How to Sew DOUBLE FOLD Bias Tape for Beginners
You can use store-bought bias tape or make your own with a bias maker to finish your raw edges, which looks neat and professional. The advantage of making your own bias tape is that you can use pretty patterned fabrics to coordinate with your sewing projects.
What is Double Fold Bias Tape?
The most commonly used width is u00bd inch (12mm) Double Fold Bias Tape, which is a fabric that is cut on the diagonal (the bias) and then pressed into quarters along its length for decorative purposes or to finish an otherwise raw edge.
How to Sew Double Fold Bias Tape Tutorial
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Method 1 – Fast and Easy
Method 1: Fold the bias tape in half, with the wider edge on the bottom, and pin it in place from the top (narrower) edge. Method 2: Slip the bias over the fabric, sandwiching the raw edges in the middle.
Method 2 – Old School and Professional
Flip your project right-side up on your table, wrap the bias tape over the raw edge, and fold it over. Don’t forget to remove those pins!
How to Overlap Bias Tape
Fold the end over by u00bd inch (12mm) where you start, and then overlap the ends by 1/4 inch (2mm) when you get back to where you started. The top end should be flat and not folded over.
Sewing Double Fold Bias Tape on Ends
If you need to bind the end of your project, simply fold the end over by u00bd inch (12mm), then stitch and sew the bias as usual. When you fold the bias over, the ends will be neatly tucked inside.
How do you double fold bias tape around a curve?
Straight edge binding
- Unfold one of the folds at the end of the bias tape.
- Place the open edge of the bias tape along the edge of the fabric, right sides facing, and pin in place as shown above.
- Work your way all the way down the edge, pinning in place.
How do you bind a two sided quilt?
Bindings with two sides
- Cut a 1″ strip from Fabric A and a 112″ strip from Fabric B for a 12″ binding.
- Fold Fabric B in half lengthwise and sew it to Fabric A, matching raw edges and using a 14″ seam.
- Sew the remaining raw edge of Fabric A to the edge of the quilt front, using a 14″ seam.
What is double-fold bias tape used for?
Single-fold bias tape is used as a narrow facing that is turned to the garment’s wrong side, while double-fold bias tape is used to bind an edge and is visible from the outside of a garment.
How do you bind a 1/2 inch quilt?
Cut fabric strips four times wider than the finished binding width (for example, if you want a 1 / 2 inch wide finished binding, cut strips that are 2 inches wide (1 / 2 inch x 4 = 2 ). Fold the strip in half lengthwise with the wrong sides together (see a in the following figure).
How do you make 1/2 inch bias tape?
Cut the strips 4 times the width of the bias tape maker (for a 1/2 inch (12mm) bias tape maker, cut the strips 2 inches wide). Once you have single fold bias tape, fold the tape in half so one side is just wider than the other.
Can you use bias tape to bind a quilt?
Binding is the final step in quilting; whether you use premade bias tape or make your own, here’s how to sew it on! Starting along one of the straight sides of the blanket (not a corner), pin the open edge of the bias tape to the raw edge of the quilt.
Is bias tape stretchy?
However, if you simply pull the fabric across the regular grain, it will not stretch at all, and because Bias Tape has some stretch, it curves beautifully around curved fabric edges, whereas strips cut along the grain will pucker and bulge.