Knitting and other Creative Endeavors

[Drince88]

Originally Posted by aerobrea

ok so what would i use if i made my own piping? like wire? lol. i was going to put it on my purse today (it ended up being a snow day we got 12 inches and i didnt work whooo hoo so i was sewing allllll day!) it turned out a little different than i wanted it to but i still think its really cool. i need to make one for myself now lol. can u buy piping at like JoAnn fabrics?

Sorry I didn't see this earlier.
You can buy pre-made piping at JoAnn's - with the bias tape. You can also buy the cording for the center of the home-made piping there. I'm not sure where JoAnn's keeps it, but it's generally sold by the yard.

I'll see if I can find instructions for doing bias-cut strips very easily. (I have some written out instructions from like 10 years ago somewhere, but the picture is important, and I don't have a scanner.)

Ok, found some decent pages:

Instructions for installing piping:
http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/blpiping.htm

Some instructions/tips on making piping
http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa090997.htm

And here's how to make the bias cut strips easily:
http://sewing.about.com/gi/dynamic/o...23anchor243291