Using starch in quilting
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Originally Posted by sahm4605
I just soak my fabric and the let it dry completely and then iron the snot out of it so that it will be stiff as a board, fold and on all the folds I iron them flat as can be. this way when I go to cut it I have four layers I am cutting threw. But this is just me. and it is probably being done wrong, but it works for me. you should try a few different ways of using starch and find the one you like best.
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just pick up a can of spray starch in the laundry isle of the grocery store, take it home and spritz a piece of cotton fabric that needs to be pressed. let the starch soak in then press. you will have a nice, crisp peice of fabric to cut. no secrets to using starch
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I starch fabrics from my stash, especially the old stuff, but when I buy new, I dont see the need for starch. My stash is old stuff that my mother put away YEARS ago, but it is darling stuff. I cant bear to toss it.
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Originally Posted by amma
Originally Posted by sahm4605
I just soak my fabric and the let it dry completely and then iron the snot out of it so that it will be stiff as a board, fold and on all the folds I iron them flat as can be. this way when I go to cut it I have four layers I am cutting threw. But this is just me. and it is probably being done wrong, but it works for me. you should try a few different ways of using starch and find the one you like best.
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Originally Posted by AnitaGrossmanSolomon
Originally Posted by Nancy Jean
Is there a tutorial on using starch in making your quilt? I could not find it, but noticed people talking about it.
-Anita
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