Originally Posted by Zhillslady
I still get flaking with this. Nothing like usual starch though. What settings are u using?
I use the cotton setting on my iron (sorry, I don't know what temp that is) with steam.
It's unlikely to be the setting on your iron, though. Flaking is almost always caused by not giving the spray a chance to absorb into the fabric before pressing/ironing. Depending on many variables, the time required is anywhere from 30 seconds to 30 minutes.
Variables include how tightly spun the threads the fabric is woven from, how tightly woven the fabric is, whether your washing machine removes all the detergent from the fabric (leaving a trace amount of detergent in often helps starch soak in faster), etc. Tightness of weave includes both the thread count and the size of the thread woven; a 50x60 fabric can be more tightly woven than a 100x120 fabric if the lower thread count fabric was woven with thicker thread. Over time and much starching, you get to the point where your guesstimate of how long to let the starch soak in becomes quite accurate.
One trick is to spray the fabric, then roll it up, squoosh it a few times, then lay it out for pressing/ironing.
If you're in a hurry and can't or don't want to wait, what usually works is to do the ironing in steps. The first step is to run the iron over the top of the fabric, just barely touching the top of the wrinkles, to get the fabric hot. Then you run over the same area again, lightly touching the iron down. And finally, iron at the normal pressure to give the final finish to the fabric.
If you want a really heavy starch, wring the fabric out in the starch solution and throw it in the dryer (in a lingerie bag if ravelling threads bother you). It will come out of the dryer horribly wrinkled and hard but when you hit it with the steam, it will smooth out like magic. And no sticking or flaking!