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Posted by robb on August 16, 2008, 12:15 am
I am working on some placemats for someone who provided all the
materials.
They just want the cut edges on two sides to be covered with the
matching double-fold bias tape ( the other two sides are finished
sides)
So, i was hoping for some opinions/ideas on the best or proper
way to finish where bias tape ends at the corners ?
The example handed to me just straight clips tape at the corners
which looks a bit raggy/ragged. I wanted to finish it a little
better.
I tried tthree corner styles,
1) fold tape under for clean edge and then bind to edge. it was
cleaner finish but still ragged.
2) Just folded tape end under and tucked the corner of matt into
one of the overlapping sides
3) fold tape under, then start binding the tape on the finished
edge by the width of the folded tape, then wrap the bias tape
around the raw corner and fold the excess down to corner. This
is neat and clean but very tedious.
thanks for any helpful comments and ideas.
robb
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Posted by gjones2938 on August 16, 2008, 5:30 am
Dear Robb,
To clean finish the end of a bias-finished edge, open out the tape for
the first stitching, and fold the end to the opposite side, and sew
through all layers. When you turn the tape to do the second
stitching, the ends are already finished.
Teri
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Posted by on August 16, 2008, 6:05 am
> Dear Robb,
>
> To clean finish the end of a bias-finished edge, open out the tape for
> the first stitching, and fold the end to the opposite side, and sew
> through all layers. =A0When you turn the tape to do the second
> stitching, the ends are already finished.
>
> Teri
Robb ,
I like to pin one side than , go to the edges , and fold them towards
the bias ribbon, than fold that corner again so that the edge becomes
a diagonal [if both sides of the corner were covered with the bias you
woukd have folded it like that !!]. Than sew this , fold over make
same diagonal fold in both edges and sew again [ neatest would be to
use the zigzag stitich] .
mirjam
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Posted by robb on August 28, 2008, 7:49 pm
>> Robb ,
>> I like to pin one side than , go to the edges , and fold them
towards
>> the bias ribbon, than fold that corner again so that the edge
becomes
>> a diagonal [if both sides of the corner were covered with the
bias you
>> woukd have folded it like that !!]. Than sew this , fold over
make
>> same diagonal fold in both edges and sew again [ neatest would
be to
>> use the zigzag stitich] .
>> mirjam
Thanks mirjam,
I did not try that with the place mats
*BUT*
your suggestion was right on for another project for the same
people that wanted some terry cloth washclothes cut into pieces
and the edges finished with bias tape.
i prewashed hot, dried hot and then used the mitered/ angled
corner affect and zig zag for interest and stretch relief.
thanks again, sorry for late reply.
robb
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Posted by on August 28, 2008, 11:36 pm
> I did not try that with the place mats
> *BUT*
> your suggestion was right on for another project for the same
> people =A0that wanted some terry =A0cloth washclothes cut into pieces
> and the edges finished with bias tape.
>
> =A0i prewashed hot, dried hot and then used the mitered/ angled
> corner affect =A0and zig zag for interest and =A0stretch relief.
>
> thanks again, sorry for late reply.
>
> robb
You are ever so welcome robb, I am glad i helped you in some tiny
way.
mirjam
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