When starching dark clothing, starch the inside instead of the visible side of the clothing. This will prevent any streaking that may occur from being visible.
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When I worked, I used starch in many of my clothes. A cheap alternative to the spray cans (which don't last long at all), is to buy some liquid starch. I would mix it in a spray bottle - usually about 1/2 water to 1/2 starch for fairly heavy starch results.
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I would like to make something out of felt and stiffen it with starch, but I have never tried this before. Could anyone please tell me if the starch would alter the felt drastically or if there is a specific brand that works better? Thanks in advance.
Hi Jane I am just experimenting with this right now - have soaked the felt in a PVA water solution and then placed it on the mould I am using in this case a balloon. This works OK but the felt I made is very fine and when the balloon was let down the felt was not really firm enough to hold the shape.
There's a product called "Stiffy" - I think. I see it often around Halloween, to use on cheese cloth to make stand-up ghosts. You might check to see if your craft store has some and if this would work for you.
How do I use corn starch to stiffen my clothes?
By Vincile
mix 1 heaping tablespoon of corn starch with 2 cups of warm distilled water. Mix well.
I have been using Merito starch to ease ironing. Yesterday, I used it on my shirt the same way I used it before, but stains were left on my shirt. I have already tried to wash it with water once, but it did not come off. What should I do to get the stains off? Has this happened to anyone before, and is Merito safe to be used on all clothes? Thanks :)
By May J.
It happened to me so now I make my own starch very cheaply. I bought a small pump sprayer for plants, very cheaply in UK we have Poundland where everything cost £1. This sprayer has a piston to manually pump up the pressure and is great when there is a lot of spraying involved.
