Originally Posted by kwiltnutt
Any Canadians reading? I have searched high and low and cannot find liquid starch in Canada. I even checked the Nova Scotia stores while I was visiting my dd last month!
I'm not Canadian, but got curious. I get Sta-Flo liquid laundry starch in the U.S. and it works great for quilting. When I Googled, it does look as if liquid starch cannot be found in Canada.
One thing I would suggest is going to customer service at every grocery store and Walmart you frequent, requesting they stock Sta-Flo.
Also, you have the option of making your own liquid starch at home. There are various recipes on the net. Almost all commercial starch is made from corn, so if you can purchase cornstarch (powder in the baking section of the grocery store), you can make your own. Boiled homemade starch lasts the longest. Here are links to some of the recipes, etc. I found:
http://www.pinkyhasabrain.com/homema...starch-recipe/
http://www.ehow.com/how_4917067_home...ed-starch.html
Pinky even has a Youtube video on making starch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xp87HykG34
There are also dry starch brands such as Argo and Peal that you may be able to find.
The advantage of Sta-Flo is simply that it's already made up for me and, as long as I don't mix it with water, it keeps indefinitely in its plastic jug without getting moldy. Homemade starch will not last as long without getting moldy because you won't have preservatives in it.
Edit: It looks like Pinky's video shows how to make a starch for spraying. I use a thicker mixture (would probably clog up a sprayer) for my starch method, which is to "paint" starch onto yardage with a large wall painting brush, dry in dryer, then iron with steam.