For starching--I only did a doily, so maybe it wouldn't scale up--I mixed a
bit of starch with some cold water zapped the mixture in the microwave.
Mixing in cold water works immensely better than trying dry starch in hot
water, that I do have experience attempting.
Ann in CT
Thanks Rachel,
I had wondered if rice flour would work or not - I get that all the time for
tempura. Our local grocery supermarket carries it in the Asian foods section,
as does the Asian food store in my city (Fresno, CA, USA). White box, red
blue letters, Mochiko - Sweet Rice Flour. The
I tend to make my own rice starch. It is quite cheap and easy, either boil
up some short grain rice in water until it breaks down, strain through
muslin and paint on. I have used this to fix Elizabethan hair styles as
well as ruffs and it is wonderful, combs straight out. The quicker cheats
way
Re: starching things (not making starch):
I'll never forget re-starching square dance petticoats! These have
multiple gathered layers and were (in the 70s) made of unabashed
polyester, rather stiff in itself.
After washing them, we laid them out as flat as possible and emptied
a can of
way is to mix rice flour with water. You should be able to get rice flour
at a health food shop, it is now available at most supermarkets in the UK
but not sure about the US.
Not usually in supermarkets, but asian food stores would have that for sure.
Maybe this could substitute?
http://www9.mailordercentral.com/cumberlandgeneral/prodinfo.asp?number=01109
1
just a stumble across, no personal experience buying/using starch..
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Katy
I was wondering if someone carried it mail order--that looks like the stuff!
Argo powdered starch.
Ann Wass
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From: Betsy Marshall be...@softwareinnovation.com
To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 9:16 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] starch
Sta Flo is also available online. As I was searching for it, I found this
recipe.
http://www.pinkyhasabrain.com/homemade-cleaning-recipes/homemade-liquid-starch-recipe/
I especially like that it adds fragrance.
Sg
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 7:23 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
I was wondering if
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Wicked Frau wickedf...@gmail.com wrote:
Sta Flo is also available online. As I was searching for it, I found this
recipe.
http://www.pinkyhasabrain.com/homemade-cleaning-recipes/homemade-liquid-starch-recipe/
I especially like that it adds fragrance.
Sg
Thanks! Looks like the stuff.
But I'd still like to know if anyone on the list simply uses
cormstarch, it works nicely but I am wondering on what concentration
is good, so if anyone has a favorite recipe for diffeeent levels of
stiffness I'd love to hear it.
Katy
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:14
Perfect, thanks!
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Wicked Frau wickedf...@gmail.com wrote:
Sta Flo is also available online. As I was searching for it, I found this
recipe.
http://www.pinkyhasabrain.com/homemade-cleaning-recipes/homemade-liquid-starch-recipe/
I especially like that it adds
, February 14, 2012 9:30 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] starch recipe
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Wicked Frau wickedf...@gmail.com wrote:
Sta Flo is also available online. As I was searching for it, I found this
recipe.
http://www.pinkyhasabrain.com/homemade-cleaning-recipes
-cost] starch recipe
Perfect, thanks!
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Wicked Frau wickedf...@gmail.com wrote:
Sta Flo is also available online. As I was searching for it, I found this
recipe.
http://www.pinkyhasabrain.com/homemade-cleaning-recipes/homemade-liquid-starch-recipe/
I especially
back in the 50's, we used potatoe and also pasta water to starch our dirndle
skirts for school? However Mother cautioned us re leaving them in seasonal
storage...bait for closet critters! We also used sugar water for crocheted
items or other special occasion garments. Commercial store starch
Thanks.
When I am starching my large puffed 1890s leg-o-mutton sleeves, a real
pain to iron, I blow up a balloon in the sleeve when it is wet and dry
it stretched as flat as possible over the balloon to reduce the amount
of ironing needed--it works great. Though my daughter is sad when I
have to
been there and done that...a modern method that would have been celebrated in
its time!
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From: Katy Bishop katybisho...@gmail.com
Sent 2/14/2012 1:05:13 PM
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Starch recipeThanks.
When I am starching my large
I have a pair of early 19th C. down pads for the sleeves of the 1820's and
re-discovered in the Gay 90s to provide petticoats for the second generation
of balloon sleeves... have also seen tulle shoulder cuffs to do the same
service...Doing the stuffing with baloons or whatever and using?spray
When starching ironing is a necessity u less the item can be dried
flat or in shape--the balloons allow the sleeve and starch to be dried
in shape. Minimizes that tedious ironing. SOme of my sleeves are as
big as watermelons.
I have some down filled sleeve puffs for my 1830s, the softest most
Very cool and thanks for sharing! I did wonder what sort of form the women
used to iron their sleeves since a regular ham wouldn't work so well.
LynnD
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Katy Bishop katybisho...@gmail.com wrote:
When starching ironing is a necessity u less the item can be dried
The source I have for rice and wheat starch for Elizabethan ruffs is:
Talas
330 Morgan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
talasonline.com
212-219-0770 phone
212-219-0735 fax
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Katy Bishop
Sent:
This blog talks a bit about materials used to obtain starch for ruffs:
http://bjws.blogspot.com/2012/02/little-more-on-starch-for-ruffs-et-al.html
--
Cathy Raymond
ca...@thyrsus.com
(610) 805-9542
Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.
--Thomas de Quincey
The source I posted was from Noel G., by the way.
Sharon C.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Kimiko Small
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 4:40 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] starch recipe
Katy, I
Bookbinders use starch, so stores that cater to them usually carry wheat and
rice starch. I can't think of any specific stores but a search should locate
them for you. Sometimes Asian markets will also have rice starch as well.
Kimiko
On Feb 13, 2012, at 7:33 PM, Katy Bishop wrote:
Unless
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