How to Starch Petticoats || A Historical Sewing How To

There's nothing like the feeling and sound of freshly starched petticoat. Today I'm using an 1840s receipt (recipe) for starch using potato starch and showing the method I use to starch my 1830s petticoats.

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[stevezytveld]

Great video. Thanks for this. Starching fabric is something I've had on my 'putting-off' pile for a while. Thanks for the introduction.
_Trick for dissolving starch_ - When I'm cooking something the first thing I do, before chopping vegetables, is measure out the water and the starch. Stir it with a whisk. And let it sit for a good 15 to 20 minutes. When I'm incorporating it into something I pull everything together in a bowl and then mix it into the water/stock/soup/etc, making sure to scrape all the starchy goodness out with the curve of the whisk blades.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[susandavis]

Hold up...pockets in petticoats? POCKETS IN PETTICOATS??? 🤯🤯🤯

[ZacharyJeffriess]

Ive been watching your for the last few days and i have to say your are very smart with historical outfits and i love the way that you style your 1850s and 1860s fits amazing ❤❤🎉

[ruthhorstman]

interesting that you put pockets in your petticoats

[oliviamarie]

Great video! Super easy to follow thanks . How often would you do this ? Or I guess how long does the stiffness last ?

[dismurrart]

This is super cool bur I think im Content with my spray starch lol

[leannmorlan]

Thanks for the video. I have problems with baking the starch to leave brown streaks when I iron on high heat. Have you experienced that? Any suggestions?

[thestorybehindthat]

Could you just boil a couple cups of water and dissolve the cornstarch then add the mixture to the final warm/hot rinse in your washing machine?