I had the opportunity to use MaryM’s ByAnnie ‘s Stiletto & Pressing Tool**. I didn’t think it would be very useful, but I found it to be super helpful when pressing the curve on the Mini One Handle Totes. It ran along the clipped curved edge smoothly and easily. I never tried this before, but did because pressing the clipped curves is fairly tedious.
The angle of the bottom means that the tool slides underneath the small clipped bits of fabric really easily. I felt like it wasn’t taking me any time at all to press the curves. I wish I had been able to do more with that tool while I was at MaryM’s.
I don’t have one of those, so I used the Alex Anderson version that I had in my Go Bag. It’s called the Alex Anderson’s 4-in-1 Essential Sewing Tool.** The tool includes a seam ripper, stiletto, presser, and turner.
This is a useful tool, though I didn’t find it as useful for the pressing task as the ByAnnie ‘s Stiletto & Pressing Tool. The main reason is the finish. The ByAnnie ‘s Stiletto & Pressing Tool has a slick and shiny finish. That makes it easy to run along a clipped curve.
I’d like to try it again in my own space, but am not going to run out and buy one. Let me know if you have one and how you like it.
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