Spray starch
03-18-2010, 03:44 PM
#31
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I starch also. I am now using Mary Ellen's but it is expensive. My friend told us about her husband who used to be in the Navy and irons everything in sight. (Yes HIM.) He bought a small bottle of Mary Ellen's and used it in a week and a half. He went back and bought a gallon ($52 here). The only thing I see about Mary Ellen's is it doesn't dhow at all of black or dark fabric.
03-18-2010, 03:47 PM
#32
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starch starch starch that is my motto for getting material ready for cutting!!!!! i use Niagra spray starch and have never had a problem with the needle gumming up i also wash my quilts after they are complete for 2 reasons,, one to make sure they stay together !! and the other is if i pit them in a quilt show one of the requirements is that they be cleaned before bringing them in
03-18-2010, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Gal
Hi it's me again, more questions, this time it is about spray starch. Does this clog up the needle on your machine? And do you need to wash the quilt when finished if you use it? For example if you have used it on your applique shapes. Also does a quilt need to be pressed after it is completed?
Thankyou for your help, everyone is so friendly and so helpful here, I shan't get any quilting done at this rate!!!! lol
Gal
Thankyou for your help, everyone is so friendly and so helpful here, I shan't get any quilting done at this rate!!!! lol
Gal
03-18-2010, 05:10 PM
#35
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Originally Posted by flybreit
I also read that Niagara makes a non-aerosol spray starch but I haven't found it locally. Wondering how it compares to Best Press - function and price. Anyone used it?
03-18-2010, 05:24 PM
#36
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I think thAt its really important to wash out the starch after the quilt is finished as starch attracks silverfish. They think starch tastes like candy!! I don't know if the lavender would repell them-hopefully it would.
03-18-2010, 05:53 PM
#37
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A while ago I bought some of the non-aerosol Niagra at Targets and really liked it. It was just a couple of dollars for a 16 oz. bottle that lasted much much longer than an aerosol can of starch. Unfortunately, my husband and I have allergies to fragrances and smell was just too much.
I have mixed my own Sta-flo and liked it okay but did get some flaking when ironing.
Today I bought some Mary Ellen's Best Press am my LQS but haven't had a chance to try it yet.
Here is a recipe that I haven't tried yet but it was highly recommend, it uses corn starch. The original instructions called for cooking it but the girl that gave it to me said she just mixes it but makes sure she shakes it well while using.
12 oz water
3/4 tablespoon cornstarch
3 drops lavender essential oil (optional)
Mix well in a measuring cup and pour into a spray bottle
I have mixed my own Sta-flo and liked it okay but did get some flaking when ironing.
Today I bought some Mary Ellen's Best Press am my LQS but haven't had a chance to try it yet.
Here is a recipe that I haven't tried yet but it was highly recommend, it uses corn starch. The original instructions called for cooking it but the girl that gave it to me said she just mixes it but makes sure she shakes it well while using.
12 oz water
3/4 tablespoon cornstarch
3 drops lavender essential oil (optional)
Mix well in a measuring cup and pour into a spray bottle
03-18-2010, 07:10 PM
#38
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Hi everyone. This is my first time on the message board. I just started quilting about 9 months ago and just love it. So far, I have only got one quilt done because I had a major medical problem right in the middle of doing it. I just finished the top of a quilt that I am making for my mom. It is going to have a skirt attached to it. (will hopefully look like a fitted bedspread when complete). I need verification that I now layer the quilt, then I add binding, then I do the outside border and this is what the skirt is attached to. Does this sound correct? Oh, and by the way, I started using starch 1/2 way through my first quilt, and it made the fabric a lot easier to handle.
03-18-2010, 07:48 PM
#39
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Masick, Welcome to the boards!! I am a fairly new quilter and wish I could answer your question.
If you use the Niagra spray starch in the bottles, they are great bottles to use for other things also. I use an empty bottle for my Mary Ellen's (I bought the gallon jug) and also for Sta-Flo that I mix myself. I even keep one with just water in it. After I learned about how much starching can help, I became a huge starch addict! LOL!!!
If you use the Niagra spray starch in the bottles, they are great bottles to use for other things also. I use an empty bottle for my Mary Ellen's (I bought the gallon jug) and also for Sta-Flo that I mix myself. I even keep one with just water in it. After I learned about how much starching can help, I became a huge starch addict! LOL!!!
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