Bias binding tape

We all know how fun it is to sew up your own handmade garments, but getting a lovely professional finish can be tricky to achieve when you first start out.

Double fold bias tape

One common method you can come across to finish necklines and armholes is to use bias strips or bias binding - but what actually is it? why is it important? and how do you actually use it and get a neat finish?

In my latest Youtube video I've been explaining the details and showing you how to make your own.

Why is bias binding important?

As well as giving you a neat finish on the neckline, armholes and hems of your garments, it serves an important function too.

These curved areas of your garments can have a tendency to stretch out as you wash and wear them, but the binding helps to stabilise these areas and provide more shaping and structure to the garment.

What is bias binding?

Bias binding is a strip of fabric that is cut on the bias.

This means that it is cut at a 45 degree angle to the selvedge of the fabric (and therefore at a 45 degree angle to the direction of the threads that have woven the fab

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