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Old 08-11-2011, 07:48 AM
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Lori S
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Originally Posted by LLWinston44
Okay, so use it when first ironiing, getting ready to cut. Glad I checked. Lol. I would have used it on each piece! Lolol!!! I wonder if here are fabrics that don't really need it? Like batiks? They are already kind of stiff...?
I 'm a starcher from way back ... I starch everything prior to cutting. Starching batiks does have its benifits... particularly when working with bias edges , it keeps the stretch from being quite so stretchy... but some batiks still have some residual resist left in them and do not take up water/starch very well.'
For the best results in starching..... let it soak in....if its still on the surface of the fabric it will result in starch build up on the bottom of your iron.
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