Starching: When and Why?
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In my case, the answer is everything because it makes it easier to sew.
I starch things super stiff before I cut. It makes it easier to cut. If you do anything cut on the bias, it helps eliminate pulling.
When sewing, fabric edges seem easier to align if they are starched heavily.
When doing applique, I starch the background into cardboard and don't have to use any stabilizer.
I starch things super stiff before I cut. It makes it easier to cut. If you do anything cut on the bias, it helps eliminate pulling.
When sewing, fabric edges seem easier to align if they are starched heavily.
When doing applique, I starch the background into cardboard and don't have to use any stabilizer.
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I spray but there are other folks on the board who do it in other ways. I buy the big jug of starch and mix it myself in a spray bottle.
Some people seldom if ever starch. Like most things in quilting, I think you just have to try a few things and see what works for you.
Some people seldom if ever starch. Like most things in quilting, I think you just have to try a few things and see what works for you.
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I agree - it's a personal preference. I buy the jugs of starch also and mix my own (the other was just getting too expensive!). I don't spray it so much that it's stiff as much as to get it unwrninkled and neat enough to cut correctly. Sometimes I don't mix just right - and it's stiffer than I like but normally just enough to get the wrinkles out.
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Starch washes right out. You can starch it stiff as a board and even have flakes if you get carried away, but once you wash it everything is nice and soft again.
At least it is so far, I'm no expert.
At least it is so far, I'm no expert.
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