Sta- Flo liquid starch for getting really stiff fabric
05-11-2013, 06:37 AM
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I haven't had any trouble with getting the Sta Flo starch, most likely the stores around you don't want to stock it. I mean we're a little hole in the wall town and the closest "big" town is 100 miles away.
05-11-2013, 06:39 AM
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I have several boxes of Argo Glossy Powdered starch. I was told it has been discontinued. I have six 1/2 gallon jugs of Stay Flo I bought on clearance for $1 each just a few weeks ago. The store was not going to stock it anymore. The manager said it took up too much shelf space and not moving fast enough.
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05-11-2013, 09:00 AM
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When I looked for spray starch in our local K-Mart there was not one starch product of any type on the shelves and no open space where they might be stocked.
05-11-2013, 10:06 AM
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05-12-2013, 03:22 AM
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You can get very stiff fabric by mixing your own starch and it would probably cost less
than Sta-Flo. We don't have Sta-Flo here so I mix my own starch and cook it for a minute
to stabilize it. I mix 1/4 cup of cornstarch with 1/2 cup of cold water then add 1 quart of
boiling water. Stir it well and bring to a boil for a min. Let cool.
Sometimes I add more water if I don't want it as stiff as cardboard. Hope this helps.
than Sta-Flo. We don't have Sta-Flo here so I mix my own starch and cook it for a minute
to stabilize it. I mix 1/4 cup of cornstarch with 1/2 cup of cold water then add 1 quart of
boiling water. Stir it well and bring to a boil for a min. Let cool.
Sometimes I add more water if I don't want it as stiff as cardboard. Hope this helps.
05-12-2013, 03:27 AM
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I find mine at the Family Dollar store (not a $1 store) and the local chain grocery store.
I'm going to try the homemade recipes I've been seeing lately though.
Nan - Indiana
I'm going to try the homemade recipes I've been seeing lately though.
Nan - Indiana
05-12-2013, 04:28 AM
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Prisma99! Where are you in Western Wisconsin? I am in Grantsburg.
Put in a request at your local grocery stores and Walmart for Sta-Flo. If people ask for it, the store will often start stocking it.
Oh, look what I got when I thought about looking it up on Walmart online (because they have pickup in stores with no shipping charge):
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sta-Flo-Li...fl-oz/15028887
I wonder if my local Walmart in WI still has it???
Oh, look what I got when I thought about looking it up on Walmart online (because they have pickup in stores with no shipping charge):
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sta-Flo-Li...fl-oz/15028887
I wonder if my local Walmart in WI still has it???
05-12-2013, 05:01 AM
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You can get very stiff fabric by mixing your own starch and it would probably cost less
than Sta-Flo. We don't have Sta-Flo here so I mix my own starch and cook it for a minute
to stabilize it. I mix 1/4 cup of cornstarch with 1/2 cup of cold water then add 1 quart of
boiling water. Stir it well and bring to a boil for a min. Let cool.
Sometimes I add more water if I don't want it as stiff as cardboard. Hope this helps.
than Sta-Flo. We don't have Sta-Flo here so I mix my own starch and cook it for a minute
to stabilize it. I mix 1/4 cup of cornstarch with 1/2 cup of cold water then add 1 quart of
boiling water. Stir it well and bring to a boil for a min. Let cool.
Sometimes I add more water if I don't want it as stiff as cardboard. Hope this helps.
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