Do you use starch or a press prep? Do you prefer can starch, liquid concentrated or Mary Ellen's Best Press or something else?
I've tried the can and Mary Ellen's but I am currently using Sta-Flo (mixed 50/50) and like the results. |
I just use good ole Niagra Spray starch if I use any.
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Niagara is my fav. I used stay flo but it really gummed up my iron and I didn't like that.
Lynette |
I use Niagra for starch. For sizing, I like the linen water they sell in the dollar tree stores.
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I use sizing and have gotten quite "addicted" to it.
It makes ironing and getting fabric ready to cut so much easier--to me anyway..... |
I Love Mary Ellen's Best Press. Sorry you can't find it to give it a try, I've only found it at Quilt Shops, or the internet.
It doesn't flake like starch, and it works very well. |
I make my own best press. 8)
Dissolve half a teaspoon (or for a more substantial recipe, 1 teaspoon) of cornstarch (in your cupboard probably) in a few tablespoons of cold water in a heat proof 2-cup measuring pitcher like Pyrex. Add boiling water to make one cup, stirring constantly. Then add cold water to the 2 cup line. Let cool and use in a pump spray bottle. Shake it every time you spray. You may have to dilute it a little if it is too thick or builds up white flakes. Lasts a week or so as there are no preservatives, no chemicals, no nothing that harms us or the environment, and it’s practically free, except for the spray bottle! |
Mary Ellen's Best Press - great stuff.
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Originally Posted by Moonpi
I use Niagra for starch. For sizing, I like the linen water they sell in the dollar tree stores.
*Great post Marty-Mo!! I so want to know this question too...I liked the smell of the Mary Ellen's..but, after they raised the prices around here to over $10 for a 16oz....I've opted out of using that! Just greedy! And, I am not biting the bug on that one! |
Originally Posted by Skeat
I didn't know they sold linen water in the dollar stores....smell good too??...!
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