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Comment by glenda torpy on June 23, 2009 at 6:17am

cool thanks for the tip,i shall have a look for the bias binding foot,i just ordered a dozen new different feet for my sewer,now to ask her if she has one

Comment by wendy gardiner on June 22, 2009 at 3:41am

With regard stitching bias tape around the seam in one pass, if you use a bias binding foot it's a breeze. Teh tape feeds into the foot, folds and wraps around the seam and is then stitched in place. These are specialist feet, usually available from sewing machine shops. I know Janome and Husqvarna Viking have them. Also lots of the tapes when folded are slightly wider on one side - ie: not folded exactly in half. The wider side goes on the reverse, so it's easier to catch it when 'stitching in the ditch' from the front. Hope this helps.

Comment by Carol Lessley on June 21, 2009 at 8:10pm

Hi! I have a question. When making hats, how do you determine what kind of interfacing to use? For example, thickness, degree of stiffness? I don't want the brims to be too stiff or too limp. I hope somebody knows the answer to this. Thanks.

Comment by glenda torpy on June 20, 2009 at 11:04pm

excellent tip thanks

Comment by Marty on June 20, 2009 at 9:27pm

I like to use double sided fusible tape like Wonder Tape for holding the bias tape in place to sew it down. Very easy to use. Steam-A-Seam double sided fusible tape also works.

Comment by glenda torpy on June 20, 2009 at 9:23pm

oh cool thanks,shall give it a go

Comment by Athena's Grove on June 20, 2009 at 7:09pm

I have 2 strategies for bias tape. The first one takes more time, and isn't good for things that are reversible. You start with stitching the narrower side of the tape onto the wrong side of your fabric/project. Then wrap the bias tape around the edge of your fabric to the right side and stitch it down. This will give you one row of visible stitches on the outside of your project.

Now, when I'm doing something reversible or have to shave time off my project, here is how I do it. I make sure that the NARROWER side of the bias tape is on the right side of my project. I usually pin, but you don't have to. Then, I stitch as close to the edge as I can. This leaves a little bit of an edge on the inside/wider part of the bias tape, but at least you have no gaps.

Hope that helps.

Comment by glenda torpy on June 20, 2009 at 6:40pm

that is one thing i have so many problems with
i end up having to handstitch the bias down on the top

Comment by lisa on June 20, 2009 at 8:35am

HI everyone! Toptsticth. I find it very tricky to catch the bottom and the top of bias binding when I do topstitch. Is there any better way of doing this to get that professional look?

Comment by glenda torpy on June 18, 2009 at 5:51pm

welcome,nice to meet you

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