Originally Posted by Carol's Quilts
A lot of women would refrigerate anything that was starched and dampened before ironing if she thought she may not be able to get to the ironing before a certain length of time went by.
This is probably more than you ever wanted or needed to know about starching/dampening, but there you go. You probably also know how OLD I am!
Well, Carol, I remember it! :D My mom used to take in ironing from the family that gave me a ride across town to school every day as a way to pay them back. She used to dampen OUR clothes, ball them up, and store them in the freezer until she had time to get to them. Three kids in Catholic schools = 15 shirts a week, so there was always lots to do!
As for starch, I use the Niagara spray starch in a bottle -- cheap, works well, and you get to use the bottles over again. Starching fabric just makes it so much easier to work with. :thumbup: