Quilting 101: Fabric Starch vs. Steam with Natalie from Missouri Star
Steam vs. starch? Which to use and when? They're both essential in quilting and Natalie will explain it to you in a straightforward way so you can feel confident when pressing your fabric! Learn more in Quilting 101, a series of quick and easy quilting tutorials especially for beginners.
Instructor
Natalie Doan
Natalie is the host of Quilting 101, Embroidery 101 and the Creative Strategist and Editor of Block Magazine at Missouri Star Quilt Company. She was taught how to sew by her mom, of course, and began quilting when she grew up.
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Steam vs. starch? Which to use and when? They're both essential in quilting and Natalie will explain it to you in a straightforward way so you can feel confident when pressing your fabric! Learn more in Quilting 101, a series of quick and easy quilting tutorials especially for...
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Video Transcript
Steam is what you want to use when you want to eliminate wrinkles. It's just hot water, coming out of your iron or spray bottle. It's going to relax your fabric and get rid of wrinkles. You'll use it to make a quilt top lay flat, or to press your fabric before cutting it.
Starch, on the other hand, is going to add stiffness and crispness to your block. It's going to make it a little bit more solid and less stretch. There are different levels of starches (heavy, light, etc.) and they're made out of different things and you can choose from a number of starches depending on what you are making.
