the_ben•8d agoMost Upvoted

Folded my bias tape wrong for 3 years until last Thursday

I was making a summer dress in Portland last week and kept fighting with my neckline curve. My mom watched me struggle and showed me I was folding my store-bought bias tape the stiff way instead of stretching it around the curve. Has anyone else found a simple sewing trick that took you way too long to figure out?

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taylor.brooke8d ago

Heard someone on a sewing podcast say they finally figured out pressing their bias tape in two stages - press the folds first, then press the curves as you go. That tip alone saved me from cutting into a project three times last month. Also picked up from a blog that running the tape through your fingers to warm it up helps it mold around necklines way better than fighting with it cold. Pretty sure that advice came from a dressmaker who specializes in wedding gowns, so she's probably handled miles of the stuff.

anthony_jackson318d ago

Starching the tape first changed everything for me.

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adam1868d ago

Wait, are you starching the tape before you stick it or before you cut it? Trying to figure out which part actually makes the difference.