🧵 Dritz 562- Tailors Ham Sewing Tool: Optimal for Seam Stress Relief and Precision Stitching Review

I've only used this a few times as I mainly use it for sewing projects but when I needed it it saved my life. At first I wanted it to be a little cheaper considering it's just a bit of fabric and sawdust (I'm guessing it's filler) so I looked up some DIY instructions. Yes, I just went and bought it. The layers required and the wait it took to get them right weren't worth it to me. You have to grab the sawdust and let it settle, grab a little more, let it sit a little more, over and over again…

I would like to rate it higher but the part that looks like wool is NOT wool and will actually melt on contact with a hot iron. NOT the quality you would expect from a tailor's ham whose very definition and vital function is frequent contact with a hot iron. The rest of the build quality is good. and luckily my iron didn't deteriorate much. Now I only use it with the white side until it melts so I think it's cotton. I love tailor's ham, I have both this one and the seam. should have bought a…

I already knew this tailor's ham because a friend has one. I like the size and shape and the materials suit me. I haven't had any issues with fabric melting or anything like that. I don't know what's wrong with that, but it smelled like mold right out of the box. I put it in a bag with several packets of desiccant and hope this helps get rid of the smell. Because it's full of sawdust, there's nothing you can do to clean it. I haven't really seen where anyone else had this problem, so maybe it's