I recently started to dip my fabric in bottled starch and love how crisp and stiff the fabric is for working. I wash/ dry my fabric to both remove chemicals, and shrinkage and see how the fabric handles. The starching process is any liquid starch diluted in a bucket to medium- hard and dip the fabric into the starch until it is soaked. Squeeze out the excess but don't twist or be too aggressive with this step. Either toss in the drier or hang on the line outside till dry. I absolutely love to work with well-starched fabric. A great bonus not having spray all over everything and clogging up the iron and less garbage for the landfill.