{"id":6775,"date":"2013-05-22T11:09:03","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T15:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=6775"},"modified":"2018-11-28T14:13:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T19:13:25","slug":"tool-tuesday-sleeve-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/05\/tool-tuesday-sleeve-board.html","title":{"rendered":"tool tuesday: sleeve board"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, so Tool Tuesday is happening on Wednesday this week. With Quilt Market last weekend, I’m still playing catch up….<\/p>\n

So here we go. As long as we’re talking about favorite sewing tools, let’s add a sleeve board to our list!<\/p>\n

Sleeve boards are like mini ironing boards. They’re officially made for pressing sleeves (hence the name), since a sleeve fits right over the board and can be ironed without a crease.\u00a0 \"sleeve<\/a>But sleeve boards are also really useful when you’re sewing, since the surface is just the right size for pressing a seam. I keep my sleeve board and my iron right next to me when I sew, and that way I’m not constantly getting up to press at the ironing board. It saves lots of time. Then I can continue right along with my sewing, pressing each seam as I go. And since children’s clothes are so small, sleeve boards are also useful for pressing kids’ clothing.<\/p>\n

We don’t carry sleeve boards in the shop, but if you’re looking for one you can find them almost anywhere<\/a> (including Target<\/a>, I just noticed). I prefer the double-sided boards with a sturdy wood or metal frame like the one shown above, but you can also find collapsible boards if space is a concern. I have a feeling you’ll really like this tool once you start using it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sleeve boards are a terrific sewing tool and are useful for much more than just pressing sleeves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sleeve-board.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-1Lh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":150,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2008\/04\/pressing-things.html","url_meta":{"origin":6775,"position":0},"title":"pressing things","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"April 21, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"What? 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