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    Old 09-05-2013, 04:27 PM
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    Originally Posted by AlvaStitcher
    I recently bought a bottle of Niagara non-aerosol spray and love it. Be careful though if you have a laminate or wood floor under the ironing surface. It gets VERY slippery.
    I know what you mean about the spray starch making your floor slippery. I had a bad fall on the slippery floor near my ironing board. I am now very, very careful with spray starch.
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    Old 09-05-2013, 04:54 PM
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    I purchase Niagara in spray bottles - not aerosol cans. Then, I cut the Niagara 50/50 with water.
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    Old 09-05-2013, 07:25 PM
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    I love using the Niagra spray. I do like most, spray the fabric and let it almost dry before ironing. I also use Sta-Flo if I want a really heavy starch. Just have a higher amount of starch than water.
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    Old 09-06-2013, 03:07 AM
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    I use Best Press for everything...no flakes and I always buy the Rose or Lavendar scented.
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    Old 09-06-2013, 04:14 AM
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    I agree with Marty. I make my own spray starch with Sta-Flo. That way I can control how heavy or light I want it to be. When I buy it at WalMart, I generally pick up 2-3 big bottles at a time. I love working with fabric that's been starched, and it keeps it from stretching out, especially on biased edges.
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    Old 09-06-2013, 04:37 AM
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    Originally Posted by Geri B
    ...stiff as card stock......I just cannot imagine working with fabric that feels like that. But that is just me. I have been a quilter for a long time and I have never used starch to stiffen my fabric and have made many quilts, in many different patterns, some more of a challenge, but all came out fine.

    me either on the stiffness.

    why do you want the fabric so stiff? How long does it last? doesn't't that make th quilt stiff?
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    Old 09-06-2013, 05:24 AM
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    All been said. Just keep spraying.
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    Old 09-06-2013, 05:29 AM
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    I've been told not to use starch on fabric/thread items(quilts, crocheted items, heirloom pieces) you wish to store. Supposedly, Bugs are drawn to the starch and will eat the starch & threads under it. Has anyone else ever heard/experienced this?
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    I use liquid Sta-Flo and just mix it with water for light, med or heavy. I'm working on a Grandmothers Flower Garden right now and I'm using Sta-Flo full strength on each hexie so I can remove my mylar template which makes sewing them together easier. Learned a long time ago to spray starch on back of clothing then ironing on front - that way if you got flakes they were on the inside.
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    Originally Posted by star619
    I've been told not to use starch on fabric/thread items(quilts, crocheted items, heirloom pieces) you wish to store. Supposedly, Bugs are drawn to the starch and will eat the starch & threads under it. Has anyone else ever heard/experienced this?
    Apparently it depends on what area of the country you're in. I did find silverfish, so I don't store starched fabrics. There are others who say they haven't had any problems.
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