Hey guys, I’m curious is starching really a thing anymore? if so what would it be used for, I’m wanting to try and starch one of my work shirts As I’ve heard staging can actually prevent soiling leaving the clothes cleaner for longer
Starching- yay or nay
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On things made from cotton starch will lodge itself between textile fibers and form a surface coating. All of which smooths down normally fuzzy cotton threads and provides measure of soil/stain resistance. Things stick to the starch (within reason), and are thus washed away more easily at laundering.
That being said far less starching is done today than in days past. Even men's dress shirts once routinely starched to death now mostly are preferred without. Today's softer fabrics used for men's dress shirts and other items of clothing do not need nor should be heavily starched.
That being said a light dose of starch won't make things stiff, but will add a measure of soil resistance. Some men simply prefer to have collars and cuffs starched, but not body and sleeves of shirt. Certain collars look better with a bit of starch, and it does help with ring around the collar. Though washing one's neck is often a better thing.
There have been a couple of threads in this forum over years on starching. A quick search should turn them up.
That being said far less starching is done today than in days past. Even men's dress shirts once routinely starched to death now mostly are preferred without. Today's softer fabrics used for men's dress shirts and other items of clothing do not need nor should be heavily starched.
That being said a light dose of starch won't make things stiff, but will add a measure of soil resistance. Some men simply prefer to have collars and cuffs starched, but not body and sleeves of shirt. Certain collars look better with a bit of starch, and it does help with ring around the collar. Though washing one's neck is often a better thing.
There have been a couple of threads in this forum over years on starching. A quick search should turn them up.
Thank you Laundress
I’ll have a bit of a look through threads about starching, I’m also probably going to try a shout of mind just see of how that would look with heavy starching, it’s an old shirt so I don’t mind if it gets ruined,
Also I’m curious there is a laundry product line named after your name here, Would you have anything to do with it?
I’ll have a bit of a look through threads about starching, I’m also probably going to try a shout of mind just see of how that would look with heavy starching, it’s an old shirt so I don’t mind if it gets ruined,
Also I’m curious there is a laundry product line named after your name here, Would you have anything to do with it?
If only!
Love all of you dearly, but if had that kind of money would likely be busy shopping for homes in Tuscany and supervising hiring of servants. *LOL*
https://www.fastcompany.com/9029815...and-lindsey-boyd-on-why-they-sold-to-unilever
If you want heavy starching don't bother with rubbish listed above or really anything else that comes in a can or bottle. You want to keep to old ways and find either starch liquid or powder.
EBay often has persons selling boxes of laundry starch powder. Something like this is what you want: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Laundry...g-Laundry-Washing-Starch-Powder-/370899249179
Love all of you dearly, but if had that kind of money would likely be busy shopping for homes in Tuscany and supervising hiring of servants. *LOL*
https://www.fastcompany.com/9029815...and-lindsey-boyd-on-why-they-sold-to-unilever
If you want heavy starching don't bother with rubbish listed above or really anything else that comes in a can or bottle. You want to keep to old ways and find either starch liquid or powder.
EBay often has persons selling boxes of laundry starch powder. Something like this is what you want: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Laundry...g-Laundry-Washing-Starch-Powder-/370899249179
I’ve got about 600 g of
Because I feel like the stuff in the can wouldn’t really do anything Also, What’s faster when It comes to ironing ? A rotary iron Or your standard kind of Iron?
Because I feel like the stuff in the can wouldn’t really do anything Also, What’s faster when It comes to ironing ? A rotary iron Or your standard kind of Iron?
"What’s faster when It comes to ironing ?"
Depends upon several factors including what one is ironing and who is doing the work.
For shirts one can do a better and faster job by hand. OTOH when it comes to flatwork (sheets, pillow slips, napkins....) a rotary iron can allow one to plow though basket loads rather quickly. Especially if one isn't picky about results.
Depends upon several factors including what one is ironing and who is doing the work.
For shirts one can do a better and faster job by hand. OTOH when it comes to flatwork (sheets, pillow slips, napkins....) a rotary iron can allow one to plow though basket loads rather quickly. Especially if one isn't picky about results.
I ain’t picky
I should be getting a rotary iron on Wednesday
I should be getting a rotary iron on Wednesday
Starch and the rotary iron....
I have starched shirts for a number of years the plain white ones that are on the cheaper end of the market look so much better after a good starching, I have also used can and powder and the cans are as said above dire... You get a better look and finish using good old fashioned powder starch and I found warm water and a short spin then on the line to work better than tumbling.
Now as for the rotary iron you need to be very careful if ironing starched items as it comes off sticks to the shoe and burns black which then rubs off on other items going through the iron, I have given up using starch these days as hubby no longer wears shirts to work that need a starch can't say as I miss the extra work involved lol
Good luck with the iron let us know how you get on with it, I have a early 60's Morphy Richards Its been rewired and cleaned and still works well though is too small for a lot of items these days as we have a superking duvet cover and no matter how I try I cannot get through the iron it looks worse than when I started.....
I have starched shirts for a number of years the plain white ones that are on the cheaper end of the market look so much better after a good starching, I have also used can and powder and the cans are as said above dire... You get a better look and finish using good old fashioned powder starch and I found warm water and a short spin then on the line to work better than tumbling.
Now as for the rotary iron you need to be very careful if ironing starched items as it comes off sticks to the shoe and burns black which then rubs off on other items going through the iron, I have given up using starch these days as hubby no longer wears shirts to work that need a starch can't say as I miss the extra work involved lol
Good luck with the iron let us know how you get on with it, I have a early 60's Morphy Richards Its been rewired and cleaned and still works well though is too small for a lot of items these days as we have a superking duvet cover and no matter how I try I cannot get through the iron it looks worse than when I started.....
