Originally Posted by
Lori S
I don't find starching fabric to be difficult at all. I find sewing and cutting unstarched fabric to be more problematic. I do remember my mom boiling water to dissolve the starch, and immersing all the clothing in the starch water. I have yet to find that good old fashioned starch, but love the convienience of the liquid starch concentrate.
Some brands of powdered laundry starch have been discontinued, but Argo brand is still available. Why not just make your own. 2 Tbs corn starch, 1 pint water, shake and spray. If you wanted the old cooked kind just heat to boiling while stirring, but then it doesn't spray well and you would have to dip like mom used to. If the smell is important to you, add some essential oil to it. Did you know that many commercial starches have formaldehyde in them?