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The Importance of
Pressing and How to Press |
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Good
pressing is important to good dressmaking. A professional finish can
be achieved only by constant and correct pressing in the right way.
Pressing should be done as the garment is being made. No matter how great
a garment was made it can still look homemade if it has not been well
pressed.
Pressing is not
just pushing a hot iron along fabric to smooth it, it must be held long
enough to set the fabric in its new position. Pressing is a combination of
pressure that you put on the iron by the strength of your arm when it
needs it, heat temperature suitable for the fiber, not the fabric, and
moisture provided by a steam iron for thin and lightweight fabrics.
Always use a cloth when pressing on the pretty side of the fabric. When
pressing curves, and sleeves use a pressing cushion.
Click here for
directions on how to make your own pressing cushion.
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pressing job to a scrap piece of fabric that you will be making your
garment out of. During the sewing of the garment most pressing will be
done on the wrong side or ugly side of the garment. In addition to pressing as the garment
is made, a final pressing job should be done once the garment is complete,
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Recommended Irons
and Pressing Tools |
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