Sewing Lesson: How to Make and Sew Piping

Many people feel intimidated by piping and cording. But I promise it’s so easy! You need to know a few tricks.

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Here, I’m going to share my best tips and tricks for sewing (and making) piping with you.

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Step One: Pin the piping in place. The piping under the groove of the foot. Next, adjust your needle left/right so that it is lined up with the existing stitching line in the piping.

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- Fold back the piping where you started. - Clip the tail end of the piping flush with this point.

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- Unpick the bias tape from around the piping until you get to where the piping is sewn to the fabric. - Clip out the cord inside the bias tape.

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Pin your 2nd fabric piece to the piece that has the piping sewn on, right sides together. Now flip it over.

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See the stitching line that was used to sew on the piping the first time? Just sew right on top of that SAME seam.

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