Originally Posted by
illinois
Just this past week I used the piece of 1/2 round wooden dowel to press seams open. This can be purchased at any of the stores such as Home Depot in about any length you'd desire. The dowel lets the fabric drape enough that it's a lot easier to open those 1/4" seams to press them.
Cover the dowel with wool (attach with a hot glue gun) and your pieces won't easily slip off the pressing bar like they do with bare wood.