Originally Posted by TN Gal
I found a recipe for Spray Starch Alternative....no starch in it....is 2 cups distilled water, 2 Tbsp vodka, 8-10 drops Lavender Essential Oil. Put in spray bottle and shake before using. Vodka helps get the wrinkles out of the fabric and gives them a slight crisp feel. I think it also helps mix the oil with the water.
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Even my grocery stores sell it - Stay Flo... plastic bottle.
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Originally Posted by Sierra
I have looked and looked for liquid starch and can't find any. When I ask people at the stores about it they look at me blank! The younger clerks will tell me "Starch comes in a spray can." The spray has it's place, but sometimes I want to stabilize a large piece and want to use a liquid. Can someone(s) out there give me a recipe for starch? Or tell me where they get theirs? Thanx.
be sure to read the posts in this...and you can do a search at the top of this page and find many more topics on starch and how to make/use your own which is really easy and cheaper than buying! |
Thanks everyone.... I've tried the local target, but.... did I ask an older woman (no she was young), and did I check out the bottom shelf don't remember). We don't have a Walmart, but I will check out different groceries.
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<--- also sees it at Walmart in the big plastic jug in the same area as the detergents, but on the bottom shelf.
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for starch, i absolutely use ellens best press, love the scents and doesnt flake like starch does, i also like to use a product called sizing, as it doesnt flake like starch does either. and in the chat room i found out if you use 1 cup of (cheap) vodka and 1 cup of water, its supposed to be starch too, your choice, good luck
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I've never heard of putting clothes in the refridge. I've never used liquid starch before either. Whats the difference with that and regular spray? Also how do you put liquid spray on what your ironing just use your fingers or paint brush?
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Google "Sta-flo Liquid Starch." Several stores carry it . I get it a Wal-Mart. A word of advice; be sure you put what you mixed and not used in the fridge. It will sour and mold.
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Originally Posted by AliKat
"I found several recipes on the internet for "homemade starch" - try Google. Corn starch, borax, and water...."
I seem to remember it also had Vodka with the recipe ... or was that to drink, like making margueritas? ali |
Originally Posted by dglvr
Also how do you put liquid spray on what your ironing just use your fingers or paint brush?
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walmart, bottom shelf and my grocery store, bottom shelf
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Originally Posted by sewtruterry
Because around here since I am short ( just under 5 feet tall) the starch is always on the top shelf.
Originally Posted by weezie
I thought the bugs eating starched fabric was a problem only if the starch was home-made. If you know whether the bug problem applies to ALL starched fabric, please tell me and I will re-wash all those again.
Originally Posted by MaryAnna
Vodka is also a great antiseptic and insect deterrent....they don't like Vodka.
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jo anns, handcock fabrics, hobby lobby and walmart sell it here
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Originally Posted by weezie
Please clarify something for me, please.
I recently washed, starched (with Sta-Flo), & ironed a LOT of fabric, only to discover that I did not like the combination of colors together, so I put most of it back in my stash. I thought the bugs eating starched fabric was a problem only if the starch was home-made. If you know whether the bug problem applies to ALL starched fabric, please tell me and I will re-wash all those again. I'm reluctant to do that because there is a lot of fabric there, but I am even more reluctant to have bugs eat it. |
If you haven't been given the link already, do a search on this board for the starch recipe. There have threads about this just last month.
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Cannot be found in Canada!
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Originally Posted by kwiltnutt
Cannot be found in Canada!
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Diane Gaudynski's (master machine quilter) information for making starch:
"Try my recipe for spray starch for all your pressing/piecing needs. Remember, you can adjust any of these amounts to suit your own needs, and also don't keep this for more than two weeks max. I make up a batch when I need it, then dump it out when I'm finished. It produces a super flat stable quilt: Dissolve half a teaspoon (or one teaspoon for a stiffer starch) of regular Argo cornstarch (in your cupboard probably) in a few tablespoons of cold water in a heat proof 2-cup measuring pitcher like Pyrex. Add boiling water to make one cup, stirring constantly. Then add cold water to the 2 cup line. Let cool and use in a pump spray bottle. Shake it every time you spray. You may have to dilute it a little if it is too thick or builds up white flakes. Lasts a week or so as there are no preservatives, no chemicals, no nothing that harms us or the environment, and it’s practically free, except for the spray bottle! Don't starch fabrics for storage as it will attract critters such as centipedes, and mice." |
Originally Posted by Prism99
Originally Posted by dglvr
Also how do you put liquid spray on what your ironing just use your fingers or paint brush?
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Thanks, Sadiemae & Peckish. They are all together, so at least I won't have to search for them before I can re-wash.
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I found this one here about a month ago and made it. Works great/ recipe follows;
1/4 up of corn statch 1/2 c of watrer add a qt. of boiling water and mix |
I found some in both Walmart, and local grocer. Not with laundry detergent or softner, look where color blockers, some ritz...you will probably find it there
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Wal-Mart has it.
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There is a sight called TIPNUT.COM it has about every homemade cleaner and soaps ex you could want.Very neet sight.
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Linit starch is excellent! I brought three huge bottles off amazon for less than $20. Hubby loves it on his uniforms too.
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Look for STA Flo Starch it only comes in a half gallon size .
Walmart carries it and it is on the top shelf in our store. If you don't have walmart check other Grocery stores or try Dollar store. Good Luck. |
Guess only us "old people" know about liquid starch. It is in a blue plastic bottle...there is a quart bottle and a half gallon. STA-FLO is the name of it. You will find it in the laundry soap aisle of the grocery store....I can also get it at Walmart. I mix a little in a spray bottle. I also LOVE Mary Ellen's Best Press...that is a little more expensive, but also very, very nice to pres with and iron your clothes with it too.
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opps......hit it twice.
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I just finished using a spray bottle of Sta-Flo that I mixed up last winter. It wasn't moldy and it hadn't even gummed up the spray bottle! No, it was not in the refrigerator and we had an unusually hot summer here.
Originally Posted by Prism99
Have you checked grocery stores? I wouldn't expect to find it at JoAnn's or in pharmacies.
The homemade stuff is fine, but only lasts about a week in the frig before it starts getting moldy. Even Sta-Flo, once it is mixed with water, gets moldy eventually. It's really inexpensive, so you just mix up a fresh batch as needed. |
You can keep in 'fridge for a bit, but they will sour.
This is for the starch made from the box product. Sta-Flo will keep longer, it's pasturized.
Originally Posted by VickyS
I tried our local Joann's and our box store pharmacy, no luck. Do the homemade recipes with Corn Starch mold after awhile?
Since I'm slow about getting my projects done to be washed, I'd hate to use a biodegradable product if it's going to degrade before I get the project done! Some of the recipes caution to dispose of the unused starch after a couple of days. |
Check this out from www.staflo.com
Store Locator~ You can find a variety of Purex products at these major retailers and your local supermarkets. Walmart ShopRite CVS Dollar Tree Wegmans Target Walgreens Food Lion PublixStop & Shop Nash Finch Kroger Meijer Rite-Aid Giant Eagle Jewel Dollar GeneralSupervalu HEB Hy-Vee Family Dollar Kmart Sam's Club Winn Dixie Safeway |
Back in the day when people ironed. we would spray water on our clothes, sheets etc. and roll them up and put them in the fridge until we ironed them. Oh so long ago. Now I only iron when I am quilting. :)
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Originally Posted by Peckish
Originally Posted by quiltmouse
I have waterdampened clothes that I left in the fridge too long & it molded.
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They also have it at Shop Rite, the Linit brand.
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I got mine at Smart and Final!
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Shoprite with the spray starch
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I found some of the 'old timey' Argo (sp?) starch that was used 'eons' ago in a small Mom and Pop type grocery store.
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