My mom was visiting me recently and showed me some tricks for starching
fancy doilies that might help. She said use Stayflo liquid starch, blue
bottle. Make sure to cut the starch in half with water. Soak the fabric or
doilies in the solution. I pinned the doilies to a foam core board with
T-pins. This stretched it out really nice. For up and down ruffles, stuff
with wax paper. Let it dry for 24 hours. You will be amazed at how the
shape is in the fabric/doilies. One of the doilies that had a lot of fancy
ruffles is still standing perfectly after three months. I can pick it up
and shake the dust off it, and it keeps its shape. And it still looks so
delicate.
Its worth a try! BTW, the Stayflo comes out of the bottle blue, but when
the starch dries it is clear. She said that this is how her mother starched
doilies.
Penny E. Ladnier
Owner,
The Costume Gallery, www.costumegallery.com
Costume Classroom, www.costumeclassroom.com
Costume Research Library, www.costumelibrary.com
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