Starch has shrunk my pre- cuts?
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Starch has shrunk my pre- cuts?
I have a question about using Best Press Starch. I noticed that it is shrinking my 10" precut layer cake squares by 1/4" on one side. Am I doing something wrong? The squares are not shrinking evenly. Some more than others.
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They are shrinking in the direction that was lengthwise grain (because it's stretched more in manufacture). Same thing would happen if you washed them. I pre-wash everything, so I never get to use pre-cut squares as such :-( The varying shrinkage is probably because of difference in manufacture, or maybe because you inadvertently stretched the square in pressing.
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Shrinking from starch
They are shrinking in the direction that was lengthwise grain (because it's stretched more in manufacture). Same thing would happen if you washed them. I pre-wash everything, so I never get to use pre-cut squares as such :-( The varying shrinkage is probably because of difference in manufacture, or maybe because you inadvertently stretched the square in pressing.
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I have had that happen as well and this is why the only precuts I buy now are fat quarter bundles, since I’m a starcher and presser before I start any project, it was a expensive lesson learned, I feel your pain!
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Starch shrinkage
The Best Press bottle says Starch and Sizing Alternative so I'm not sure what it actually is. How much shrinkage are you noticing with the Flatter? I'm losing 1/4" on a 10" square on one side.
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