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Without a proper fit, even the most fashionable clothes are not going to make you look your best. When you see celebrities and think how good they lock even in simple clothes, the reason is that the tailor all their clothes.
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Experts in sewing say that pressing clothing is just as important as the sewing in the process of tailoring. One presenter says to "sew press, sew press".
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A specialized small ironing board the has an elevated section to go inside a sleeve or pant leg. The sleeve can then be rotated around and pressed on all sides. Called a sleeve arm sometimes, like in the video. It looks like this.
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A two sided device designed for pressing cotton or wool. It functions like a portable ironing board that you slip over your hand.
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Similar to a dressmakers ham, but longer and straighter. Good for pressing darts and small curved surfaces. You just use the rounded end in the same way you would a ham.
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A tailor's ham or dressmaker's ham is a tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when pressing curved areas of clothing, such as darts, sleeves, cuffs, collars, or waistlines. Pressing on a curved form allows a garment better to fit body contours.
Images of tailor's hams on Amazon
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[Images here http://amzn.to/1MBhjwb] and often packaged and used with a clapper. How to use a Tailor's board [1] with photos.
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A needle board is a pressing tool constructed of heavy canvas which covers a layer of rubber. A needle board has hundreds of tiny needle-like wires about 1/2” long. It is used needles up, with the napped fabric (such as velvet, velveteen or wide wale corduroy) placed face down so that the nap falls into the depth of the needles without being crushed. Spread the fabric over the needles and steamed with an iron or steamer.
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Bound buttonholes are quite involved, so we point you to several well done tutorials. Here is a video explaining how:
And here is step by step instruction with photos.
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Here is a video on how to make a welt pocket:
And a bound pocket:
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Exactly how to tailor a suit is beyond the scope of answers we can provide here. You will want to get a pattern and apply the skills you learned in the rest of the honor. While in the old days you would need to take formal training in tailoring, the advent of YouTube allows you to watch detailed videos for all the skills required in this vocation.