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someone is making their own piping with the words how to make your own piping

It can be difficult to find store bought piping in various thicknesses and widths. However, when you learn how to make piping it can be made in any size you need. Ashley shows you how you can use different thicknesses of cording to sew piping on your sewing machine in any size. She also shows how to sew piping by starting with a larger strip of fabric so the final width can be trimmed down to size later. This is helpful if you need to have piping with a width to fit a certain seam allowance.

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Ok, so, I couldn't resist a little bit of alliteration in the title. I decided to work on a project recently using flat piping, which is basically a fancy name for bias tape inserted into the seam. I have had no trouble in the past sewing normal piping (which is also just bias tape, but with cord in

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Did you know that you can use piping in place of a facing? This is a technique I learned from inspecting a vintage dress. It's especially well suited to anything sheer, like eyelet or lace, because it provides clean, minimalist finish. Here's the inside of a piping facing: It looks like a bias tape finish from the inside, and provides a decorative touch on the outside. It's a good choice for unlined dresses (as almost all vintage dresses from the 40s and 50s are). Because piping is made with…

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two buttons are placed on the back of a blue jean jacket with an orange and white stripe

Yes, you can sew piping to a pointed collar and it is incredibly easy! Pin the piping to the right side of the collar along the seam line. Measure to determine exactly where the piping will turn the corner and mark the collar with a wash-away marker. Clip the piping fabric at the point where it will turn the corner and around the curve. Stitch close to the piping using a zipper foot or a pin tuck foot. *I find that it is much easier to stop and start again at the corner instead of pivoting…

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