FUNDAMENTALS OF CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 3(1+2)

Lesson 2 : Sewing Equipment and Tools

Tailor’s ham

A tailor's ham or dressmaker's ham is similar to a sleeve roll. It has soft oval shape wider at one end than the other. The surface is covered in wool on one side and cotton on the other for pressing shaped areas. It helps to retain a curve when basting, pressing or shaping any curved section, such as darts, curved shoulder seams etc. The ham is also useful when setting the roll of a collar and when shaping the cap of a sleeve.