a new (to me ) spray starch trick
#11
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
My grandmother always did that and that is the way she taught me to starch after she started using spray starch! after she got a clothes dryer! Before that she dipped the clothes in starch water after the rinse and let dry, then sprinkle with water, put in fridge over night and then iron the next day. Whew! This was done every Monday and Tuesday. Our clothes were were so fresh and crisp. Kids clothes were heavily starched to keep the dirt from sinking in.
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Thanks for the great tip! I didn't even USE starch until I heard it here- makes life so much easier :)
I know it costs more but Mary Ellen's Best Press is so worth the money!! Another poster said you can even dilute it and it still works great- haven't tried that one yet.
No residue with MEBP!!
I know it costs more but Mary Ellen's Best Press is so worth the money!! Another poster said you can even dilute it and it still works great- haven't tried that one yet.
No residue with MEBP!!
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Originally Posted by jmabby
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
My grandmother always did that and that is the way she taught me to starch after she started using spray starch! after she got a clothes dryer! Before that she dipped the clothes in starch water after the rinse and let dry, then sprinkle with water, put in fridge over night and then iron the next day. Whew! This was done every Monday and Tuesday. Our clothes were were so fresh and crisp. Kids clothes were heavily starched to keep the dirt from sinking in.
My DMI made her own starch with cornstarch dissolved in water. Would be like the sizing recipe I took off of this forum two weeks ago. Still have to make some. In case you missed it, here it is:
12 oz water 3/4 TBS cornstarch 3 drops of lavender oil
Carol J.
#17
Well, I'll be!!! I didn't believe it could make a difference, so I experimented with a large piece of very wrinkled fabric. I ironed half of it, sprayed both, then ironed. The pre-ironed side looks a LOT better and has absolutely no signs of wrinkles!!! Thanks for the info!!!
I found the same thing happening with wallpaper!!! I didn't know why but 3 houses that I "flipped" had wallpaper and they're the only houses with silverfish. In one, there were hundreds of the icky bugs behind the wallpaper!!!!
Originally Posted by momcpo
I suggest using sizing instead of starch. Starch is made from corn and the silverfish just LOOOOOVE it.
#20
HINT: Spray starch lays on top of the fabric -- Spray Sizing actually soaks through the fabic so in my opinion, the sizing works better at "wetting" the fabric and it gives a nice finish without the top layer of stiffness.
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