Does anybody use the bias tape makers?
#4
Yes! I found it on YouTube..
Watch this and then try yourself , it's works amazing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPrFfg9rtmM
Watch this and then try yourself , it's works amazing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPrFfg9rtmM
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I use the Clover bias tape makers to make stems for flower applique. If you buy one of these, I recommend buying the Clover brand. They are color-coded for size, plus they actually work better than the all-metal Dritz brand.
I watched the video that was posted. I actually use the method demonstrated in conjunction with the Clover bias tape maker, pulling the tape through a safety pin before ironing. With the tape maker it goes very, very fast. Sometimes I just sit the iron next to the needle and pull the tape under the iron. The maker tool feeds the fabric to the needle perfectly.
Always make about a foot more tape than you need, as the first foot is often less perfect than the rest of the tape.
I always cut my fabric on the bias because I want lots of flexibility for the flower stems.
Most quilters do not use bias tape to bind quilts because it provides only a single layer of fabric on the edge.
I watched the video that was posted. I actually use the method demonstrated in conjunction with the Clover bias tape maker, pulling the tape through a safety pin before ironing. With the tape maker it goes very, very fast. Sometimes I just sit the iron next to the needle and pull the tape under the iron. The maker tool feeds the fabric to the needle perfectly.
Always make about a foot more tape than you need, as the first foot is often less perfect than the rest of the tape.
I always cut my fabric on the bias because I want lots of flexibility for the flower stems.
Most quilters do not use bias tape to bind quilts because it provides only a single layer of fabric on the edge.
#7
Are you talking about the Simplicity one?
I want to buy that and the 2 1/2 strip cutter...yes I am a gadget junkie...I want opinions, too!
Either one...the simplicity bias tape maker and the strip cutter....
Inquiring minds want to know...
I want to buy that and the 2 1/2 strip cutter...yes I am a gadget junkie...I want opinions, too!
Either one...the simplicity bias tape maker and the strip cutter....
Inquiring minds want to know...
#8
Originally Posted by purplemem
Are you talking about the Simplicity one?
I want to buy that and the 2 1/2 strip cutter...yes I am a gadget junkie...I want opinions, too!
Either one...the simplicity bias tape maker and the strip cutter....
Inquiring minds want to know...
I want to buy that and the 2 1/2 strip cutter...yes I am a gadget junkie...I want opinions, too!
Either one...the simplicity bias tape maker and the strip cutter....
Inquiring minds want to know...
Elle
#10
I can make binding, don't need a machine to do it but I can walk too so why have a car to take me places? To save time! Making binding is not a creative process for me.
I have the Simplicity electric bias machine maker. I got the new 2 1/2" strip tip last week and just this morning tried it out. It took some figuring but once I figured out how to put in the fabric strip, it was off and running. I got perfectly folded strips (not bias but single fold for the 2 1/2 strip). Wow! No more ironing while folding strips! I doubt I cut 2 1/2" bias strips when I can grab some jelly roll strips, sew them together then turn on the machine and be done with binding. I tried the Simplicity strip cutter. It was hard to get all the strips cut the same size. It would be great for strips for rag rugs though.
Oh, If I want double fold, refold the single fold.
I have the Simplicity electric bias machine maker. I got the new 2 1/2" strip tip last week and just this morning tried it out. It took some figuring but once I figured out how to put in the fabric strip, it was off and running. I got perfectly folded strips (not bias but single fold for the 2 1/2 strip). Wow! No more ironing while folding strips! I doubt I cut 2 1/2" bias strips when I can grab some jelly roll strips, sew them together then turn on the machine and be done with binding. I tried the Simplicity strip cutter. It was hard to get all the strips cut the same size. It would be great for strips for rag rugs though.
Oh, If I want double fold, refold the single fold.
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