STARCHING A DOILY

There are 3 different types of starch: powdered, liquid, and spray. Instructions are given below for each type of starch.
General Directions Get doily wet and squeeze out excess water. This prevents the doily from soaking up excess starch and becoming too stiff. If a stiffer doily is desired, this step can be eliminated.
WITH POWDERED STARCH Mix 2 Tablespoons of water and a teaspoon of starch in pan. Heat and stir until thickened. WITH LIQUID STARCH Pour a small amount of starch into a bowl.

The remaining directions are the same for these two methods.

Place doily in starch and make sure starch covers all parts of the doily. Squeeze the doily to remove excess starch. Place doily on bath towel and straighten it out. You may wish to use a small size knitting needle to pull the edge out completely. If desired, you may place a small straight pin in each loop in the last row (to pull it out taut) as well as in any loop that was skipped When the doily is all spread out let it dry and then remove from the towel.
WITH SPRAY STARCH Place damp doily on bath towel and straighten it out. You may wish to use a small size knitting needle to pull the edge out completely. If desired, you may place a small straight pin in each loop in the last row (to pull it out taut) as well as in any loop that was skipped Spray doily with starch. The more starch allowed to saturate the doily, the stiffer the doily will be. When doily is evenly saturated with starch, let it dry and then remove from towel.

Startching a Doily (From Circular Netting)