Originally Posted by
chamby
Try using Best Press next time. It works great without the white specks.
I like Best Press but not its price tag. I learned on this board how to make my own. The recipe I use is 2 ounces of vodka, 2 cups of water, 8-10 drops of essential oil if you want. (There are other recipes!) I got the essential oil (lavender) at the drug store. They had to order it and one little bottle cost $20 but I haven't made a dent in it probably because I don't use more than 3 or 4 drops. DH had a really sensitive nose and we share the den/sewing room so we can be together. But the lavender smells lovely even at the reduced level, so subtle and clean smelling!
I do use starch for stiffness and don't find that my homemade or name brand Best Press does the job of adding body that the starch does. I only starch those fabrics that are more "flimsy" than others, not every fabric and certainly not most.