocking is to ease the fibers to the shape you want, not force them permanently. Just use water or steam, depending on dry or wet blocking. No starch necessary. The quilt will stay 'blocked' until it gets wet again.
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/blocking.htm
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/blocking.htm
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