Starching Jeans
#1
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Starching Jeans
My son asked if I would starch his jeans. Of course I agreed. Can someone tell me how long I need to soak them in the washer in Stayflo mixture etc. It has been at least 35 years since I’ve done this.
Any help is appreciated
Rward
Any help is appreciated
Rward
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way back in the 1950s - Mom would just dip her husband's overalls in "the starching bowl" and wring them out and line dry
i think she used Argo starch - with Satina added to it.
Starch - put some in huge bowl - add enough cold water to get the starch wet - looked cloudy - added boiling water -then it got sort of not cloudy -
there probably were directions on the package for proportions of water to starch
could be made from runny to thick
i think she used Argo starch - with Satina added to it.
Starch - put some in huge bowl - add enough cold water to get the starch wet - looked cloudy - added boiling water -then it got sort of not cloudy -
there probably were directions on the package for proportions of water to starch
could be made from runny to thick
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: NW Kansas
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I us Stayflo all the time. I starch most of my fabric before cutting. I mix it equal parts 1/2 gal of starch and 1/2 gal water. dip fabric in starch mixture they wring out and line dry. Should be the same with jeans.
#5
hmmm... 50+ years ago, I was a new bride, DH was in the Marines, needed his utilities starched and pressed. I did my best, but it wasn't good enough. He ironed his own utilities from then on, and we both were happy. (At least I was.)