Warning - this method uses a lot of starch, about a bottle-and-a-half for the packaged strips and the background yardage. And where do you buy your spray starch? Our local supermarket discontinued it long ago so I was buying it at Target but they stopped carrying it too. I made a trip to Walmart but they didn't have it either. I stocked up at Amazon.com but the prices there seem very high. Now I see from the Target website that I can order Faultless spray starch for pickup in the store but they won't ship aerosol products to homes. I really prefer the trigger spray bottles but they sell for more than Best Press on Amazon.com. If I end up liking this heavy starch method, I'll order several cans at a time for pickup at Target.
I love sewing with pre-starched fabric. That being said, it is SUCH a big production to spray all the precut strips or squares! A lot of times when I get a bug in my brain to start a project, I want to start it now, and not wait for the spraying and hanging and drying. But sewing with those crisp starched pieces is a dream! They even seem to cut nicer. I need to push myself to do it more often.
ReplyDeleteI buy a bottle of starch and make up my own for pressing. A lot less expensive. You can get a Jug of Stay Flow on Amazon ( though I found mine locally for less) and it makes up a whole batch at the strength you want! I even make up my own quilters moonshine for fresh press.
ReplyDeleteGosh, I didn't know you couldn't buy spray starch anymore. What's the reason for that, I wonder.
ReplyDeleteI spray and press my fabrics before I start cutting. This gives the fabric some firmness without making it feel like a greeting card. I do use Faultless Spray starch, our ShopRite carries it in regular scent and lavender scent for about $1.39 a can... actually, now that they are learning that quilters use it, the price will probably skyrocket! lol!
ReplyDeleteI buy the old fashioned liquid starch and thin it a bit with water in a spray bottle. Then I can control how thick or thin I want the starch. If the nozzle clogs I soak it in warm water. I love this b/c it's very inexpensive. You might as the grocery, Target or Wal Mart to order it for you. If you ask they will buy and shelve it.
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