Machines & tools

A smooth, flat hardwood block pressed onto a just-steamed seam or edge to flatten and set a sharp crease as it cools.

A narrow wooden tool with pointed ends used to press open the seam allowances inside sharp corners such as collar points and cuffs.

A padded, glove-shaped pressing cushion worn on the hand, used to press curved and hard-to-reach garment areas such as shoulders and sleeve caps.

A firmly stuffed cylindrical cushion placed under a seam to press it open from the right side without leaving a ridge imprint on the fabric.

A narrow, two-tiered miniature ironing board sized to fit inside a sleeve or other tight tubular garment section for pressing without creasing the opposite side.