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Bias Tape making your own
mc   Intermediate NH USA Member since 10/23/03 Posts: 11	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/22/06 7:36 AM Does anyone have clear directions on making bias tape in one long strip. I saw the instructions in SewNews 3/06 but they are confusing to me. Thanks!!!
Stitchology Intermediate MD USA Member since 1/26/03 Posts: 3678	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/22/06 9:40 AM Here is a pretty good one, with both illustrations and clear description. continuous bias strip You can find more by googling "make your own bias tape" or "make continuous bias tape". ------ Buy the best and you only cry once.
Mary Stiefer   Intermediate CO USA Member since 2/17/03 Posts: 1709	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/22/06 11:07 AM More information on bias bindings. I hope this helps. Info on bias bindings ------ What is Maxine saying?? "I don't iron. If I'm not wrinkle-free why should my clothes be."
Jennifer Hill Advanced AB CANADA Member since 4/11/02 Posts: 1492	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 2/22/06 9:06 PM I cut bias all the time for quilt bindings. Why, oh why do folks have to make it so unnecessarily complicated - like the two websites referred to above??? You DO NOT need to start with a square. You do need an on-grain rectangle. Remove selvages. Make a 45 degree cut somewhere, anywhere through it. Sew the straight grain edges together to form a parallelogram. But forget about making the tube like those websites recommend. Tubes are for folks that don't have rotary cutters! Cut strips your desired width parallel to the bias cut edges using a rotary cutter and an accurate ruler. Sew them together end to end, right sides together. Oh boy, do they make those calculations cumbersome!!!! I like math as much or more than anyone, but put away your calculator and forget the square roots! Generally, you need EXACTLY the same amount of fabric you would use if you were cutting straight-grain binding. So, for a quilt, calculate the length of your perimeter in inches. Divide by 40, and round up to a whole number. (40 is a nice round number, the effective width of most quilting cottons, plus a bit of goof-room). Multiply this whole number by the width of your binding strips. I usually add a tiny bit extra because you will have more seams. But your total area will be the same. So, for example, a quilt measuring 65" x 70", your perimeter length would be 65 70 65 70=270". Divide by 40 and round up = 7. I usually cut my binding 2" wide so I will need a minimum of 14" of 44"/45" fabric to cut my binding (straight or bias!) For bias, I'll allow myself an extra inch or so. Jennifer in Calgary -- Edited on 2/22/06 9:27 PM --
mc   Intermediate NH USA Member since 10/23/03 Posts: 11	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/23/06 1:19 PM Thanks, I'll check these out.
sewlily Advanced Beginner IA USA Member since 2/21/04 Posts: 423	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/23/06 9:32 PM I think that the Clover Bias Tape Makers are a good investment for this type of thing. It takes any guess work out - all you have to do is cut and iron.
double_psyche Member since 1/24/06 Posts: 98	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/23/06 9:59 PM I have a couple sizes of the Clover Bias Tape Makers, and they are FABULOUS. I haven't used them in a while, but they make the process so much easier!
sewabit   Advanced Beginner OK Member since 11/16/08 Posts: 3	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/24/12 11:58 PM I know this is an old thread, but wanted to share a method I found for making continuous bias tape. I searched the web and found several sites showing a method that ends with sewing a tube and cutting it with scissors. The method I ended up using allowed me to use a rotary cutter for most of the cutting, and requires a seam around three sides of a folded 1/2 yard piece. It will produce 7 - 10 yards of continuous binding. I did have to look at two different websites before the instructions "clicked." bitter purl has photos and instructions: bitterpurl artgalleryfabrics has a PDF with diagrams and instructions: artgalleryfabrics click where it says instructions "here" and it will pull up the PDF. And just in case you need to make binding, and don't have a bias tape maker, bee-inspired has a neat method to fold and press the strip: bee-inspired Have fun! sewabit
wenznz   Advanced Beginner NEW ZEALAND Member since 7/8/11 Posts: 257	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/25/12 0:28 AM This is a tutorial I found recently that has lots of useful photos, and really clearly explains it all Understanding and Making Bias Tape This is the tutorial I use for continuous bias, which also has yardage yields included too The Dread Pirate Rodgers Continuous Bias Tape tutorial -- Edited on 6/25/12 0:31 AM -- ------ Wendy Wellington, New Zealand
a7yrstitch   Intermediate TX USA Member since 4/1/08 Posts: 4476	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/11/13 11:21 PM Bumping ------ I have no idea what Apple thought I was saying so be a Peach and credit anything bizarre to auto correct.

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