Techniques & TipsMay 3, 2014August 7, 2014

How to turn bias tape into piping

This tutorial shows you how to make piping from bias tape and cording. Why would you do this? Well in the instance of this tutorial, I wanted piping but didn’t have time to trek to the store. I happened to have some bias tape that matched and also some piping cording. But there are also many instances where notions stores don’t stock piping in all of the colors that they have bias tape in, so I use the bias tape to make the piping I want. To learn how to make piping from scratch using a fabric of your choice,…

Techniques & TipsFebruary 12, 2011April 25, 2011

Adding bias-tape trim

One way to finish edges and avoid bulk is to encase them in bias tape. But sewing this entirely by machine can be tricky if you want nice results. Why? Because although sewing the front on is easy, you then turn the rest to the back and stitch in the ditch on the front, hoping to grab the back in the stitching as you go. Usually, the parts you capture in back are uneven or you miss altogether, since you can’t see what you’re doing. Often, I prefer to just stitch by hand in the back, but there are a…

Techniques & TipsApril 17, 2010April 25, 2011

Bias tape maker

Bias tape can be purchased fairly inexpensively, but sometimes you’re in a bind and you need some right away. It’s really easy to make using an inexpensive little doodad and some strips of fabric. It can be as basic as grabbing some solid colored cotton, or sometimes you’re looking for something you couldn’t get in the store that is made out of your project fabric. I recommend cutting some extra strips next time you’re cutting strips of fabric for a project. Then you can have some go-to strips handy for making bias tape or piping on a whim. See the…