This is the best tutorial on bias binding and I've watched a ton This made the most sense Thank you

I wish I can push like button millions of times You’re amazing 👍

I’ve seen several other videos on how to cut bias strips, but I have never seen this technique. Who thinks these methods up? Absolutely brilliant. I’m gonna try this on my next project.

I've used this trick since the 80's. Found it on a vhs video on how to upholster. The only difference is after cutting 4 corners off, and cutting through one layer diagonally to opposite corner as she shows. Then flip fabric over and cut down the other corner, through single layer diagonally down to its opposite corner. You'll have a cut opposite of each other but on opposite sides, like an X. This allows the fabric to lay flater to open up to the 6inch section to cut next. It works. So glad someone finally put it on youtube.

@ASquarePillowIsntSquare

Жыл бұрын

Interesting alternate option! I found it in a 1979 Sunset book on upholstery. It has saved me on numerous occasions :)

@DawnDavidson

Жыл бұрын

@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare Those Sunset books were actually really great! I have a bias tape gadget to run the tape through to create bias binding, and they gave me a parallelogram pattern to use that’s quite efficient. It doesn’t create automatically continuous tape though. This is amazing!

I’ve watched this several times since I first saw it just for the joy of seeing how you did it and the spectacular results.

Thank you so much. I only had a 38cm square of fabric that i really wanted to use. By doing it this way I was able to get 5mt of binding. Blown me away that's for sure.

This was the best idea ever. I'm making porch cushions and was able to get about 25 yards of bias strips with your MAGIC trick. My dad was an upholsterer and he taught me a totally different way of doing this. I wish he was still alive so that I could teach him this method. Thank you so much.

@berniemurphy2303

Жыл бұрын

good

@pegturner6748

Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial!

Wow!! That is insanely helpful!! Where do people like you come up with these fantastic ideas?!?! Thank you soooo much!! Too bad I didn’t see this earlier in a previous project, but hey, better late than never. And I could totally follow you ( not totally green sewer). Amazing!!

You are a genius. I won't even begin to confess how much fabric I have wasted trying to make my own bias tape. Bless you!!

Now this I have never seen wow girl u make me blush every time I see ur work I so happy I found ur channel thank u my dear for teaching us this cool trick.

What kind of magic is this? It's like origami for sewing! I can't imagine what kind of imagination it takes to come up with something like this. Thanks for sharing!

Absolutely brilliant! thank you so much for sharing!! I own a marine canvas fabrication shop, and have a lot of cushions for hotels and other clients, and this is such a time saver, fabric saver and $$ saver!!

that's incredible! I'm going to use it to make bias binding for garment sewing. thanks!

Best video ever! I HATED making long bias tape but this is an amazing way of saving fabric and time! THANK YOU for this ingenious way to make continuous bias tape and save fabric too

Wow. I don’t know how you ever came up with that idea but it’s brilliant.

I found this method in the internet many years ago to make binding for a quilt. I wrote down the instructions and of course I lost them in the black hole that lives in my sewing room. This is the absolute best method to make bias I've ever seen. Thank you for posting and now I have a video I can save rather than a piece of paper I will promptly loose.

@ASquarePillowIsntSquare

Жыл бұрын

I found it a few decades ago in a book, which I have also lost!! Glad I could help you :)

OMG so much simpler a technique than another 'continuous bias binding' tutorial I used which was tedious & meant I was not consistently accurate in widths which was an inefficient use of material when creating vast amount of cording for some slip covers - thank you so much! ❤

Excellent method for making bias welt!! I know a similar trick, but this one works even better for maximizing the yardage of bias from your fabric. Definitely saving this trick to my files.

Ingenious Nancy! I love how you worked it out!

A-MAZE-ZING!!! 😮😮😮😮 I AM SOOOO SHARING THIS WITH MY SEWING CLASS!!

Well, I never in all my life......That is pure genius...thank you so much. This is so much easier than the other method I've used in the past...all twisty and hard to see the lines.... I'm doing your method from now on. . just amazing.

Fantastic trick, that is amazing! Thank you for sharing this is very helpful when your budget is limited as well!

Mind blown!! I've been sewing for decades and this is a winner!! Thank you!!

Fabulous tutorial! Thank you, this is exactly what I needed to know!! Great info!!

Gorgeous fabric cut into gorgeous bias!

Saving on yardage is saving money !!! We can all appreciate that... this was genius 👏 🙌 👌 Thank you for sharing.

Worked like a charm. I made 25 yards and sewed up the binding this morning! Thanks!

What really clever person figured that out?! Thank you so much.

I have to say that this method was easy! Thank you for showing us a better way.

Absolutely impressive. Excellent video, and an incredible method to make a nice continuous strip of bias binding. Thank you for showing us how you do it. Magic. You must be Wonder Woman! 🤗🌹💕

This is amazing and worked so well with my outdoor cushion cover project! Cannot thank you enough.

In the 1960’s my mom was into redoing upholstery and found this idea somewhere in a newspaper or book and thought she had found the keys to the kingdom. Now I know how to as well thanks to you!

Oh my this is absolutely genius.

How fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing this clever technique ♥

Brilliant! I’m about to make my own bias binding for the first time so count myself Forster that I found your channel. Thank yu

This is the most magical thing I've seen whole year!!! Thank you so much !!!!

That is genius! Thank you for sharing this technique.

Brilliant!! This is the best technique I’ve seen yet. Thanks!

Thank you for this. I had only 16 inches of fabric and needed 6 yards of welting. Your method provided me with 9 yards of welting. Brilliant way to maximize yardage.

This is amazing! I will have to watch again to make sure I understand but I plan on trying this method. Love your channel and your sewing tips!

@ASquarePillowIsntSquare

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I can't believe it, I just made it and it worked. Thank you so much, you are a legend. Love from Australia.

I quilt and dread when I need bias binding. Going to bookmark this. Excellent instructions. Thank you for making this video.

This was amazing thank you so much I just made piles of binding in no time 💜

This is amazing! I'm planning to try it. Thank you so much for sharing!

Magical, indeed! 🤩 Mathematical genius? Absolutely!!! 🤩 And your scissors are sharpened perfectly, which to my mind is the whole kit and caboodle. 😃 I'm no seamstress, but I do work with paper and there's nothing better than a perfectly sharpened pair of scissors. When my kids were younger they knew they shouldn't use "mom's scissors" because it drove me nuts if they used them to cut their paper projects for schoolwork. 🤨 Hands off, kiddos! 😅 Anywayyyyyyy, your bias tape cutting vid was fascinating, and you helped me to feel more comfortable with my obsession of using separate scissors for different mediums. Plus, you're so deft with your cutting of fabric. Truly, I'm impressed. 🙂

@ASquarePillowIsntSquare

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And it’s nice to hear from a fellow scissor appreciator 😁

@bhornannawindeedeigh5007

Жыл бұрын

@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare 😁😘

wow, excellent! Thank you for sharing. I will certainly be using this method for some upcoming projects

That was amazing! I’m saving this one for next time I need to make bias strips because I don’t like the tape.

WOW! This was amazing! thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Best technique I've seen yet. I only have 2 fat quarters & need as much bias tape to get around an apron. Thank you

That was crazy! Pretty cool trick. Thank you.

Made over 20 yards of 2” bias cut chenille from a 30” wide piece of fabric! More than I needed, but I used far less fabric than making what I need the “old fashioned” way. Great video! Very easy to follow.

I love it. How amazing this technique is. Thank you soooo much for sharing

I've seen something similar to the but not for making bias but to make cut "fabric yarn" for crocheting rag rugs, again not on the bias. What a great trick.

This is brilliant!! Thank you!! I shared your video in my sewing groups ❤️

Good job! I love that fabric!

Holy carp is that ever genius!!!! I’m going to have to remember that trick in the future.

Best wishes from Hamburg/Germany! I tryed this morning and ut worked fabiously, thank you very much!🌷

Amazing! Invaluable information. Many thanks

Best ever tutorial on making bias tape!!!

this is so good to know, it is a lot of work but that is far outweighed by how little wastage you have! Thank you for the most excellent Bias tutorial xxx

Genius! I have a 6 yard by 45" silk sari that I want 5/8" strips. Your method will make the task a snap! Thank you!

You are amazing! I’m trying this right now!

Amazing! Been looking for a way to do this, so clever, thank you!

You are brilliant! This was such an amazing tutorial.

So clever! can't wait to try it!

I thought this was going to be a method I have seen a few times before. Boy, was I wrong! I was truly amazed! I am amazed! Thank you very much!

Great trick, thank you for sharing! I need to work on this bc I had some wonkiness at the end where you do the offset cutting, but I was not marking as I went, I used a rotary cutter, lol. So I will keep practicing. Thank you again!

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!! I sat and watch in awe thinking there's NO WAY and then as the MAGIC trick became obvious 😲all I could say was well I'll be damn 👏 Sheer GENIUS!!!🙌THANK YOU FOR SHARING

WOW I can't believe it worked for me. Thank you. Thank you.

Great demonstration! Love you fabric!

That was a great video!!! The amount of time I saved not having to sew all the strips together was unbelievable.

Thanks so much. This has saved me a lot of time and money 👍😊

EXCELLENT TUTORIAL, MANY THANKS

Genius! Thank you for sharing this amazing trick.

Nancy, I'm so glad to have come across your channel this is a much needed skill in home decorating! As I too, have been sewing everything all my life and thinking of how much fabric that was wasted, using the traditional way makes me want to just scream! Thank you so much for sharing!

@ASquarePillowIsntSquare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I still opt to do it the wasteful way when I don’t want all those seams though 😉

It actually doesn't matter what size the starting piece is. The only thing that will change slightly is the angle of the bias, which is not that important as long as there is a bias to make it stretchy. If you remember your trigonometry (or go online for a refresher) you can calculate how much any size piece of fabric will yield. I made a mock-up with a rectangle of paper, taped the sewn edges together, and wrote my known numbers on the sides. I cut the diagonal and used Pythagoras’ Theorem, the square root of (A squared + B squared) = C to calculate the new longest side. Then I went online and used a trig calculator to work out the new shortest side. This takes a couple of steps because you have to work out the new angles, but the trig calculator is great for that. From there I was able to work out how many inches/yards/meters I could get. For example, a 39” (1M) length of 54” fabric and bias strip of 1.75” (1 ¾”) will yield just over 33M or 36 yards. You have to do a paper model to wrap your head around this, but it is possible and not that difficult, and if you’re doing a lot of cushions it’s crucial!

WOW! That’s amazing! Thank you!

This is such a neat way to cut bias

Wow, very impressive! Thank you and greetings from New York City . The seams don’t really matter if the cotton is lightweight. Even the purchased bias tape has seams in it and it’s harder and harder to find 100% cotton bias tape, so I will be trying this out .🗽 👍🏼🇵🇷❤️

I'm a newbie, so, just for funzies, I wanted to try this. You are such an awesome teacher! I didn't really know what I was getting myself into. 84ft later..... lol I subscribed to your channel after using your video to make a cushion for an odd shaped chair. You're a fantastic teacher. My cushions turned out perfect thanks to you.

@ASquarePillowIsntSquare

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! That’s awesome :)

Great idea and very comprehensive tutorial, thanks

Wow, that is brilliant! Thks for sharing. ❤

Wow! Thank you for this trick!

This is absolutely incredible 😳

This is a super genius method. Thank you for this video! OAN, I've been working on a project using the same type fabric. I have used steam and the seams and folds (made bias binding) press VERY WELL. I also use a Taylor's Clapper to press on folds/seams as they cool.)

You are a genius! Love it ! Thank you.

This is genius! No waste & pretty fast!

I absolutely despise cutting bias tape, this will be so much easier. Thank you!

Very cool! I love the cool speed up music! 😎

What a great idea 👍Thank you for sharing ❤️

Absolutely brilliant!

You really maximized the fabric. There is basically no waist! Genius! I love it!

@johanna6050

Жыл бұрын

In addition, there is no waste. 😉

JUST AMAZING, AND MOST EXCITINGLY JOYFUL TO MAKE!!! NOW I A\WANT TO JUST DO IT ALL THE TIME!!! OUT OF ON POLLOWCASE I MADE ALMOST 7 METERS OF BIAS 6CM WIDE!!! LOVE LOVE SUCH MAGIC!!!!THANKS SO MUCH

Thank you so much for this tip. Great job!

wow ! Lady, you are a genius !

This is AMAZING! Thank you so very much for sharing! I needed this in my sewing life ❤️ I also subscribed to your channel as well 🙂

I have watched other videos on this and yours is the easiest one to understand and do!

@ASquarePillowIsntSquare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really try hard to teach in a way that’s easy to understand :)

Wow! That is ingenious!

Girl friend, that is amazing, I’m going to try it.

Thank you! I followed you step by step. Mind blown. It worked. I’m a beginner, can’t believe I pulled it off.

@ASquarePillowIsntSquare

Жыл бұрын

Lol pretty spiffy trick isn’t it?!