Originally Posted by catrancher
Originally Posted by Moonpi
People have been using starch for centuries with no problems. In fact,old table linens that were heavily starched, are generally in better shape than clothing of the same vintage, which was not.
I would have to agree with this. I have tons and tons of doilies in my cedar chest, made by my grandmother. She had a heart condition and had to lie down most of the day. She was never without some kind of handwork, mostly crocheting doilies. I have HUNDREDS of doilies. Someday I'm going to incorporate them into quilts, but for now, there they sit. And they look as good a the day she made them some 70 years ago.
I also agree. I have a steamer trunk filled with my mom's heavily-starched crocheted doilies and embroidered scraves and have no problems with bugs or discoloration over, I would guess, 20 or 25 years or more. If there's a bug problem it must be caused by something other than the starch.