Arggh Spray Starch!!
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#41
03-18-2020it probably is the aerosol. I am also very sensitive to sprays and scents. I have my unscented starch in a hand spray bottle and I water it down. I only spray projects that have a lot of bias cuts.
#42
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Really? How was applique done before the invention of fusible?Originally Posted by Genden
...I avoid chemicals whenever possible...There are exceptions like fusible for applique because I don't have another alternative.
#43
[QUOTE=EasyPeezy;7360929]I can't stand all those aerosol sprays.
Don't know why people keep using those. They are bad for your health and for the environment.
According to the environmental studies, the propellants used now are no longer harmful to the ozone layer. Proper disposal of the can is advised. Of course if someone has a physical reaction then don't use them.
Don't know why people keep using those. They are bad for your health and for the environment.
According to the environmental studies, the propellants used now are no longer harmful to the ozone layer. Proper disposal of the can is advised. Of course if someone has a physical reaction then don't use them.
#45
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Same here. I also use a 50/50 version to remove wrinkles on backing I load on my LA.Originally Posted by feffertim
I use best press. Its much better than starch and makes the fabric feel wonderful.
#46
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Was machine applique successfully done before fusibles or some other way to stick the fabrics together? If so, I would like to know about it. Not only would it bypass the chemicals, but the cost.Originally Posted by Manalto
Really? How was applique done before the invention of fusible?
#47
I haven't seen any great looking vintage machine applique when a stabilizer of some kind wasn't used. The old way doesn't mean the best way, just that it was the only way. It makes no sense to me to revert back to those methods.
#48
When I don't have really large pieces of fabric, like for a scrappy quilt, I put the pieces in a zip lock bag and pour starch in there, seal it and let the starch sink into the fabric. I add more if it's all swallowed up, until everything is uniformly damp. Then I open it up and let it dry a bit before I iron it. Works well for me. I also cover my ironing board with a sheet before I iron the starched fabric.
#49
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As far as what I've been told, before fusible, appliqué was done with a turned edge, or else it frayed like crazy. You can try Fabric Fusion instead of fusible web. I've used it with children to make "quilts". It's designed to repair hems/seams for people who don't sew (or in cases like with a dress my niece had where it tore by snaps & I couldn't get the seam under my machine foot). It isn't as nice or quite as permanent as web, but it can work.Originally Posted by Genden
Was machine applique successfully done before fusibles or some other way to stick the fabrics together? If so, I would like to know about it. Not only would it bypass the chemicals, but the cost.
#50
Greenheron , 10-31-2015 01:14 PM
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The procedure (as I remember it)
white starch (Argo brand? - I think it was a dark blue and white box - put in the bowl
cold water added to dissolve the starch
Boiling water added to the starch to make it translucent
Satina (a little rectangle of a blue waxy substance) added and stirred until it was dissolved - it was supposed to make ironing easier
The things that were supposed to be stiffest went first - it was dunk and hand wring -
The solution did get "weaker" as more things were dunked
Back then, line drying was the only option.
Then - the items were sprinkled - some time was given for the item to get evenly dampened - and then the items were ironed within a day or two , or refrigerated or frozen - depending on when one would be able to get around to ironing that stuff.
The overalls went in last.
The starching did seem to help with soil release.
I helped my mother do it the same way as your Mom--but no Satina, she added bluing instead for a 'whiter than white' look. D__n but I hated ironing day. The three great inventions of the twentieth century? Electric refrigeration, the automatic washer and Permanent Press!Originally Posted by bearisgray
Mom used her bread mixing bowl for mixing the starch solution in.The procedure (as I remember it)
white starch (Argo brand? - I think it was a dark blue and white box - put in the bowl
cold water added to dissolve the starch
Boiling water added to the starch to make it translucent
Satina (a little rectangle of a blue waxy substance) added and stirred until it was dissolved - it was supposed to make ironing easier
The things that were supposed to be stiffest went first - it was dunk and hand wring -
The solution did get "weaker" as more things were dunked
Back then, line drying was the only option.
Then - the items were sprinkled - some time was given for the item to get evenly dampened - and then the items were ironed within a day or two , or refrigerated or frozen - depending on when one would be able to get around to ironing that stuff.
The overalls went in last.
The starching did seem to help with soil release.
