Starching

[smurfykatt]

I was wondering if a light coat of starch after I have finished the project would help to keep it rigid once I frame it. I have seen a lot of projects after years of hanging start sagging. I just don't want it to run the colors. I was also thinking to apply a warm iron on it to help the process. Any thoughts??

[Allyn]

Nononononononononono. . . .no. . . did I mention No? Don't starch it. The reason you see stitching sag after a time is it wasn't mounted correctly in the first place. If it is mounted in a proper fashion, it won't sag.

And welcome to the forum.

[fccs]

Nononononononononono. . . .no. . . did I mention No? Don't starch it. The reason you see stitching sag after a time is it wasn't mounted correctly in the first place. If it is mounted in a proper fashion, it won't sag.

And welcome to the forum.

I agree with Allyn. I have pieces hanging on my walls that were framed 20-25 years ago and they are still perfectly stretched.

[Serinde]

No starch! You've taken all this time to stitch something beautiful. In many parts of the world starch = bugs or discolouration over time.

[richardandtracy]

My house has fairly high humidity, so starching would be a bad idea as it would give mould food to start digesting, and once that ran out, what would be next? Only the thread.

Regards,

Richard.