Best Press Spray Starch at Linda's Electric Quilters
Best Press by Mary Ellen Products is the most widely used spray starch in professional quilting studios -- a clear, non-flaking finish that produces crisp pressing without white residue. Gallon refill bottles provide the best value for studios that press fabric daily. Pair with a quality iron from the quilting irons guide and a surface from the pressing tools guide.
Available Scents
- Scent Free -- no fragrance; for scent-sensitive studios
- Linen Fresh -- clean fresh linen; the most popular Best Press scent
- Lavender Fields -- soft lavender for long pressing sessions
- Caribbean Beach -- light tropical; fresh and energising
- Cherry Blossom -- delicate floral scent
Why Best Press?
Unlike traditional aerosol starch, Best Press is a liquid finish that sprays evenly, absorbs quickly, and presses completely clean with no white residue on dark fabrics and no clogging spray bottle nozzles. The gallon format fills multiple smaller spray bottles -- the most economical choice for any studio pressing 40+ hours per week. Also available at Linda's: Easy Press Fabric Treatment gallon for sizing and stiffening applications, and Terial Magic for stabilising fabric before cutting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Best Press vs traditional starch — what's actually different?
The chemistry — Best Press is a starch-alternative sizing that leaves no white flakes on dark fabric, doesn't attract insects in stored quilts the way corn-starch products can, and sprays in a fine non-clogging mist. The pressing behaviour is crisper fabric with cleaner results.
When should fabric get starched in the workflow?
Before cutting — sizing yardage first stabilises the weave so strips cut truer, bias edges stretch less, and small piecing stays accurate through handling. A second light pass on finished blocks squares them for assembly. Heavier stabilisation before intricate cutting is Terial Magic's job.
How does the gallon economics work?
Roughly six 16oz spray-bottle refills per gallon at a much lower per-ounce price — the obvious buy once pressing becomes routine. Keep one labelled spray bottle per scent, and Scent Free earns the studio default slot since classes and customers vary in sensitivity.
