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Old 10-28-2010, 05:31 PM
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What type of starch do you use when pressing?

I am having a hard time pressing out the seams of some fat quarters. I'm using the heck out of my steam button on the iron, but may have to resort to something else.

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I just buy the cheapest cans of starch that I can find. Some only use Mary Ellen's Best Press.
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I mix my own:
1 cup Sta Flo Concentrate
1 cup water
1 cup Fabreeze
Put in spray bottle and starch away.
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Best Press!
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Old 10-28-2010, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by featherweight
I mix my own:
1 cup Sta Flo Concentrate
1 cup water
1 cup Fabreeze
Put in spray bottle and starch away.
I do the same as you, but I don't use the Fabreeze. If I want the item to be heavy starched then I change the ratio of Sta Flo to water.
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Old 10-28-2010, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by featherweight
I mix my own:
1 cup Sta Flo Concentrate
1 cup water
1 cup Fabreeze
Put in spray bottle and starch away.
woo, what a purty machine! I want one that color, lol! :-D
thanks for the starch recipe, too :XD:
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I use Faultless with the blue top.
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Originally Posted by featherweight
I mix my own:
1 cup Sta Flo Concentrate
1 cup water
1 cup Fabreeze
Put in spray bottle and starch away.
Yup I make my own for piecing and I use best press on the finished top..
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Best Press is really the best, but it is kind of pricey. It smells good too. Every scent I've tried was fabulous!
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