good tip for storing binding?
#41
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I mounted a toilet paper dispenser under my sewing table. I wrap the binding around a TP roll and place it on the dispenser. It unrolls as I sew it. I usually install TP in an "over" fashion, but have discovered that "under" works better for the binding on the dispenser, lol.
#42
I wrap my binding around my hand/fist to the size with center large enough to put my hand through. When sewing it on quilt I just slip my hand through so the binding is around my wrist. Then sew, pulling more off as needed. I have trouble with it on the floor as I tend to run over it with my chair so need to keep it up where I am working.
#43
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If you happen to have a spindle that a stack of CD's came on, and the cover with a hole in it, you can put the binding, wrapped around a TP roll, on the spindle and feed it through the top. If the cover is too short, you can cut your TP core shorter. It will still hold quite a lot of binding. You may have to cut a hole in the top using a craft knife, and in that case, it's easier to cut a rectangle, and I'd put it on one side rather than in the middle of the cover.
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Diane
#46
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I didn't mean to imply anything about long storage of binding. I just use the CD spindle for the process of applying it, so that it doesn't get dragged all over, frayed and stretched. I too, usually decide on the binding after everything else is done.
#47
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I bought some fabric at Walmart - 1 or 2 yd precuts - they came wrapped on a nice sturdy piece of cardboard. I have reused those over and over again to wrap binding around. (I used the fabric for Christmas runners).
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