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Weird experience with starch. Is this normal??

Weird experience with starch. Is this normal??

Old 09-17-2011, 03:23 AM
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I just had the same experience with preparing fabric for a class tomorrow. I had an 8" wide strip and it curled! There was such a curve in the piece that I wasn't able to use it.
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Old 09-17-2011, 03:34 AM
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what was your iron setting on ???
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Old 09-17-2011, 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ploverwi2
I love using the starch from WalMart. It comes in a pump bottle, and it is so easy to use and control. It is not expensive either. It is the laundry soap isle.
Lucky you. I have checked at the only 3 WalMarts that are in the area and cannot find that non-aerosol in any of them. Have been looking for about three months now. They do carry a Wrinkle Realeaser that is something over $6 a spray bottle,so I am thinking this is not what everyone has talked about. I think they were saying the Faultless non-aerosol was about $1.89 or thereabouts.
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Old 09-17-2011, 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
I use Best Press for all my pressing, including my clothing. You do have to make sure you don't over saturate the fabric, just like with regular starch. I lightly mist my fabrics and then I iron or press them dry. The finish can't be beat, and there is no flaking as with some spray starches. FYI I water my Best Press down and I get the same results as if I used it full strength. I get the jumbo bottle at Hancock's with a coupon and it is worth the money. IMHO!
I agree, it is worth the money - I haven't tried watering it down, but now I will - thanks for the tip!
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Old 09-17-2011, 04:45 AM
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When I've wanted to really stiffen the fabric (such as triangles with 2 sides being on the bias) I've spread them out on the backside of an old cutting mat and sprayed the heck out of them with Mary Ellen's Best Press (yes, the bias side at points curled slightly)... left them overnight and then pressed them. The triangles flattened out were nice and stiff... making it much easier to piece together.
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Old 09-17-2011, 04:57 AM
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I don't use starch, I use sizing and very infrequently.......I'm sorry, but I just don't see the reason to "starch til it's like cardboard" in order to piece a quilt. I haven't starched anything since dh had to wear white shirts to work daily and they were all cotton...well, take that back, I have a few doilies that I have inherited, and when they are washed I will then starch them til they are like cardboard!!!!
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Old 09-17-2011, 04:59 AM
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you don't have to saturate with best press and don't use too much..it give just a light stiffening. I use a product for heavy starching from Niagra that is in a spray bottle. you can find it at Walmart for 1.87 and doesn't flake. I am a big fan of starch also, use it alot before cutting out applique pieces...
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Old 09-17-2011, 05:35 AM
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I just use heavy starch in the spray can, 99 cents at WalMart. I starch whole pieces of fabric before cutting and it's awesome. I use it on some quilt tops before loading onto the LA if they aren't pressed.
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Old 09-17-2011, 05:43 AM
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So far my most favorite spray starch is Niagara Non Aerosol Spray Starch. Has a very fine pump spray, biodegradable, leaves no flakes. I spray, let it sit for a couple of minutes to soak in, dry iron, not too hot. I found this at a Family Dollar store for $2.00. Probably in other stores for F.D. is the closest to me. Wash fabric first, No softener, EVER.
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Old 09-17-2011, 05:57 AM
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[quote=Yooper32]
Originally Posted by ploverwi2
Lucky you. I have checked at the only 3 WalMarts that are in the area and cannot find that non-aerosol in any of them. Have been looking for about three months now. They do carry a Wrinkle Realeaser that is something over $6 a spray bottle,so I am thinking this is not what everyone has talked about. I think they were saying the Faultless non-aerosol was about $1.89 or thereabouts.
The walmart here has two brand of the non aerosol, Faultless and Niagara. It's in different parts of the store. In the laundry aisle in the food section, in the ironing board/iron aisle, and I found it where the laundry baskets were. All the Walmart warehouses have it, have the manager of the dept to order it. Here the laundry dept manager, the ironing board dept manager and the plasticware manager don't know the others are ordering it. LOL.
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