Substitute for BestPress?
#62
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Here are some recipes for Best Press Substitutes that I saved from the old Board. I have not as yet tried any of them as I live in a Dry County.
Starch Substitutes
1. 2 cups distilled water
2 ounces vodka
20 drops lavender essential oil
2. 24 oz distilled water
3 oz vodka
1 teaspoon scented oil(optional)
Use cheap vodka and shake before using.
3. Yes, it's 1/4 c. vodka
2 c. distilled water
essential oil of your choice (few drops)
4. The one I like ~
Best Press Substitute ~ Mix together:
1 tsp lavender essential oil (found in Wal-Mart/Michaels- candle making supplies or drug stores) Note: optional if allergic to scents.
3 oz. vodka
Then add to 24oz distilled water in large spray bottle and shake well.
Hint: Vodka is made from potatoes, a natural starch.
5. Here's my recipe:
2 cups distilled water
2 oz vodka
a few drops of essential fragrance oil
I also add a small amount of liquid starch when I want more body
Starch Substitutes
1. 2 cups distilled water
2 ounces vodka
20 drops lavender essential oil
2. 24 oz distilled water
3 oz vodka
1 teaspoon scented oil(optional)
Use cheap vodka and shake before using.
3. Yes, it's 1/4 c. vodka
2 c. distilled water
essential oil of your choice (few drops)
4. The one I like ~
Best Press Substitute ~ Mix together:
1 tsp lavender essential oil (found in Wal-Mart/Michaels- candle making supplies or drug stores) Note: optional if allergic to scents.
3 oz. vodka
Then add to 24oz distilled water in large spray bottle and shake well.
Hint: Vodka is made from potatoes, a natural starch.
5. Here's my recipe:
2 cups distilled water
2 oz vodka
a few drops of essential fragrance oil
I also add a small amount of liquid starch when I want more body
#63
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: howell, Mi
Posts: 2,345
When you put the lavender oil into the vodka and water, can you still drink it? Just kidding. Nothing compares to Best Press IMHO, but it makes me cough no matter what scent I use, so I use it sparingly. You can find it online or at your LQS.
Sue
Sue
#64
I use best press for long term projects that wont be washed anytime soon. I use the cheap stuff for quilts that will be put together and washed soon. I did not know Joann's had best press by the gallon! Going to have to find that and use a coupon. Thanks for the tip Dolphyngyrl! :-)
#66
Yesterday I made vodka spray starch, 1/4 Cup Vodka, 2 cup water (scant), and a few drops of rose water. Works wonderfully. Make sure you use a spray bottle that has been cleaned thoroughly, (re use, re cycle, re gift), I love it. So far I think it works as well as the Best Press. I have had difficulty with the Best Press bottle leaking, so I didn't reuse that bottle. Does any one else have a problem with Best Press bottles leaking?
#67
#68
OK - read the whole thread and still have a question. I bought a container of Magic Sizing but then saw that the ingredients were the same as some of the starch products offered at Walmart. I was trying to avoid starch because I read that because it's made from corn, it will attract silverfish if stored for a long time. (I'm the queen of unfinished quilt tops so my fabrics would sit for a long time before being washed again.)
Have any of you heard this or had this experience? The thought of those critters makes me nauseous.
Thanks. I will be trying the vodka recipe. I've used the Best Press but it is expensive.
Have any of you heard this or had this experience? The thought of those critters makes me nauseous.
Thanks. I will be trying the vodka recipe. I've used the Best Press but it is expensive.
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