judy363905

Okay "lightbulb time" --- my DH has a large bag of those in his tool area of our garage. ..will check this out. Thank you

Judy in Phx, AZ

yngldy

I use bamboo sticks used for shish kabobs. You can get a large package of them at the dollar store. Chopsticks work too. Some are larger than others, so it depends on what size bias strip you want as to size of stick. Wooden dowels would work on handbag straps.

feline fanatic

Zip ties work great. In fact this product:

http://www.connectingthreads.com/cft...paign=PPCgpGen

Is really nothing more than heat resistant zip ties (also called cable ties or wire ties) in various widths with the locking part cut off. Most zip ties are made to withstand the heat because they are used to tie bundles of wiring near engine motors (Especially if you go to an auto parts store for them.) But I don't iron over them. I just use them to turn the bias tube so the seam ends up on the bottom. I press the tube as I slide it off of the zip tie.

celwood

Great idea. Just happen to have a mylar sheet and will try it out. Thanks

AZ Jane

But how, I have absolutely no vision of how that would work????

shasta5718

I either just fold them or use the bias strip makers you pin to the ironing board and pull through and press as you go. They are not expensive and you can get them in any sewing stire in different sizes.

indymta

Thanks for your comment as I feel the same way...can't visualize.

maviskw

Originally Posted by AZ Jane
But how, I have absolutely no vision of how that would work????

Thanks for your comment as I feel the same way...can't visualize. by indymta

I have been feeling this way since almost the beginning of this thread. What's going on? Zip ties, zip strips, bias tape makers, bamboo sticks, bias tube pressers, metal sticks, plastic sticks. ? ? ? ? I hope someone can straighten us out.!

It's beginning to sound like an episode of I Love Lucy!

Prism99

I think this Youtube video demonstrates how you use the bias bars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLwdZb5_lnA

And this one demonstrates how to use the bias tape makers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWsf3113lWs