The problem I have with starching yardage is that if it is off grain, you can't straighten the grain after starching. If you wash the fabric first and straighten the grain before starching, you probably won't have this problem so much. Having said that, I still seem to twist the fabric while moving it to iron it. So I only starch small amounts of fabrice at a time. With Best Press, I don't have this problem. If you want the fabric stiffer, just spay/iron the fabric with it however many times you want until you get the stiffness you want.