Originally Posted by
didi
How do you starch your fabric in a sink or do you use your washing machine? I'm on a septic tank, will starch be bad for that? Thanks, for any info.
Have never used the washing machine for starching, so that one I know nothing about. Have used the sink for starching (used to work for a restaurant and our bows had to be STIFFLY starched each day), I used full out of the bottle for stiff as a board. You will have to work on how stiff you want your fabric (so mix your starch with that in mind), your fabric needs to be washed then dried (you might press lightly to get the big wrinkles out). Then lay your fabric into the starch (so that every inch is wet), take off ALL excess starch and hang dry (I always did this over the bath tub). When fabric was dry, you might touch up your fabric with an iron. Good luck
MOST of all you don't want to use a lot (if any), steam