Homemade Mary Ellen's Best Press
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#6
Actually-this video and text say that Vodka does have starch in it.
http://www.ehow.com/video_4753578_wh...a-made-of.html
http://www.ehow.com/video_4753578_wh...a-made-of.html
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Originally Posted by gale
Actually-this video and text say that Vodka does have starch in it.
http://www.ehow.com/video_4753578_wh...a-made-of.html
http://www.ehow.com/video_4753578_wh...a-made-of.html
#9
After doing more reading it sounds like it starts out with a starch and the starch converts to...something else. I am not smart in chemistry. I personally don't feel like the vodka water makes my fabric stiff. If I was starching something that really needed to be starched, like bias edges or something, I would probably use Niagara spray starch. But for pressing seams, I like the vodka water. I don't use a scent though, and I have a feeling the whole reason for the vodka is to disperse the scent and act as a preservative for it.
#10
Sounds horrible to me, but I am a diehard Mary Ellen's Best Press fan. I just watch for it to go on sale or for a 40-50% off coupon on notions from Hancocks or JoAnns. Love the stiff starchy feel as well as the scent.
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