Can you share your experience with starch that you mix up yourself?
12-27-2023, 01:10 PM
#22
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Join Date: Dec 2023
Location: NSW, Australia
Posts: 106
It is sometimes (especially easy on the good quilted side as the pieces are all lined up) to use a piece of plain cotton between the iron and the quilt. My piece of fabric gets a bit scorched over time so I must be saving my quilts!
12-28-2023, 06:16 AM
#24
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
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If the weather is good, I mix Sta-Flo, either 1:1 or 1:2, with water and hang outside.
If I can't hang outside, I use the spray. While the non-aerosol is no longer available in stores near me, it can be ordered online. Niagara also used to make a gallon bottle that is no longer made.
When I use spray starch, I put an old towel on the floor bc of overspray, and I iron while wet bc I'm too impatient. I haven't had any problems with it flaking or scorching.
Vodka has no starch in it, regardless of what it is made from. Any starch that was in ingredients would be removed during the distillation process. People who have done experiments with this believe that it's possible the alcohol itself is responsible for the improved ironing results.
If I can't hang outside, I use the spray. While the non-aerosol is no longer available in stores near me, it can be ordered online. Niagara also used to make a gallon bottle that is no longer made.
When I use spray starch, I put an old towel on the floor bc of overspray, and I iron while wet bc I'm too impatient. I haven't had any problems with it flaking or scorching.Vodka has no starch in it, regardless of what it is made from. Any starch that was in ingredients would be removed during the distillation process. People who have done experiments with this believe that it's possible the alcohol itself is responsible for the improved ironing results.
