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    Old 07-25-2012, 03:20 AM
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    I'm a newbie. What do you mean by "setting the seams"?
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    Old 07-25-2012, 06:39 AM
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    I use a tailor's press called a clapper. It makes the seam very flat, open or pressed to one side. I don't press a seam without it.
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