Starching little pieces; slick trick
#41
Altho I like the sizing; in this particular pattern everything has to be so perfect to match as there are so many points where the sashing comes together with log cabins, that is why I went to the heavier starch; I usually keep moth stuff in my linen closets etc. as I have lots of antique wools and linens, I haven't had any trouble with any of my starched linens. Thanks for warning tho, appreciate it.
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Years ago my mother ironed over the then waxed bread wrappers to make the iron slide easier. No you are not waxing the fabric. She is starching it but putting it between 2 waxed paper sheets to iron it dry, if I read her note correctly.
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My mom taught me to do it with any kind of paper, usually newspaper, with the salt. Then, just take a clean cloth to wipe it down and give the iron a couple shots of steam to clean out the holes. I admit, until I started buying sole plate cleaner (Dritz Iron Off) at Joann's, with a coupon, I cleaned my irons that way.
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