I just got really excited about Bias binding & I thought I'd share

[KatyMac]

here

Then I thought you probably all know already & that made me feel sad and slightly silly

But whatever, I'll share what I found anyway

My name is StitchThis and I am a bias binding addict.... From childhood I have loved the stuff. Only tonight I refused To give some particularly nice bb to DS1 (we were adding to his ribbon collection by subtracting from mine) as I couldn't bear to part from it. It's ok. You are amongst friends.

I never bothered making my own as it was such a faff - but this? This is easy; I'm so happy

I've just bought some bias from ribbon moon, some really nice colours. Good ric rac and zips too!

Wait until you make Chinese buttons from it :)

Nice..........but not for Ballroom or Latin which is what I spend my life doing

I have to attempt soft boning next

Soft boning is easy Katie - use the sew on ridgelene type, though, cuts down on a lot of hassel

this sort of stuff?

No <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/367167929/Polyester_boning_Sewing_material_Rigilene_garment_accessory.jpg&imgrefurl=www.alibaba.com/product-gs/367167929/Polyester_boning_Sewing_material_Rigilene_garment/showimage.html&h=640&w=640&sz=75&tbnid=tc7ZhnG8sw6v-M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=90&prev=/search%3Fq%3Drigilene%2Bsew%2Bin%2Bboning%2B-%2Bimages%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=rigilene+sew+in+boning+-+images&usg=__sLNrcgW93VX1zGetW3PUq7CFyvk=&docid=WFnbmLeGsSKEZM&sa=X&ei=_7rbT_THFYnJ8gOAtdyjCw&ved=0CHcQ9QEwAQ&dur=146" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THIS sort of stuff - you machine through it, just sew it over the seams, no need for making binding pockets & then slotting binding - save lots of time & stress

I think that's a different thing or mine is the wrong name

It's for putting on hems to give a bit of curl (for a different dress to the yellow/pink one)

like this

Yes you are right, its different, the stuff I posted is for soft boning a bodice, corset or similar, which is what I automatically presumed it would be for when I saw soft boning

I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD CALL IT THE SAME IF IT'S FOR DIFFERENT THINGS oops sorry about shouting

i hadn't though of that!!!

i usually chop a long length and then sew together.

drawing the line on!
genius!

i agree - yours is more hem boning, isn't it?

It's all new to be tbh

I am learning and the curve is steep

Well Katymac I have never seen that way of doing bias binding . I generally cut strips on the cross and join them . I am going to try that tomorrow.

It's so exciting isn't it?

Do you know anything about circular flounces/ruffles?

Eek well I have a pattern for a skirt like this one but know very little otherwise.

Each piece is cut like a snail then uncurled and sewn together. follow the link and have a mooch.

Too, too scary

we have been playing over here too