my friend tells me but..........
#1
My friend has told me that she mixes liquid starch with water in a spray bottle, and when she presses her fabric before cutting, she uses this mixture and presses. Does anyone else do this??? Using mixture of liquid starch. Does it have the same effect as spray starch ??
#2
I prefer mixing my own starch. It is way less expensive than the cans and you can mix the starch as weak or as strong as you need. Also, if you are wanting to pre-shrink your fabric this is the way to go.
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I use it all the time. It is better than spray starch, as far as I know. I mix the liqued starch and water either in equal parts for stiff, or 1/3 starch to 2/3 water depending on what I want to do with the fabric. Then after I wash my fabric and dry it in the dryer, I spray the starch mixer on the fabric. I roll the fabric up and place in a plastic bag for about an hour. Then I iron. Now my fabric is ready for use. I do this with all my fabric for quilting.
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