This is my first time making bias tape. Spread your fabric on a hard surface, such as a table or gridded cutting board. :-D, Ok. You have officially saved my life. We have a new grand daughter I’m getting to sew for and I will be using tons of bias tape! You did the single best tutorial I’ve ever seen on this method. See how the red arrows are now shifted over one line?? Not only is it easier, but WAY more durable on a quilt! Attach the triangle to the large piece. This is awesome. Start … Hey, Ashley, this is fabulous. until all lines are numbered. I don't exactly recommend using the continuous bias binding method for a square of strips. Thanks so much from The Brod Abode in Texas. This is saving me a good bit of money on several projects and making them so much nicer with matching binding.? ANY REDISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF PART OR ALL OF THE CONTENTS OF THE SITE IN ANY FORM IS PROHIBITED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN OUR, This error message is only visible to WordPress admins, Holiday Great Giveaway 2020 – The Snowflake Box, Holiday Great Giveaway 2020 – The Joy Box, Holiday Great Giveaway 2020 – The Silver Box, Cut the predetermined size square from your, Open the fabric back up so you can see the crease. That looks amazing! It’s hard to see in the image above…..but the marks are there. 220″ of bias x 3″ wide = 660 / 42″ wide fabric = 15.72″ / 36 = 0.436 yards; Example: 325″ bias x 2″ wide = 650 = 25.49″ or 26″ square of fabric; 150″ bias x 3″ wide = 450 = 21.21″ or 22″ square of fabric; Example: Thanks for sharing. You’ve made THE CLEAREST explanation among over 10 others that I’ve read about this technique! You will notice that the lines are going in different directions, and you want them to intersect 1/4 inches down from the fabric edge. Place the pieces right sides together, aligning the … (In fact, if you type “Bias Tape” into my search bar up in the upper right hand corner, a bunch of project will pop up that I have created using Bias Tape.). Continue to draw the lines all the way across your fabric until you reach the other side. 360″ of bias x 4 1/2″ wide = 1620 ÷ 42″ wide fabric = 38.57″ ÷ 36 = 1.07 yards of fabric. Thanks! Thank you so much far the clear instructions and the well laid out pictures that made this so much easier to understand. I am re-embracing my sewing machine and trying to make a skirt… I would like to add piping so this tutorial and your piping one are great! I already use the 12mm Prym tape maker for ironing the bias tape that I have made, plus the bias binding foot on my sewing machine, so this method of cutting longer strips is fantastic. Ashley your brilliant, I’ve always wondered how to do this, you put so much work in to it thank you, beautiful clear pictures and detailed script, I’m loving it. A standard package of Bias Tape usually has 3 yards of length, which is 108 inches…….so a 14 inch square produces almost the same amount. Thanks again. I am not afraid to try now!!!! Cutting the Bias Binding Strips 1 Cut off the end of the rectangle. Fold the parallelogram right sides together, carefully matching the top and bottom numbers…1 to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3, etc. Have you used it much? Now I try this, have some calculation to do carefully, but I guess later we can do easily. Now, keep those lines shifted over one line and lined up and grab the two edges of fabric and try to force that edge to face each other, with right sides together. Yep, just a simple seam and then iron it open like the picture. Now I’ll have to make another quilt to use the extra 140″. 1. this is great!!! Thanks. Now, be sure that you are making lines that are PARALLEL to the longer edges of your parallelogram…..and use your ruler to draw lines that are 2 inches apart. Thanks a lot, Ashley, Thank you I have tried and other tutorials have been confusing…you explained in clearly and instructions are so easy and clear…Thank you…. Now, you are trying to keep the drawn pen line from the front layer of fabric together with the pen line on the back layer of fabric …..but don’t try and line them up exactly. I am so thankful for your pefect explanation – now I know I won’t have to ask Hubby the next time I want to cut bias! If the little one is too little just set it aside for scraps. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I was able to make 30 feet of bias! *giggle* ooh, can’t wait. The pictures and downloads are fantastic! This is an excellent tutorial. Trim away the excess fabric, leaving about a 1/4" seam allowance to the right of the seam line. My husband the math protégée did the numbers and we used a 26 inch square of material. *Sew4Home reserves the right to restrict comments that don’t relate to the article, contain profanity, personal attacks or promote personal or other business. Mark the bias strips all along the width. Sorry, someone above just pointed that out…..it’s all fixed! Cutting Bias Binding. Insecurities aside, I did as you said and it is perfect! Try the 'Making Scrappy Bias Binding' section down below. I now feel confident that I can successfully create continuous strips of bias tape! Using a bias bar helps to turn bias-cut strips into a neat tubular form, which is really useful for appliqué, particularly for flower stems and narrow shapes that need to curve smoothly. Turn right side facing up…..and you can see you have a nice parallelogram. Fantastic instructions for a complicated concept. If you try and line up the lines along the very top edge of the fabric (and not 1/4 inch down), and then sew it together, it will look like this….and your lines won’t be lined up. I’ve been sewing since Noah’s Ark (actually, I’m the one who made all their quilts, and I gotta tell ya that making the body warmer for those giraffes was tough) and yours is the best tutorial. I love making tape with this technique and yes your instructions are by far the clearest, so thank you! this is so way cool!! Place triangle “B” on top of triangle “A” so they are right sides together and the bias cut edges form an “X” as shown in the photo below. All you have to sew is 2 seams…..and then you start cutting around and around, resulting in piles of Bias Tape. Because of the stretch, continuous bias strips are a must-have for curved binding and appliqué. Fold triangle in half. The Quilting Company has a nice size-of-square to bias-binding length conversion […], […] cut your bias strips by following the tutorial at makeit-loveit.com. :). Now, cut along the diagonal line you made. This is so cool. Cut a square from your binding fabric on the straight grain. I had looked at another site first and felt so confused. I can’t wait to try it! thank you for showing this tutorial step by step and the mistakes I’ve been doing every time i try it! It’s a bit like an Escher-based sewing project! To test your fabric placement, place a pin 1/4 inch down from the edge and take a peek from the other side of the fabric. Thanks for the great tutorial! Oh, you’re right!! Maybe there are some who have no clue what I’m talking about?? I need more than the 190″ you said we could get from a 14 1/2″-square making the tape 2″ wide. ???????✌. Pay attention here: the new shape MUST be a parallelogram (the bias edges must be parallel). The other reason, is if you are using a stripe that isn’t printed on the bias, you might want to cut that stripe on the bias to give your quilt a fun, finished edge. I did this today, but I instantly regretted it! 3. Bring the short diagonal edges together, forming a tube (Diagram III). This time I followed yours, but I did one extra step. You’ll need a 8 1/2 inch square—– to make approximately 29 inches of a 2 inch wide bias strip. These will be your guides for matching up the fabric later on. I did it and it works great! This trick just saved me a ton of fabric and heartache. So glad this was helpful! And because it’s cut on the bias, it’s a bit stretchier and more flexible. When I started reading your tutorial, I thought I can do this! This bias calculator is super easy to use and very handy, making your sewing projects a lot faster and easier. Cut off the bottom hem. Add me to the list of people who have seen this explained numerous times and not totally understood. :). In combination with these “Printable Bias Tape Makers”, 1/2″ wide single fold bias tape https://scientificseamstress.blogspot.fi/2011/10/printable-bias-tape-maker.html, 1″ wide single-fold bias tape maker https://scientificseamstress.blogspot.fi/2011/11/double-or-nothing.html. Perfect! Thank you! It has the most stretch, so it distorts easily. This is a very clever idea! You must have a brain like mine…..and my explanation makes sense to you. Looking forward to making strips out of my fabric scraps. I love it too!!! How to make bias strips with a bias maker. After all, too much is so much better than not enough, right? Also a deep and earnest thank you for your time, energy and thought that has had to go into this tutorial. :). Thank you so much. I have bookmarked you! Mark the selvage edge (s) on the back of your fabric (I used a series of “x”s) then trim off the selvage. And once you do that, the spot where the lines end on the very edge of the fabric, won’t line up with each other. Moving to the right, we see that a 1/4 yard yields 168"—not enough. You somehow walked me through this tutorial in a way that allowed me to do this the first time! Thank you so so much for this perfect tutorial! I got so excited when I realized what this was about! I’m making a tote bag for a Christmas gift for my daughter and when the directions said to make your own bias tape, I panicked! Thank you for the time you spend on this post. Just be sure that the layers of fabric are arranged so that both tips are hanging over the same amount. I […]. Thank you very much. You start out with a flat square (or rectangle), and after a few folds and flips here and there, you have something completely different, very dimensional, and quite useful. I used your idea for making bias but needed it on a much larger scale. I have always wanted to try this to save on fabric. ;), And thanks Cameron, that means a lot! I need one 30″ piece of bias tape and since it is to finish a neck I don’t wish to have seams (added bulk creating bumps) … Couldn’t do it with this technique. I’ve been confused about which side to mark after cutting the diagonal, and then matched the drawn lines at the 1/4 inch mark. Sewing is a continually evolving art. Depending on if you fabric stretched while ironing or if your square measurement was a tiny bit off, you may have a little extra left over. Move the top edge of the left side up ¼” so that the left sides top edge is slightly off with the line of the right side. Next take a t-square or yardstick and using pencil or pen mark the cutting lines. Thank you so much for sharing. (unless you want double fold bias binding in which case you multiply by six). The fact that you marked the x and o side. Ashley! When you reach an end, the very last line will intersect with the edge of the fabric. I read thru it once and then took the plunge! Now, the cool thing is that the line will now continue around, and around, and around……..and will result with one continuous long strip of fabric. Thanks again! I’m so glad it helped and actually made sense! However, it’s not as strong as bias binding, and is best for straight edges only. In this case I’m cutting 2-1/2″ wide strips, so I align the 2-1/2″ mark on my ruler with the raw edges of the fabric that was just cut off. Thank you so much for sharing this. Plus, using the ruler as your guide when you cut the fabric helps you get a nice straight line. thank you. Cut 1″ wide strips. Your photos were spot on and greatly appreciated for this visual learner! until all the lines are numbered. -Ashley. Then, fold the two longer tips back into towards the center, creating a square shape. Sew4Home is dedicated to stylish home sewing – from bags to blankets, pillows to linens, aprons, gifts, accessories, and more. The bias grain runs on a 45º angle to the selvages. 2. 3. The offset tube of fabric is sewn and ready to be cut into one continuous strip for bias binding Step 8 Using the rotary cutter and a ruler, it’s time to continue cutting on that 6″ cut that was made in Step Five. I have looked at so many tutorials on making continuous bias strips. Ashley, this is so cool! So, you’ll never see them. You just made continuous. I got a bit confused, but I will just have to try it hands on and I’m sure I’ll be ever so grateful. I love making tape with this technique, and yes, your instructions are the clearest, so thank you! You’ll need a 14 1/2 inch square —– to make approximately 94 inches of a 2 inch wide bias strip. I LOVE YOU! I want to go try this right now! Once you have cut all the way around, you’ll have a strip of continuous bias binding made by just sewing two seams together! thanks for this excellent tutorial – i am making my daughter a party dress in an unusual sort of pink/grey fabric which is really pretty but at the same time i can’t find anything that matches it colour wise – i need some bias tape for the armholes and was worried that it would look odd – now i know i can make my own in the very same fabric this will help me soooo much thank you! And will be so glad you aren’t wasting fabric trying to cut full strips of bias cut tape!! ;-) Otherwise, I think this is all very clear, thank you very much for this detailed tutorial. I left other sites because I could not understand the explanations. Wow! Sew the second seam using a ¼” seam allowance and press the seam open. […] method of making continuous bias binding. You, madam, are a genius! The bars are made from metal or heat-resistant plastic and are usually available in a pack of different widths. Now I understand about the 1/4 seaming. Place your fabric down in front of you with the RIGHT side of the fabric FACING UP. Hahaha…..I knew some would think that! Bias Tape is strips of fabric cut on the bias (diagonally cut across the grain of the fabric). Of course, as you cut, the strips will get continually shorter in length. One last step before we can sew these edges together. ***Check out my Sewing Terms 101 post, for additional help with terminology, etc. AccuQuilt Strip Cutter Dies are the best way to give you perfect strips for bias binding. ASHLEY YOU ARE SUCH A FAB TEACHER ! Learning new and interesting techniques is one of the best ways to build upon your current knowledge. This is pretty clever for getting continuous bias out of a small piece of fabric, and the directions are wonderfully clear. Now, in order to have one continuous line once you turn the fabric right side out, you must be sure that the two lines are intersecting (where the red arrow is pointing down below) right at 1/4 inch down from the top edge. First you need to know how much fabric you need to make your binding. And there you go…..your pins should all be in place. See how the red arrows are lining up? Using our experience, we captured what we feel is the best of the bunch: a single set of steps that provides a clear and simple approach. I was sooo sure I was doing it wrong but…. Now you’re going to fold and pin the top and bottom cut edges together. I’m ready to go make some bias tape to use on my daughter’s summer wardrobe! I have never-ever heard of that technique before. Thanks so much for the great instructions and pictures. The 1/4 inch thing messed me up the first time I tried (following a different tutorial). When you have an exposed raw edge, for instance, around the edge of a quilt, you need to finish it in some way. Thank you so much. I have seen similar ones and never felt I quite got the concept on how to do it. Wait- the last pinned part, do you sew it, or just iron it open after pinning it? I make large quilts so no more tiny seams for me, virtual hug. 344! Now, if you drew your lines on the WRONG side of your fabric…..you’ll start cutting from the WRONG side of the fabric, but since I drew my lines on the RIGHT side of the fabric, I turned my tube of fabric right side out…..and then started cutting along my drawn line. Thanks so much for the tutorial and the pictures especially (worth a thousand words for sure) – plan on using the bias tape on aprons for my daughter. Continue to mark in this matter across the entire parallelogram. With right sides together, match lines with … Not sure if anyone else figured it out for you already, but you were wondering if there is a mathmatical way to figure out the length of bias tape you will get from a given sized square. The new shape must be a parallelogram (bias edge parallel with bias edge and the straight cut edges parallel) – pay attention to this step and half of the job is done. Thank you. I am so going to try this. Step 4. DOH. Next: you draw lines parallel with the bias edge – at the desired distance (the width of your binding). Carefully flip over the “A” triangle so it is now, Place triangle “B” on top of triangle “A” so they are right sides together and the. Carefully bring your fabric to your sewing machine. Or at all? However, you did not leave anything to guess. Starting the cut from the right edge of the shirt down to the folded side. Before I started matching up the lines, I ruled a line 1/4″ from edges I was matching, ie where the seam would be. I am a visual learner and with your tips of drawing the x’s and o’s plus the 1/4 inch edge expanation makes this sooooo doable for anyone. Then do the same offsetting trick as above, so that the lines you drew on the fabric form a “spring” in 3D space. Dec 1, 2015 - Cut a CONTINUOUS strip of BIAS TAPE (from one small square of fabric)....a quick way to cut up some bias tape, without wasting fabric! Read on to find out more about the entire team and the philosophy behind our inspiring sewing tutorials – each designed to result in items you’ll be proud to keep, display, and use; give as gifts; or even sell. A small tip of the bottom piece should hang over on the left side and a small tip of the top piece should hang over on the right side. I LOVE this! This is probably one of the greatest tips I’ve found. And yes, you’ll have seams connecting fabric pieces together…..but they attached at a diagonal (which is the best way to attach bias strips) and they’re already all ironed flat, since you did that earlier. Now that I have the bias tape I hope the project I want to use it on goes well too. Try a 14.5 inch square first…..it’s a great size to practice on! Now I understand. 8 will definitely give this a try!!! However, YOU should use a fabric pen or pencil that can be easily removed. Thank you! Thank you for the tutorial! This made it so much easier. Great idea if you don’t mind shorter length pieces with seams, some with 2 intersecting seams. Thanks for sharing! If you like making your own bias tape, you’ll love this. I think that’s what messes most people up…..that 1/4 inch thing. First, decide how long of a 2 inch wide bias cut strip you need. If you have excess width at the end that does not equal the cut width of your. Step 5. Just be sure that the final line intersects with the edge of the fabric, 1/4 inch down from the top edge…..just the same way as the others. Very clear tutorial on bias making. COPYRIGHT © 2009-2021 Sew4Home LLC: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Ah ha…. Wish me luck! Since there is no formula to predict amount, I used a 30″-square and the tape is 2 12″ wide. Now, with RIGHT sides together, match up the two edges that have the X on them. Place the biased edge straight up and down. Thank you so much for the amazing high quality of what you’ve done. Marvelous! I hate sewing all those strips together. AMAZING !!!! Depending on the width you want your bias is the width of the strips you are going to markdown. The instructions are very clear and pictures are perfect. After sewing the seam, cut along the lines you have drawn, starting where you cut 4-6″ between 2a and 2b and continuing around the tube in a spiral fashion. Now I don’t have to! 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