I received an e-mail today from a place called Islander Sewing Systems in the USA (they recently took on selling Connie Crawford’s patterns and books) and today’s e-mail had details of a sale of their wooden pressing tools and there is a five minute video to watch on how to use them.
Now only a week or so ago I suggested to Sonatine and SewRuthieSews the use of a clapper, and an alternative to a clapper was to use a wooden rolling pin. Well if you go on to Islander’s web site and can find this video link – it is called Pressing Matters she is showing how to use the point presser (this often comes as a combined point presser and clapper), and a clapper on its own, she is also using a long piece of half round wood stick which she has called a Seam Solution – this a is strip of half round wood 24” in length and she is showing how you would use it for pressing open the seam on trousers. By the way she mentions that the wood used in these gadgets is hard wood.
I just thought this would be interesting for those who are venturing into coat making. Interestingly she also mentions how when pressing a piece of poly crepe that despite using a steam iron the crease does not hold, so she tried using the clapper on this and what a difference.