Strip stick
#1
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Strip stick
Our guild demonstrated the use of the strip stick. I had never heard of it. You press open your seems on it. If you have arthritis it is well worth the investment. Perfectly pressed open seams, no burned fingers!
#3
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: The Colony, TX
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If you like that you can make your own - what you need is half round and just cover it in a layer of scrap batting and some fabric. Around our area - home depot didn't have the half round (just quarter round) but we did find it at Lowes. I got a long length, cut it and made them for my friends for Christmas. If you are doing something with open seams it is wonderful. They said (yes I bought one at the QS first!!) that you could also use it if pressing seams to the side. I haven't tried that yet.
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I made one a while back and forgot I have it. Just need to find it. All I did was get half round and used what was left of my scorched ironing board cover. Stapled it to the back/flat side. Cost me the price of the wood and Dh took the rest. Maybe $1.00. I have a small pointed butter spatula I use to press seams open. Popsicle stick works fine to hold fabric to press.
#6
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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I made one a while back and forgot I have it. Just need to find it. All I did was get half round and used what was left of my scorched ironing board cover. Stapled it to the back/flat side. Cost me the price of the wood and Dh took the rest. Maybe $1.00. I have a small pointed butter spatula I use to press seams open. Popsicle stick works fine to hold fabric to press.
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#7
I made one a while back and forgot I have it. Just need to find it. All I did was get half round and used what was left of my scorched ironing board cover. Stapled it to the back/flat side. Cost me the price of the wood and Dh took the rest. Maybe $1.00. I have a small pointed butter spatula I use to press seams open. Popsicle stick works fine to hold fabric to press.
#8
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half round moulding
Here are some images - it is a piece of material usually put at the bottom of floor molding but can be used other places too, best of my knowledge.
Here are some images - it is a piece of material usually put at the bottom of floor molding but can be used other places too, best of my knowledge.
#10
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 4,391
I was always going to make a strip stick, but in the meantime decided to use the edge of my ironing board. It works. You are holding the iron on a slant, but you can iron a seam open without messing up another seam nearby.
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