Starching bed linen

[katepilar]

Does anyone still starch bed linen? I havent met anyone in the UK who does? Was is norm in the olden days or is it something that never was very common? Just curious.

JiraffDeSaki I seem to remember that spray starch isn't too expensive (and doesn't go off).

I would start with some pillowcases (on the basis that they are small to wash if you are too trigger-happy).

Having just washed a load of sheets, only to discover that rain is expected for most of the afternoon, I might give it a go myself!

Probably did starch them too much, then ironed them to perfection, till they walked onto the beds. Washday literally lasted ALL day in our house!

@katepilar @Madcats Thanks v much!

Goodness you took that personally 😂

Our bedding is Egyptian cotton which wrinkles but even that doesn't need ironing. I wash it on a lower spin, and hang it out neatly on the washing line then fold it direct from the line so it stays crease free.

Personally? No. I was just using the same type of reply the PP had used.

@DiscoBeat This isnt a thread about ironing, or the lack of.

Well it's a thread about keeping bedding flat, and you just moaned about the chemicals in starch. A different viewpoint, perhaps.

I wandered down a rabbit hole, wondering what laundry starch was made from. It is easy to make your own apparently:

laundrydetergentideas.com/what-is-laundry-starch/

Kershaws Starch we buy from AJ Farmer in East Dulwich, cos we is posh.