A tailor's ham, also called a dressmaker's ham, is a tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved pressing mold when ironing curved areas of a garment, such as darts, sleeves, cuffs, collars or waistlines. Pressing a seam or dart over its rounded surface, rather than flat on an ironing board, lets the fabric take on the curve of the body part it is meant to fit. It is shaped roughly like a ham and tapers along its length so it can accommodate garments of different sizes. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The tailor's ham is documented by its construction and use as a pressing mold; no source consulted gives a date of introduction. OriginNot established by the sources consulted.
No source consulted gives a place or point of origin for the tailor's ham beyond its construction from stuffed fabric shaped for pressing curved seams. Connections
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Tailor's ham (Wikipedia)
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A tailor's ham or dressmaker's ham is a tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when pressing curved areas of clothing, such as darts, sleeves, cuffs, collars, or waistlines.
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A tailor's ham or dressmaker's ham is a tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when pressing curved areas of clothing, such as darts, sleeves, cuffs, collars, or waistlines.
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