Very cool and thanks for sharing! I did wonder what sort of form the women
used to iron their sleeves since a regular ham wouldn't work so well.
LynnD

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Katy Bishop <katybisho...@gmail.com> wrote:

> When starching ironing is a necessity u less the item can be dried
> flat or in shape--the balloons allow the sleeve and starch to be dried
> in shape.  Minimizes  that tedious ironing.  SOme of my sleeves are as
> big as watermelons.
>
> I have some down filled sleeve puffs for my 1830s, the softest most
> wonderful things.  Copied from some at the MFA in Boston.
>
> Back to the 1890s, I also have an original little sleeve ironing board
> from the 1890s, basically a little curved croissant shaped wooden
> board with a screw clamp to attach it to a table, it can fit into the
> gathered sleeve of a blouse.
>
> Katy
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 4:46 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell
> <rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu> wrote:
> >
> > I have a pair of early 19th C. down pads for the sleeves of the 1820's
> and re-discovered in the Gay 90s to provide "petticoats" for the second
> generation of balloon sleeves... have also seen tulle shoulder cuffs to do
> the same service...Doing the stuffing with baloons or whatever and
> using?spray starch creates the form that could benefit the underpinnings.?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Katy Bishop" <katybisho...@gmail.com>
> > Sent 2/14/2012 1:05:13 PM
> > To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com>
> > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Starch recipeThanks.
> > When I am starching my large puffed 1890s leg-o-mutton sleeves, a real
> > pain to iron, I blow up a balloon in the sleeve when it is wet and dry
> > it stretched as flat as possible over the balloon to reduce the amount
> > of ironing needed--it works great.  Though my daughter is sad when I
> > have to pop the balloon to get it out.
> > Katy
> > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Martha Kelly <marthake...@nyc.rr.com>
> wro
> > te:
> >>
> >> From the Argo web site:
> >>
> >> Q: Can I make laundry starch from Argo and Kingsford's corn starch?
> >>
> >> A: ?Yes you can starch clothing with regular corn starch. In a large bo
> > wl or
> >> pot, stir 1/2 cup of corn starch into 1 cup of cold water. Stir in
> boiling
> >> water (2 quarts for a heavy solution; 4 quarts for medium and 6 quarts
> fo
> > r a
> >> light solution). Dip the clothing into the starch solution and let dry.
> To
> >> iron, sprinkle the garments lightly with warm water, roll up and place
> in
> > a
> >> plastic bag until evenly moistened, then iron as usual.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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