Big ole Huh? for an applique product

So a friend sent me a magazine because I buy leather from a shop in
the town it comes from. The leather shop was suggested by a certain
person here, and so it all comes full circle...

In the magazine a lady was well pleased with "Organic Press and Starch
Solution for Applique"
http://www.myfavoritethimble.com/
Go to quilting products and click on the product.

OK have I missed something or does the picture and description seem an
awful lot like dry corn or rice starch in a shoe polish bottle? (It is
a "just add water!" sort of thing)

If the sponge would be useful couldn't you just dab with a sponge?
Or if you want to get fancy, use one of these things:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...nav=tools.html

Mind I am not a big applique fan. I do it sometimes, but it is not my
favorite thing. So maybe I am just flat out missing some significant
point somewhere.
Kinda doubt it though.

NightMist
--

Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.

Well, you know the thing about "add the name quilter's .... to it and
triple the price"
Maybe that applies here?

Ginger in CA

On Jul 4, 3:46*pm, (NightMist) wrote:
So a friend sent me a magazine because I buy leather from a shop in
the town it comes from. The leather shop was suggested by a certain
person here, and so it all comes full circle...

In the magazine a lady was well pleased with "Organic Press and Starch
Solution for Applique"http://www.myfavoritethimble.com/
Go to quilting products and click on the product.

OK have I missed something or does the picture and description seem an
awful lot like dry corn or rice starch in a shoe polish bottle? (It is
a "just add water!" sort of thing)

If the sponge would be useful couldn't you just dab with a sponge? *
Or if you want to get fancy, use one of these things:http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...nav=tools.html

Mind I am not a big applique fan. *I do it sometimes, but it is not my
favorite thing. *So maybe I am just flat out missing some significant
point somewhere.
Kinda doubt it though.

NightMist
--

Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.

Double HUH form Virginia!
PAT

"NightMist" wrote in message
...

So a friend sent me a magazine because I buy leather from a shop in
the town it comes from. The leather shop was suggested by a certain
person here, and so it all comes full circle...

In the magazine a lady was well pleased with "Organic Press and Starch
Solution for Applique"
http://www.myfavoritethimble.com/
Go to quilting products and click on the product.

OK have I missed something or does the picture and description seem an
awful lot like dry corn or rice starch in a shoe polish bottle? (It is
a "just add water!" sort of thing)

If the sponge would be useful couldn't you just dab with a sponge?
Or if you want to get fancy, use one of these things:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...nav=tools.html

Mind I am not a big applique fan. I do it sometimes, but it is not my
favorite thing. So maybe I am just flat out missing some significant
point somewhere.
Kinda doubt it though.

NightMist
--

Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.

I think the key word here is "organic." All other starches I've seen may
leave something to be desired in the potential toxicity department,
especially if aerosol.

Trixie

"NightMist" wrote in message
...

So a friend sent me a magazine because I buy leather from a shop in
the town it comes from. The leather shop was suggested by a certain
person here, and so it all comes full circle...

In the magazine a lady was well pleased with "Organic Press and Starch
Solution for Applique"
http://www.myfavoritethimble.com/
Go to quilting products and click on the product.

OK have I missed something or does the picture and description seem an
awful lot like dry corn or rice starch in a shoe polish bottle? (It is
a "just add water!" sort of thing)

If the sponge would be useful couldn't you just dab with a sponge?
Or if you want to get fancy, use one of these things:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...nav=tools.html

Mind I am not a big applique fan. I do it sometimes, but it is not my
favorite thing. So maybe I am just flat out missing some significant
point somewhere.
Kinda doubt it though.

NightMist
--

Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.

i thot all starches we'd use on fabric came from vegetable
cellulose?
not something i thot much about tho.
why not make your own 'organic' starch, then buy one of
those simple sponge top bottles.
has to be cheaper than that 'organic press and starch
solution for applique'.
j.

"Trixie" wrote...
I think the key word here is "organic." All other starches
I've seen may leave something to be desired in the
potential toxicity department, especially if aerosol.
Trixie

"NightMist" wrote...
So a friend sent me a magazine because I buy leather from
a shop in
the town it comes from. The leather shop was suggested by
a certain
person here, and so it all comes full circle...

In the magazine a lady was well pleased with "Organic
Press and Starch
Solution for Applique"
http://www.myfavoritethimble.com/
Go to quilting products and click on the product.

OK have I missed something or does the picture and
description seem an
awful lot like dry corn or rice starch in a shoe polish
bottle? (It is
a "just add water!" sort of thing)

If the sponge would be useful couldn't you just dab with
a sponge?
Or if you want to get fancy, use one of these things:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...nav=tools.html

Mind I am not a big applique fan. I do it sometimes, but
it is not my
favorite thing. So maybe I am just flat out missing some
significant
point somewhere.
Kinda doubt it though.
NightMist
--
Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my
sister.

Trixie makes a good point.
However, there is (so far as I know) no legal cerification process in
the US for non-food items, nor am I aware of any reputable
non-government organizations certifying non-food products. Not that
there might not be some, just none that I know of.
There is also no mention of certification in the description or on the
lable in the picture.

Therefore there is really no choice but to take Jeanne's literal
interpretation of the product. It is a carbon bearing starch of some
variety, probably vegetable in origin, in a bottle that probably cost
the company considerably less than the $2 it would cost a person to
buy an empty one.
It may possibly have been made with a vegetable product that was not
organically grown, and it may have been adulterated or treated with
Ghu knows what during processing and packaging. Or it may be totally
on the up and up and has been made with only certified organic
products, and packaged in accordance with the same principles. There
is no real way of knowing with a non-food product.

NightMist

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:31:41 +1200, "nzlstar*"
wrote:

i thot all starches we'd use on fabric came from vegetable
cellulose?
not something i thot much about tho.
why not make your own 'organic' starch, then buy one of
those simple sponge top bottles.
has to be cheaper than that 'organic press and starch
solution for applique'.
j.

"Trixie" wrote...
I think the key word here is "organic." All other starches
I've seen may leave something to be desired in the
potential toxicity department, especially if aerosol.
Trixie

"NightMist" wrote...
So a friend sent me a magazine because I buy leather from
a shop in
the town it comes from. The leather shop was suggested by
a certain
person here, and so it all comes full circle...

In the magazine a lady was well pleased with "Organic
Press and Starch
Solution for Applique"
http://www.myfavoritethimble.com/
Go to quilting products and click on the product.

OK have I missed something or does the picture and
description seem an
awful lot like dry corn or rice starch in a shoe polish
bottle? (It is
a "just add water!" sort of thing)

If the sponge would be useful couldn't you just dab with
a sponge?
Or if you want to get fancy, use one of these things:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...nav=tools.html

Mind I am not a big applique fan. I do it sometimes, but
it is not my
favorite thing. So maybe I am just flat out missing some
significant
point somewhere.
Kinda doubt it though.
NightMist
--
Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my
sister.



--

Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.

curiosity got the better of me, so i emailed the website
asking them what 'organic natural ingredients' were in the
solution (i'm still wondering how it is a solution if there
is only powder in the bottle and you add the water when you
get ready to use it).
seems to me the bottle would cost more than the powder
inside, oh well.
when/if i get a reply will post it here so we'll all know.
j.

"NightMist" wrote...
Trixie makes a good point.
However, there is (so far as I know) no legal cerification
process in
the US for non-food items, nor am I aware of any reputable
non-government organizations certifying non-food products.
Not that
there might not be some, just none that I know of.
There is also no mention of certification in the
description or on the
lable in the picture.

Therefore there is really no choice but to take Jeanne's
literal
interpretation of the product. It is a carbon bearing
starch of some
variety, probably vegetable in origin, in a bottle that
probably cost
the company considerably less than the $2 it would cost a
person to
buy an empty one.
It may possibly have been made with a vegetable product
that was not
organically grown, and it may have been adulterated or
treated with
Ghu knows what during processing and packaging. Or it may
be totally
on the up and up and has been made with only certified
organic
products, and packaged in accordance with the same
principles. There
is no real way of knowing with a non-food product.
NightMist

"nzlstar*" wrote:
i thot all starches we'd use on fabric came from vegetable
cellulose?
not something i thot much about tho.
why not make your own 'organic' starch, then buy one of
those simple sponge top bottles.
has to be cheaper than that 'organic press and starch
solution for applique'.
j.

In the magazine a lady was well pleased with "Organic
Press and Starch Solution for Applique"
http://www.myfavoritethimble.com/
Go to quilting products and click on the product.

OK have I missed something or does the picture and
description seem an awful lot like dry corn or rice
starch in a shoe polish
bottle? (It is a "just add water!" sort of thing)

On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:58:11 -0700 (PDT), Ginger in CA
wrote:

Well, you know the thing about "add the name quilter's .... to it and
triple the price"
Maybe that applies here?

Ginger in CA

Quilter's, organic, and archival quality all seem to be words used to
jack up prices. I'd lay bets it's just plain dry starch with a high
dollar price tag.

Debra in VA
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