Step 4: Cut the Piping Fabric
CUT THE PIPING STRIPS
- Mark and cut out 5cm wide strips at an angle 45 degrees across the fabric roll.
- The longer the strips the better to avoid joins.
- Put a pin in the bottom right side of each strip (so you can ensure the direction of the fabric grain is right when joining strips).
This video shows you
- Why we cut at 45deg across the grain.
- How to layout and mark your piping strips.
- How to cut your piping strips.
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"The videos really are super"……Anna-Marie
"Your videos are so good, thank you"…..Alex
"Once again, I should say that I think the video tutorials are extremely well done. Although I've been sewing for years I've learnt lots of techniques that are new to me and that give a much more professional finish"........Heather
"I particularly like the style and speed of your videos"……Charlotte
FAQs
Cutting the strips at 45 deg to the grain is best practice as it allows the fabric to stretch when bending the piping around a tight corner. That said you can cut straight strips with the grain. It will work and uses less fabric.
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Thank you Cindy, I'll try that.
Hi
Thank you for your wonderfully clear and calm instructions!
I want to edge one of the cushions with a bought cord, which has a flange so that it can be sewn in.
But how do I join the two ends?
Simply bend the ends in at a corner?
Many thanks
We would fold them in over each other, so the ends are buried in the cushion. We would do this at the zip end but you could do this at a corner.