:P Hi all, I know that it is good to get up every once in a while when you are sewing. Because I iron my seams as I go it gets to be like I am up down, up , down. I do know that some people finger press seams, that doesn't work well for me. In a tutorial I once saw (don't remember where) the person giving the instructions used a roller to press down the seams. This looked like it would work well for me. I have checked out a lot of sites and I can't find anything like the roller she had. The roller looked a lot like a very very small paint roller. Only of course it was made of harder material. I will still get up and do the regular ironing but I would like this for use until I have two or three seams that need pressing. Does anyone know what this is called and where I could find it to purchase? You all are always so helpful that I know someone out there knows what I am talking about. Look forward to seeing your replies. Thanks BrendaK

I use a small wallpaper roller. This isn't the exact one but it will give you the idea:

http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=3747774

Hope that helps :D

:thumbup: Thanks Qbee that looks like it. Knew that someone would know. How hard do you press? Is it worth it? Does it save you much time? BrendaK

I don't press that hard really. It's certainly easy to use. I use it for paper piecing because if I finger press, it tends to sort of pull at the fabric so I just roll over it and it works great :D
Go to Walmart....they are like a dollar......it's worth a dollar to just try it. Good luck!! :D
The other option some people use is to have a mini ironing board a "mini" iron by them.

They are called "brayers". I used to use one in decoupage, it was made of a hard rubber. Try looking in the art supply section of your local craft store or in the decoupage section. I think I have also seen wooden ones.

I use a small plastic thing that looks like a mini ice scraper to finger press, it is smooth and dosnt pull the fabric out of shape. best of all its free where they sell lottery tickets

I keep my clover mini iron beside me for pressing seams while sewing, especially when paper piecing. Maybe this might work for you?

I also saw on another tut. a palm held iron, does anyone know about that? Thanks

I use the wallpaper roller. Mine is wooden. They work very well.

I took the spring out of a wooden clothespin and the two wooden sections make awesome 'pressing thingys' and they cost only pennies!

I saw my sister using one made of metal & wood. The wheel was about 1 1/2" wide, & it was so slick. She said when she baught the Curve Master , the guy gave her one. I would sure love to get one. My sister was making a quilt as you go & that really worked well.

You can also look at art supply stores as they have similar items in varying sizes.

ali

I use a little wooden iron...

that is that it is called..works great!

The reason for the roller is ,it doesn't stretch your fabric.

roller would be best. finger pressing can stretch the fabric a bit. i have a nice wooden roller i use.

I have a Rowenta travel iron and a small June Tailor Cut & Press on a little table beside my sewing desk that I use for most piecing. For paper piecing, I whip out my Clover mini iron. My baby Rowenta is on it's last legs, though and I've been looking for a replacement. None seem to be as durable as it has been and they're much more expensive.

My clover is there for those small seams. I have done finger press, but my finger gets hot!

I have an ironing station (batting and fabric over a desk) next to my sewing machine and that's where I iron as I go. Still have my ironing board for bigger things. Don't have to get up and down as much.

Look in the wallpaper section of your local hardware store. It is wooden and called a seam roller. I use one for wallpapering, never thought of using it in my sewing room. I have a seam presser that has a sharper side to open seams. I use it for paper piecing. My rule of thumb for pressing seams at the ironing board is to sew everthing you can without crossing any seams and then press.

I love that one! Such sharp creases! :)

Before that, I was using my thumbnails to "iron" the seam allowances, and I still use that occasionally, but it sure wears the nail down fast. ;)