Plaid:Craft Mod Podge Stiffy Fabric Stiffener 473ml/16oz

THIS IS AMAZING! I bought something else to try on lace first and it didn't work. This however is incredible. I dipped the lace in, dried in the sun and hey presto the lace was stiff enough to spray gold and make tiaras for the party. What a wonderful product. And I have heaps left for other products. Easy to use, clean up, didn't make my skin feel funny when using it, and dried perfectly clear. Excellent.

Okay, I have two things to confess. First, I sniggered at the name but c'mon! It's a bottle of white sticky liquid called Stiffy. Second, and perhaps more important than my childishness for a review of this item, I was highly sceptical about this product. A bit of background: coming up to Xmas, I crochet snowflakes. Last year, I 'stiffened' them with PVA glue, which worked passably well, but they were still a bit bendy. This year, I needed something a bit firmer (no innuendo intended), so I bought this for my cotton creations. My scepticism was misplaced - this stuff turns thin thread tangles into veritable throwing stars! For reference, the snowflakes were made using a 1mm hook, so they are quite thin with no strength or structure before being blocked. After blocking and drying (I leave them to dry overnight), they are now very robust. I used the Stiffy neat, as I needed a strong finish; you might want to water it down if your fabric already has some structure or if you don't need as stiff a finish.

It was easy to use, I used it on a knitted dolls hat, where I needed a bit of strength to shape the back of the hat. I was pleased with the result, as it wasn’t too stiff. I applied it late evening, then left it overnight to make sure it was dry. Good value for money.

We were experimenting with fabric stiffener as my daughter wanted to make some fabric butterflies to go on a dress for an art project and she needed the wings to have a bit of rigidity to them so they looked like real butterflies. Her art teacher recommend fabric stiffener and we were unable to find in local shops so pleased to find on Amazon. We ordered 1 bottle to start with but ended up needing 2 more and it did get expensive, however we are really pleased with the results! It was easy to apply and seemed to work on all types of fabrics from thick velvets to thin voiles. If you want it really stiff would recommend popping fabric on a radiator to dry.

I spend many hour doing crochet in cotton and wool, also knitted lace. It is the starching that never seems to be right, until I discovered Stiffy. Having spent hours on the work, I like a nice stiff finish to certain items. This fits the bill ideally. It can be used in small quantities for small items and add more water to give a finish that is less stiff. The bottle goes on to last for a very good period of time and, although it looks expensive, it is well worth the money.

This is an excellent product and does exactly what it says. It is quite concentrated so if you just want something lightly stiffened then it should probably be diluted. It is a little more expensive that some other types but it goes a very long way and I personally wouldn't use anything else.

It changed the colour of the fabric unfortunately it took a long time to dry and wasn’t as stiff as I thought

Well if you can get past the name of the product without smiling, this is good stuff. Stiffens fabric and you need very little of the product to produce a good effect.

Works well on my yarn projects……

Good

This stuff works great. Almost too well. Using it on older made dollies and noticed if I use too much on the thinner ones it actually makes them slightly brittle. Otherwise I found it to work the best for a stiffner.

Comprei para aplicar em projectos de crochet para os tornar mais sólidos. Misturo o produto com um pouco de água e aplico directamente sobre o que quero num spray. É de muito boa qualidade e não deixa resíduo. Seca muito rápido e fica transparente.

I bought this product to re-shape my hats after washing them. I am very happy with the product, it worked perfectly. I brushed it all over the hat and now I can wear them again. Next time ill dilute the product because they turned out a bit too hard but to me it is absolutely worth buying it. 100% recommend this product