To Starch or Not to Starch
Today, 06:26 AM
#11
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
Posts: 25,207
Washing ALL quilting fabric before cutting it is an absolutely essential step for me.
I really don't understand the people that will wash a large piece of fabric for all the usual reasons that people wash their fabric before cutting it - won't wash smaller pieces before using them. But - their monkey, their circus.
As far as starching - especially on fabrics that want to ravel badly - which I try to avoid - it does seem to cut down on the loose threads on the back of the piece.
And does make the final pressing look prettier on the back.
I just like to know how my fabric is going to behave after it's washed BEFORE I go to the effort of making something with it.
I really don't understand the people that will wash a large piece of fabric for all the usual reasons that people wash their fabric before cutting it - won't wash smaller pieces before using them. But - their monkey, their circus.
As far as starching - especially on fabrics that want to ravel badly - which I try to avoid - it does seem to cut down on the loose threads on the back of the piece.
And does make the final pressing look prettier on the back.
I just like to know how my fabric is going to behave after it's washed BEFORE I go to the effort of making something with it.
Today, 07:12 AM
#12
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ballwin, MO
Posts: 4,621
If by starch you mean Best Press, yes. I spritz fabric before cutting; leave it to dry and it practically presses itself. I then spritz every seam sewn after initially pressing from the front, let dry a bit and press again from the back. When constructing blocks, I cover already sprayed seams with a press cloth.
Today, 10:57 AM
#13
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 10,741
I buy the liquid starch at HEB and mix myself.
What is the brand of the starch you buy at HEB? There is no liquid starch available in any store I've been to in over a year. I find it at Amazon but way overpriced for starch. I've been using Terial spray diluted 1 cup spray, 2 cups water. I do still have bottles of Sta Flo I bought when it was discontinued but that won't last much longer.
What is the brand of the starch you buy at HEB? There is no liquid starch available in any store I've been to in over a year. I find it at Amazon but way overpriced for starch. I've been using Terial spray diluted 1 cup spray, 2 cups water. I do still have bottles of Sta Flo I bought when it was discontinued but that won't last much longer.
