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piping trim lip size?
zcraigs Member since 7/6/12 Posts: 1	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/6/12 1:08 AM Pattern calls for 1/8 piping, but does not specify lip size. Am I missing something? I bought half inch but am now finding it should of been 3/4 inch.
Courtney Ostaff   Intermediate WV USA Member since 11/23/10 Posts: 624	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/6/12 1:37 AM I understand that it should fit in a standard 5/8" seam allowance. http://www.craftstylish.com/item/10884/how-to-use-piping-part-1
stirwatersblue Intermediate KS USA Member since 12/13/08 Posts: 2468	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/6/12 7:44 AM It really depends on how closely you can get your foot and needle to the piping cord itself. Do you have a nice, narrow zipper foot and adjustable needle position that will allow you to get in nice and snugly next to the cord? Then you'll be fine. Once in class I used a gadget to make piping (Piping Hot piping maker or something, maybe?) that involved using a rotary cutter to trim the seam allowances to a precise--and narrow!--1/4" or 1/2". It made the piping very tidy, which I'm not sure is totally necessary, but did prove to me that having a large lip isn't necessary. ------ ~Gem in the prairie

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