Taking a survey - clapper used by tailors
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Taking a survey - clapper used by tailors
It’s been said tailors use a “clapper” to lay on a freshly pressed seam to get it really flat and crisp. The wood absorbs the heat and steam. Any quilters use one when pressing ?
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I've heard the clapper works really well, but I just use a pile of magazines instead. Cheap, and I can use multiple piles of them for a little assembly line down my ironing board! Plus, when I have a really long seam, I can line them all up and do it all at once.
So, for your survey, I don't use a clapper - I use something else
So, for your survey, I don't use a clapper - I use something else
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I have used one for seams since I started quilting years ago. The first class I took a clapper was used. I have used it ever since. Now that the wool pressing mats are available and using the clapper my blocks are as flat as they can be, even flatter if I spin all the seams.
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