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 AM, Betsy Marshall <be...@softwareinnovation.com> wrote: > Maybe this could substitute? > > http://www9.mailordercentral.com/cumberlandgeneral/prodinfo.asp?number=01109 > 1 > > just a stumble across, no personal experience buying/using starch.. > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Katy Bishop > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:34 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] starch recipe > > Hi Guys, > > Since I can no longer find liquid starch in the store or faultless > powdered starch from Bon Ami, I am ready to make my own from > cornstarch. Does anyone has a favorite recipe for starch, I will be > using it for Victorian petticoats and garments mostly. Unless anyone > knows where one can still buy powdered starch..... > > -- > Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian > katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com > Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. > Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
