Savina Stiletto & Pressing Tool - Essential Quilting/Sewing Tool Stiletto, Presser - Precision Placement Tool for Getting Seams to Lay Correctly (1 Pieces)

Nice to press seam open and really helps when pin basting quilt top. After using for a month, I really love this tool. It was to replace a plastic Purple Thang that broke and a wooden "iron" that I lost. It feels good in hand, and works better than either of those did.

Many people use a stiletto to hold fabric in place especially while machine sewing but I thought I could get by using some thin household item instead of buying a specialty tool. I finally gave in and purchased this one, even though it includes a finger presser, which I already have. It’s practical and looks nice. It’s better to have this than go searching for something else in the kitchen every time I need it.

The tip is thicker than another brand I was first worried about that, but it works well for what I'm sewing on. Like the price and Quality.

Really love this, arrived on time, would recommend

Saves finger point and ensures accuracy nearing end of seams.

Easy to handle, light weight and looks nice

I saw this in several YouTube sewing videos and wanted to try it. I think a knitting needle would work just as well, although the wood on this tool makes it easy to hold.

I have had a Janome 8077 for a few years now that I've dug out of the closet and am now making a real effort to start sewing again. My machine is a good basic model with variable speeds and a selection of stitches. Still, I would give up in frustration because I had trouble guiding the material along in a straight line unless I went so slowly that sewing became so frustrating that the machine would go back into the closet again. If I sped up, the material would go completely crooked and I would end up ripping out the seams and doing it over again. I have ADHD. There are a lot of partially sewn items in my fabric bins. I know that I used to sew fairly well, and just some hours of practice would get me maybe not as good as I was before, but I would be able to sew a few simple items in a reasonable amount of time. If I sewed anything particularly silky, lightweight, or stretchy, my projects would just go veering off the needle plate no matter how hard I tried to keep the fabric straight! Then I saw a sewing tutorial on YouTube. Completely unrelated to what I was planning to work on, but the man had this pointy thing that he used to guide fabric very close to the needle and keep it from shifting! I need that thing! So I did some online searching (I had to use a description of what I saw since I had no idea what it was called). Once I had the name of the object, usually called a "Tailor's Stiletto" or "Sewing Stiletto", I checked the local craft stores without finding what I really needed. I found this one on Amazon. Different from the one the man used in the video, but very close. I like that it is metal and wood rather than all plastic. There IS a learning curve to this as you figure out how to hold it and manipulate it properly. It's not difficult, but it will take a few minutes if you've never used this tool before. Because it does have a sharp point to grip the fabric (not as sharp as an actual awl which this resembles), you do need to be careful not to tear a hole or scratch more delicate fabrics. The first project I used this for was to take in some of those summer shift dresses that are made of a kind of stretchy synthetic. It worked like a charm! To help me even further, my online searches also led me to discover guiding magnets that you slap on your machine to help form a border of sorts. With these tools, I'm FINALLLY getting some sewing done without having to turn the speed down to the lowest setting. You can also use this tool to pick out stitches if you do make a mistake, or help separate layers of fabric, and so forth. You might check out YouTube to find out things you can do with this handy tool. I only wish I found this sooner!