Covering and inserting piping cord

1Prepare bias strips approximately 4cm (11⁄2 in) wide (see pp.48–49). Fold the bias cut fabric strip in half, wrong side to wrong side, over the piping cord. Pin or tack in place. 2Machine stitch in place close to the cord using a zip foot or special piping foot. If the zip foot doesn’t run smoothly against the covered cord, tack the fabric in place before machine stitching. 3Trim the seam allowance on the piping cover so that it is the desired seam allowance width – it can be less than this width, but not more. Align the seam on the piping cover with the intended seamline on the right side of the front of the fabric and pin. Tack in place with the piping facing inwards. 4If you are sewing…

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