How and when do you Starch?
#33
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[QUOTE=Snooze2978;8014968]I don't pre-wash my fabrics but do starch them before cutting. I use what's we call Quilter's Moonshine which is made with Vodka. I like my starch even heavier so add Sta-Puff liquid starch to my mixture
How how does one make quilters moonshine???.
How how does one make quilters moonshine???.
#34
Another one who starches... I spray and iron my fabrics with Best Press before cutting. I purchase it by the gallon when it is on sale or get free shipping. After reading Prism99’s post, I will keep my eye open for another starch alternative just to give it a try. I feel it helps with the piecing as well as the cutting.
#37
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I did an experiment with Terial Magic just a few weeks ago - I compared the stiffness of a fabric prepared with that along with a very strong cooked cornstarch/water solution ( thick enough that I painted it on). I think that the almost free cornstarch solution was just as good, if not better than the Terial Magic. On both samples, I saturated the fabric, then used my hair dryer on them - for my purposes, pressed them after they were dry. This experiment was related to cutting fabric on a Silhouette cutter - fabric was much stiffer than needed for regular quilting purposes in my opinion.
#38
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I don't normally starch, but I have. Years ago when I first started quilting, I dipped the fabric I was going to use in a quilt into a bucket filled with liquid starch. I then hung it to dry, and it was like working with a sheet of paper. A lot of prep work though. I don't remember if I diluted the starch or not.
I am using starch on the fabric I am using right now. It was suggest by the author of the quilt pattern I am using. It is an eight point star with lots of points to match up. This time I sprayed both sides of the fabric heavily with starch and ironed, and it seems to be working just fine. As a beginner quilter, I found the pre washed fabric to be challenging to work with and starched helped a great bit.
I am using starch on the fabric I am using right now. It was suggest by the author of the quilt pattern I am using. It is an eight point star with lots of points to match up. This time I sprayed both sides of the fabric heavily with starch and ironed, and it seems to be working just fine. As a beginner quilter, I found the pre washed fabric to be challenging to work with and starched helped a great bit.
#39
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Oops - might need to do more research. I won one of the "sits up on its feet" irons, and I would hate to ruin it. It said the warranty was voided if I used distilled, but nothing more than that. I don't have another filter (just the small one in the refrigerator), but maybe I need to.
#40
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I have never soaked fabric in Terial Magic, although that might work with some projects, such as embroidery work.
i just lightly spray it on my fabric, and let it air dry. Most of the time I don't even press it. Works great for me!
just another choice one might consider.
i just lightly spray it on my fabric, and let it air dry. Most of the time I don't even press it. Works great for me!
just another choice one might consider.
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