Thread: Don't do what I did!

Since I have been using starch, I love love it. Starching the fabric before using the Accugo really helps get nice cuts.I have a million 2 1/2 strips to sub cut so I thought I would save myself some time and make a large batch of liquid starch and soak the strips and then toss them into the dryer. What a mess!! It will take me forever to untangle and flatten so they can be pressed!!!! What the heck was I thinking!!!???!!!! So they are in the washing machine right now. That is what I get for being lazy!!!

Sounds like a real mess. I would be afrais it would ruin my dryer. Some short cuts are not good. I'm hoping for the best for you.

Hope it doesn't take you too long to untangle.

So sorry you're having such trouble, but I'm confused. How is putting them in the washer going to help? Won't you just have a tangled mess of WET strips?

Yes, we used to do that too! We would sprinkle them down (we had a pepsi bottle with a sprinkler cork) and then rolled them up in a towel. If we weren't able to iron them right away, we would put the bundle in the freezer, that way they wouldn't get mildew.

Originally Posted by crafty pat

My Mother used to do that, but hung them outside to dry not put them in the dryer. She would bring them in sprinkle them down, roll them in something for awhile then iron. I still have some blocks she had cut out but not done anything with, they are as stiff as cardboard.