Vodka fabric sizing recipe
#62
The recipe I've used (because I read it on QB) was 2 C distilled water to 2 oz cheap vodka. You can add a few drops of an essntial oil if you wish to have a fragrance (I don't). Mix it in a spray bottle and mist it on your fabrics when you press. It does make the seams a bit crisper and lay a bit flatter, but it is not a starch like Sta-Flo or Miracle Sizing, in that it does not make the fabric stiff. Hope this helps.
#64
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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I always liked Bounce too, and never liked the spray starches. I totally hesitated on the Best Press because of the price. Then when I had no choice and finally did try it, all I could say was .... What took me so long? So give it a try, and chances are you will say the same!
#68
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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The recipe I use is 2 cups distilled water, 2 oz vodka and 8 drops of essential oil...I prefer lavender as it is a lighter scent. I also use vodka to clean my windows, remove stains from carpet, great on mirrors...the reason being is that one day I sent my DH to the local Krogers to get 3 items, he came home with much more including a gallon jug of no name vodka. Evidently, the customer in front of him in line did not get all his groceries. I called Krogers to let them know that we had the man's vodka and the manager laughed and said - we have taken care of him, keep the vodka. So I have been trying to use it up for awhile now. The recipe is passed around our guild several times a year.
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After trying Best Press, I don't want to use anything else for difficult wrinkles. Every day pressing, I'll do with steam or dry, depending on the situation. But for wrinkles that are stubborn, or for the crease left in where the fabric is folded on the bolt - or just the opposite, where I WANT a crease, Best Press works best for me.
That said, I don't recommend buying the small bottle locally... I buy the gallon sized refill online. Because I use it sparingly, a gallon will last at least me at least a year. Where a 16 oz. bottle is about $8, I hunt around for sales when I am getting low. If I'm persistent and patient, I can usually get a gallon, with free shipping, for about $40. Sometimes I have to buy two to get that price, so will go in w/ a friend. The cost is then about $.62/oz - much more reasonable and worth the cost.
That said, I don't recommend buying the small bottle locally... I buy the gallon sized refill online. Because I use it sparingly, a gallon will last at least me at least a year. Where a 16 oz. bottle is about $8, I hunt around for sales when I am getting low. If I'm persistent and patient, I can usually get a gallon, with free shipping, for about $40. Sometimes I have to buy two to get that price, so will go in w/ a friend. The cost is then about $.62/oz - much more reasonable and worth the cost.
#70
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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it is the ethyl alcohol that is the key. my husband ( Oregon dweller) uses Ever Clear Grain Alcohol for cleaning his pipe and a few other things. Sounds like it would work in this recipe. So which is cheaper Ever Clear or Vodka. I'm in rural alaska so anything containing alcohol is either very expensive or by local option, illegal to have in the community.
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