Happiness Through Sewing
The neck opening of a shirt can be finished with a collar stand, a collar, a facing, a lining, or a bias binding. While the collars and collar stands are for style, the facings, linings, and bias strips are for function. Linings are usually sewn to a facing, but not always, and function to line […] Read more…
Bias bound edges are popping up on all sort of designs lately; necklines of dresses, hems of sleeves, the tops of pockets. On some designs they add a cute factor, on others they give a nice polished look to the garment. I’m getting over my past prejudices that bias binding made garments look homemade, in […] Read more…
Bias binding is used to bind or cover the raw edge of fabric. Bias binding can be made in self or contrasting fabric as a decorative edge of a neckline, sleeve, collar or other feature. It can replace a full facing as with sheer or bulky fabrics or it can bind and finish seam allowances inside […] Read more…