There is mention made in the current issue of Threads (Tips, pg. 14) on how to make a pressing dauber. It says professionals use a dauber for seam pressing. I’m relatively new to construction sewing (I’m a hard-core quilter) and do not understand how this item would be used. It certainly is an odd looking “tool”. If I don’t want to make one, where would I buy one, providing of course, I can understand how to use it!! Thanks so much…
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You dip the end of the dauber in a bowl of clean water to dampen and the "daub" it along a seam line or crease then cover with a press cloth and press ( not Iron) It is a way to get moisture on the fabric in a very controlled manner.
Yes, it is a great way to add steam at seams without overpressing.
Nancy
The only ones I've ever seen were made by the user. They are very, very simple to make. If you are a quilter then you already know how to cut a strip of fabric and that's all a dauber is: a strip of wool rolled tightly and then tied with a string or thread.
Just remember to use a lighter color of wool so there is no transfer of color on lighter colored fabrics. I guess in the industry however they would use a scrap of the same fabric that they were using.
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