Sta Flo liquid starch. It's true it's being discontinued
06-07-2024, 04:11 AM
#4
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
Posts: 3,819
06-07-2024, 04:37 AM
#5
Power Poster
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 17,810
I found a grocery store that had some last week and bought four half gallons. I left four on the shelf. I'm going back today to see if any is left. I'll buy it all.. I'll give each of my sewing group of bottle for Christmas.
06-07-2024, 03:04 PM
#6
Power Poster
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 17,810
Amazon has another brand of liquid starch called Linit Starch. $17 a half gallon. And a powder starch to dissolve in water called Simpli Starch that can be mixed as heavy or weak as you want it. 16 oz for $24. Weak, it will make 3 gallons. I have good results from ironing sprays but so much prefer starch.
06-08-2024, 05:30 PM
#7
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,362
What are your grandmother's recipies for starch? I don't think my grandmothers ironed and I have no idea what my great-grandmother's did.
I remember reading on the QB that potato-based vodka is supposed to work well.
Fun history of starch link http://www.oldandinteresting.com/lau...h-history.aspx
I remember reading on the QB that potato-based vodka is supposed to work well.
Fun history of starch link http://www.oldandinteresting.com/lau...h-history.aspx
06-09-2024, 08:30 AM
#8
Power Poster
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 17,810
My grandmother used powdered starch. Mixed a dishpan full and soaked the clothes in it, let dry and then sprinkled water on them while ironing. No steam irons then or she didn't have one.
06-09-2024, 09:25 AM
#10
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,362
onebyone, do you think her powdered starch was cornstarch?
I kept looking for recipes and saw this website: https://brendid.com/3-ways-make-non-toxic-spray-starch/
two useful recipies on this website. the first way was no good -- cornstarch in water clogged sprayer. the second way was to cook the cornstarch in water and shake well. put it in glass sprayer bottle. The third recipe was with vodka.
Sta Flo prices on amazon are up to 18$ now. I wonder if the dollar stores carry it.... If anyone has a safeway or HEB nearby, be sure to check them out now if you want to squirrel away a bottle. And of course, we can call Henkel to beg them not to not off their starch product. https://www.henkel-northamerica.com/...local-presence Quilters Unite!
I kept looking for recipes and saw this website: https://brendid.com/3-ways-make-non-toxic-spray-starch/
two useful recipies on this website. the first way was no good -- cornstarch in water clogged sprayer. the second way was to cook the cornstarch in water and shake well. put it in glass sprayer bottle. The third recipe was with vodka.
Sta Flo prices on amazon are up to 18$ now. I wonder if the dollar stores carry it.... If anyone has a safeway or HEB nearby, be sure to check them out now if you want to squirrel away a bottle. And of course, we can call Henkel to beg them not to not off their starch product. https://www.henkel-northamerica.com/...local-presence Quilters Unite!
