Hello everyone! And a special thank you for all the resources I have found here (and of course on youtube)
I am going to be making two overcoats out of particularly heavy wool, in the range of 900g per metre. I am going to make one greatcoat (out of boiled wool) and one longer and more feminine coat with quite a lot of waist suppression and then flare in the skirt. I will probably have future questions when I properly start these projects regarding construction. However, I wanted to ask right away are there any tips for achieving cleaner and more crisp results when working with a particularly heavy fabric?
I would imagine that clean edges for things like pockets, cuffs, hems, etc. would be more difficult to achieve.
Thank you very much
In addition to Martin's excellent answer; never use an iron weight to "cool down" your hot pressing.
Always use a wooden clapper that can absorb steam and moisture.
Old heavy irons don't absorb steam and therefore leave the excess moisture wet on your cloth. In worse case scenarios they stain your fabric with their rusty layer.
Reza
International School of Tailoring
You will need a heavy weight iron, 5kg at least, better 7kg. You will also need a good clapper, a wooden plank and some oldfashioned weigts to compress the cloth and to cool it down after ironing. You will be surprised how thin an 800gr covert can become after a good press.