GrannieAnnie

And I used an old window cleaner bottle for mine. I like it so much better than the store bought spray.

GrannieAnnie

I'm having pretty good luck with the StaFlo. It flakes sometimes, but only when I get wild with the spray.

MsEithne

Most of the vodka on the market is actually made from grains (mostly sorghum, corn, rye or wheat). Anything that is rich in carbs (starch) can be used, including soybeans, molasses, grapes, rice, sugar, etc. There are still some vodkas that include potatoes, but they are a tiny minority, more of a novelty than anything.

The most expensive vodkas are made from wheat or rye.

bamamama

Thank you Nana, my blog address was with my original post and it somehow disappeared. I suppose the Quilting Board police didn't like that I added it to my post????? Not sure what happened. I should have just posted the recepie here. Was not on the computer yesterday so I didn't see all this until this morning. Here's the recepie

Here’s how to make your own Spray Starch:
Measure a scant teaspoon of Argo Cornstarch or any other cooking type cornstarch. Dissolve it in a few TBSP of cold water in a 2 cup glass measuring cup then add boiling water to the 1 cup line and stir until totally dissolved. Add cold water to the 2 cup line. Put in a fine mist sprayer. (The kind you get from the beauty department of the drug store works best. Be sure to label the bottle.
Shake the bottle every time you spray. If white flaking occurs dilute with additional water. Shake well every time you spray. The bottle of starch only lasts a week or so. Make a fresh batch each week or when you start cutting and piecing a new project. There are no preservatives, no chemicals, nothing that harms us or the environment.
Don't starch fabrics for storage as I have heard it will attract critters such as silverfish, centipedes, and mice. After you have finished binding your quilt it should be washed or rinsed to remove the starch. I hear that lavender oil will keep the critters away, but I think washing the quilt is best.
Use spray starch before cutting fabrics to prevent distortion and fraying and add more when pressing seams. If you spritz the fabric and press carefully parallel to the selvages of the fabric it will give it a wonderful body. Don't push and pull on the fabric with the iron; be gentle, let the weight and heat of the iron do the work for you.
Happy Quilting!!!!

damaquilts

well with all the discussion ya know what. I am going to try it for myself. And if it doesn't work it was $5 and I can still add it for a preservative. Or just add distilled water some essential oil and make a linen spray. The stuff I got was too cheap to actually drink but will work for other things I could also make tinctures with it.

Annaleehunter

Ditto! Works well. Smells Great!

Lady Diana

what article? Don't see it.

pcq42

thannks :D

MsEithne

If you have adequately heated (cooked) the starch, there's no need to shake it. Starch (any starch, not just cornstarch) works when it is mixed with liquid and then heated so that the starch granules absorb the liquid. Once the starch granules are completely cooked, they have absorbed all the liquid they can. Shaking won't help them absorb any more.

In fact, if you do radical "shaking" (put them in a blender) you can break down the starch solution because the rapidly whirling blades of the blender literally cuts the bags of starch open and thus breaks down the structure of the solution.

If, after adding the boiling water to the starch mixed with cold water, the solution doesn't turn clear, thick and glossy, I suggest you zap it in the microwave in 30 second increments to heat it up until the starch has been fully cooked.

janjer

Vodka can be stored in your freezer. My son put a part of a bottle in our freezer about four years ago and it is still there. I think I will use some and try this recipe.
thanks for sharing.