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I have been using a commercial spray and the smell is getting to me. Can I make my own and use a water bottle? if so, how much corn startch do I mix in a 2 cup container.
Thanks for the information.
Thanks for the information.
#2
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Illinois
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I don't make my own. I buy the Stay Flo starch concentrate in a Blue jug no scent , and mix to the desired strenght. Walmart carries it. I made my own but got tired of having to keep it in the refigerator, or running out when I was working on something.
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
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http://frugalliving.about.com/od/col...ray_Starch.htm
http://www.marklipinski.com/Tulip%20Tips/TTcontent.html - scroll down to tip #1
Not sure which product you're using and how offensive it is, have you tried the concentrate and diluting to your preference?
http://www.marklipinski.com/Tulip%20Tips/TTcontent.html - scroll down to tip #1
Not sure which product you're using and how offensive it is, have you tried the concentrate and diluting to your preference?
#5
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Waynesboro, Tn.
Posts: 932
I have been using homemade spray starch for about 2 years now. Just add about a tablespoon at a time and try it on your fabric until you get it as stiff as you like. Also add a tablespoon of lemon juice, the juice keeps the starch fresh. I keep two bottles by my ironing board, one with light starch, one with heavy, and always shake it up very well before using. Hope this helps. You can use bottled lemon juice! MAWLUV
#7
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I just mixed up a batch today! My recipe is as follows....
3and 3/4 cups water
1tbsp. Corn starch
(mixed into the 1/4 cup cold water below)
1/4 cup cold water
Bring the 3 and 3/4 cups water to a boil in a pan on the stove. Slowly add the cold water/ corn starch mixture to the water and wisk until blended. Reduce heat and simmer 1 minute. Add 1 tbsp. lemon juice and let cool. After cooled, put into a spray bottle and it is ready to use. Shake before using if it has been sitting a while.
This makes a light starch mixtures as others have said increase the corn starch a tbsp. at a time until you get the stiffness you want. There are other recipes but this is the one I use.
3and 3/4 cups water
1tbsp. Corn starch
(mixed into the 1/4 cup cold water below)
1/4 cup cold water
Bring the 3 and 3/4 cups water to a boil in a pan on the stove. Slowly add the cold water/ corn starch mixture to the water and wisk until blended. Reduce heat and simmer 1 minute. Add 1 tbsp. lemon juice and let cool. After cooled, put into a spray bottle and it is ready to use. Shake before using if it has been sitting a while.
This makes a light starch mixtures as others have said increase the corn starch a tbsp. at a time until you get the stiffness you want. There are other recipes but this is the one I use.
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