Prism99

Mine always irons up well after starching. I do use steam; I think that helps.

Gramof6

ROFLOL about it holding the roof up. :D :D :D

If you accidently iron a wrinkle in, you may need a jackhammer to get that sucker out. :D I love a good stiff starch for a bias pc.

magnolia

I didn't know they made a powdered starch. I always buy it in a can from the dollar store.

butterflywing

here i meant could i do yardage by brushing it on? after drying in the dryer would it be too twisted to iron out the wrinkles or would it still work? right now i do tons of yards by spraying as i go and draping it into a laundry basket on the other end. i fold in quarters, hand-press, then spray and iron. drape over and repeat. out of one basket, into another. using this back-breaking method i can do up to ten yards for a backing at one time. then, when they let me out, i'm ready to quilt again.

Prism99

That's exactly what I do and it works fine. It is *much* easier than spraying! I lay the yardage out on my kitchen island and "paint" a section at a time, folding the fabric on top of itself as I go. The fabric is saturated by the time I am finished. I just throw it in the dryer that way. I have never had a problem ironing any wrinkles out with steam. I think the starch makes ironing easier. Also, there is no risk of scorching the starch because the starch is completely dry before I start to iron.

butterflywing

thanks for the info. do you then iron on your regular board? i have an oversized one.

Prism99

Yes. I don't have an oversized board; maybe someday!

If you are used to spraying, you might want to use a 2:1 starch:water solution when painting. I would imagine that 1:1 sprayed on does not stiffen the fabric as much as 1:1 painted on to saturdation.

Sewze

I'm a newbie and am attempting to make a flannel throw. My ? is can you starch flannel? Thanks for helping.

stitchinwitch

hahahahahahahaha!!!!

stitchinwitch

I usually use spray sizing for crispness - of course it doesn't seem to "hold on" I have tried spray starch, but it burns fabric and there are flakes all over the place!. Would the liquid cut in half eliminate that problem?