Originally Posted by mar32428
Is this stiff enuf to hold biases?
I mix Sta-Flo liquid laundry starch 1:1 with water, "paint" it onto my fabric using a large wall painting brush, toss the fabric in the dryer, and iron with steam. It comes out with about the stiffness of cardstock. It is *extremely* stable even for bias cuts. I use it this way on background fabric for machine applique also, and it is stiff enough that I do not need to use a stabilizer, even if I am doing satin stitch (no tunneling).
Some people spray it on; I don't know if it comes out as stiff that way.
Also, I'm not sure if there are other brands of starch on the market -- liquid or powdered -- so I'm not sure how other brands might work.