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Old 08-16-2009, 09:09 AM
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bearisgray
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I had cut many 5-inch squares and then decided they would be nicer and better if I sized or starched them.

Maybe I got them too wet, at any rate, when I ironed them they stretched a bit.

So - is there a "proper" way to use spray starch/sizing?

When I was a kid, the whole garment was immersed in the starch mixture - remember that little blue wax thing that was melted in it? - and then hung out to dry - don't remember if that just hand-wrung or put through the wringers again.
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