Pressing systems

[sydnie7]

Here's another pressing option: the Eurosteam "Evolution" iron LINK

The boiler system is built into the body of the iron. I got a significant discount on mine by purchasing from the distributor at a sewing/quilting/crafts show vs. ordering online.

Clappers are not as easy to find [edit: see Barb's links below]. I traced one and have been meaning to make it up from that pattern. Meanwhile, I have two antique irons (the heat-em-on-the-woodstove kind) that I move along in the path of the steam iron. If you have, or can find, an older iron that has some weight to it, you could do the same thing with it -- just leave it cold and use it as a weight. This is not the same as a clapper, but helps to keep the wool pressed down while it cools (which is what really sets the edge). Hairdressers will tell you a similar thing -- setting hair is all about curling it, heating it, and letting it cool completely before removing the curling device.

[Barb T]

Hard to find?? I just did a quick Google search on "tailor's clapper" and found the following that look at lot like mine:

http://sewtrue.com/Store/POINT-PRESS...PER-P2302.html
http://sewingworkshop.com/index.php/...3/prevstart/0/