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.
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.
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 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 *had nothing to lose* 'except that last yard of the last bolt 'of a fabric out of my local quilting shop (and off the internet)... 'and, I had already *screwed* it up 'following 'another *sad, misleading shortcut,* 'then decided, *'Why not! I've got nothing to lose!* Out of the remnant of 'that other 'failed patchwork attempt, I got 10 yards of 'bias cut 2.5" strip with your method! *Forever a fan!!!!!* Also! Note Viewers: 'Download to save...
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! ❤
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!!
Thanks for this. Need to keep your video close at hand to keep referring back to!!!! Great grandmother and years sewing, but a major stroke stole some of my skills from memory so now a vid like this is my best friend.
I love this! I'm so glad I can make it easier for you to remember this trick. I'm glad you're still sewing. My memory is not what it once was either :)
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!!
I needed 12 yards of bias strips for cording for a pillow project (5 pillows including a very long lumbar) and found your video. Just before starting the process I stumbled on the same procedure documented in a 30+-year-old copy of a "how to make pillows" book by Sunset! Despite the illustrations, I found it so much easier to follow you on this video, stopping as necessary to reposition my fabric, etc. Have watched many of your other videos and they are ALL great. Thank you!!
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.
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.
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!
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. 🙂
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.
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!
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 such a great idea. Im not sure where ive found it years ago on UA-cam. But it was EXTREMELY similar to yours and used to cut fabric like a cake roll. I used that similar technique to make my rag rugs! Such a great video. You made it much simpler to follow/understand! So THANK YOU!!
Nancy, this is genius! It's the second most amazing technique I've seen to cut yards of fabric to make one continue strip without having to mortice smaller pieces. It's second only to the magical technique for cutting one continual strip from a flat bed sheet for crocheting rugs. Thanks, and thanks! You made my sewing a lot easier and faster. So much to learn.
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.
I wanted to see you stretch it at various positions. I am not convinced the entire length is on the bias. But lady you are a genius for figuring this method out. Wow, it does make a lot of bias? tape or binding. Not sure I would try to do this.
Hey..... Am from India🇮🇳... N much impressed n tried it toooo.... It came out awesome..... I got nearly 32 yards of bias to my cushion cover...... Thank you..... I just loved n was easy to follow your steps.... Thanks❤🙏
I am making a traditional African skirt and it requires lots and lots of stripes. I am going to use your method and see how much tape I can make. The skirt is a plain half circle but the tape has to tell the story of the woman with stripes. Will have to come back and give update of how it turned out.thanks so much my friend.
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
Absolutely brilliant. A clever technique expertly presented with a concise no nonsense delivery. You deserve way more views and subscribers my good lady. Subbed, liked and rang your bell and will definitely be trawling your videos.
This is so great. I am making slip covers I needed a lot of welt for the seams of my pillows and was really thinking ‘oh my goodness how am I gonna do it.’ Now I know the extra amount of fabric that I bought will be more than enough!! Thanks!
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
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.)
Definitely genius. I’m going to try. Only issue, I don’t cut well with scissors due to hand issues. But I think I can do part of it with rotary cutter.
I'm a quilter and have made a continuous bias binding many times. But your method is AMAZING!! I will be doing this from now on! I subscribed and have spent the last 1.5 hrs watching your videos! Thank you!
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
I absolutely love everything about this video! Your directions are clear and easy to follow. You don’t use a bunch of fancy equipment. You get a great result! Thank you for demonstrating this. AND!!! I read thru your description, and I still have that Sunset Slipcover book with the directions on how to do this bias strip technique. I’m glad I held on to it for all these years 😊
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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 wish I can push like button millions of times
You’re amazing 👍
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.
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Great tutorial!
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.
Interesting alternate option! I found it in a 1979 Sunset book on upholstery. It has saved me on numerous occasions :)
@@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!
@@deborahbrown4414 say that again?
I *had nothing to lose* 'except that last yard of the last bolt 'of a fabric out of my local quilting shop (and off the internet)... 'and, I had already *screwed* it up 'following 'another *sad, misleading shortcut,* 'then decided,
*'Why not! I've got nothing to lose!*
Out of the remnant of 'that other 'failed patchwork attempt, I got 10 yards of 'bias cut 2.5" strip with your method!
*Forever a fan!!!!!*
Also! Note Viewers: 'Download to save...
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.
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! ❤
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!
You are my angel! I learned this bias tape trick yrs ago. You are the only person on UA-cam who does it. It is the best
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.
Fabulous tutorial! Thank you, this is exactly what I needed to know!! Great info!!
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.
I found it a few decades ago in a book, which I have also lost!! Glad I could help 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.
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!!
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
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.
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.
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!!
I will adapt this to using a rotary cutter instead of scissors. Too much arthritis. What a terrific idea ! Thank you
How fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing this clever technique ♥
Thanks for this. Need to keep your video close at hand to keep referring back to!!!! Great grandmother and years sewing, but a major stroke stole some of my skills from memory so now a vid like this is my best friend.
I love this! I'm so glad I can make it easier for you to remember this trick. I'm glad you're still sewing. My memory is not what it once was either :)
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!!
Mind blown!! I've been sewing for decades and this is a winner!! Thank you!!
This is the best tutorial on bias binding and I've watched a ton This made the most sense Thank you
Wow. I don’t know how you ever came up with that idea but it’s brilliant.
Fantastic trick, that is amazing! Thank you for sharing this is very helpful when your budget is limited as well!
That is really amazing
I needed 12 yards of bias strips for cording for a pillow project (5 pillows including a very long lumbar) and found your video. Just before starting the process I stumbled on the same procedure documented in a 30+-year-old copy of a "how to make pillows" book by Sunset! Despite the illustrations, I found it so much easier to follow you on this video, stopping as necessary to reposition my fabric, etc. Have watched many of your other videos and they are ALL great. Thank you!!
Yes, I have that book and that is where I learned it! I do reference the book somewhere in the description I think. Glad you for watching :)
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.
Holy carp is that ever genius!!!!
I’m going to have to remember that trick in the future.
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!
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.
Thank you! That’s awesome :)
that's incredible! I'm going to use it to make bias binding for garment sewing. thanks!
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.
Worked like a charm. I made 25 yards and sewed up the binding this morning! Thanks!
That was a great video!!! The amount of time I saved not having to sew all the strips together was unbelievable.
Great hack, I use a similar method to cut t-shirt bodies into a continuous strip. Thanks for the lesson.
Me too.
1st....can we all say "BEAUTIFUL HAIR 😍"!!!!...2nd....Thanks for uploading this informal video 💕
Well the hair is a blessing and a curse 😅. Glad you like the video!
Saving on yardage is saving money !!! We can all appreciate that... this was genius 👏 🙌 👌 Thank you 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. 🙂
Thank you! And it’s nice to hear from a fellow scissor appreciator 😁
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare 😁😘
This is the most magical thing I've seen whole year!!! Thank you so much !!!!
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!
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.
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!
Thanks! I still opt to do it the wasteful way when I don’t want all those seams though 😉
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 such a great idea. Im not sure where ive found it years ago on UA-cam. But it was EXTREMELY similar to yours and used to cut fabric like a cake roll. I used that similar technique to make my rag rugs! Such a great video. You made it much simpler to follow/understand! So THANK YOU!!
You’re welcome!! It’s a great trick!
26 more yards. And 11 more box cushions. Love! This method.
That was sheer joy watching you do that!😊
You have graduated to my subscription repitoir! Thank you!😉
@@juliagallant3885 Thanks 😊 😎
Thank you! I followed you step by step. Mind blown. It worked. I’m a beginner, can’t believe I pulled it off.
Lol pretty spiffy trick isn’t it?!
I have watched other videos on this and yours is the easiest one to understand and do!
Thanks! I really try hard to teach in a way that’s easy to understand :)
Amazing! Invaluable information. Many thanks
I quilt and dread when I need bias binding. Going to bookmark this. Excellent instructions. Thank you for making this video.
Nancy, this is genius! It's the second most amazing technique I've seen to cut yards of fabric to make one continue strip without having to mortice smaller pieces. It's second only to the magical technique for cutting one continual strip from a flat bed sheet for crocheting rugs. Thanks, and thanks! You made my sewing a lot easier and faster. So much to learn.
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.
That was amazing! I’m saving this one for next time I need to make bias strips because I don’t like the tape.
I wanted to see you stretch it at various positions. I am not convinced the entire length is on the bias. But lady you are a genius for figuring this method out. Wow, it does make a lot of bias? tape or binding. Not sure I would try to do this.
I promise you the entire thing is on the bias! 😁
Hey..... Am from India🇮🇳... N much impressed n tried it toooo.... It came out awesome..... I got nearly 32 yards of bias to my cushion cover...... Thank you..... I just loved n was easy to follow your steps.... Thanks❤🙏
Thanks for the comment! Glad it helped you :)
Have been looking fir this method shared by home ec teacher way too many years ago once I began binding quilts I made for Project Linus.
I am making a traditional African skirt and it requires lots and lots of stripes. I am going to use your method and see how much tape I can make. The skirt is a plain half circle but the tape has to tell the story of the woman with stripes. Will have to come back and give update of how it turned out.thanks so much my friend.
Yes, let me know!
A-MAZE-ZING!!! 😮😮😮😮 I AM SOOOO SHARING THIS WITH MY SEWING CLASS!!
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
Wow, that is brilliant! Thks for sharing. ❤
I have to say that this method was easy! Thank you for showing us a better way.
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
I can't believe it, I just made it and it worked. Thank you so much, you are a legend. Love from Australia.
This is genius! No waste & pretty fast!
Absolutely brilliant. A clever technique expertly presented with a concise no nonsense delivery. You deserve way more views and subscribers my good lady. Subbed, liked and rang your bell and will definitely be trawling your videos.
So kind of you to take the time to post this! Comments like this are what keep me going ☺️
This is so great. I am making slip covers I needed a lot of welt for the seams of my pillows and was really thinking ‘oh my goodness how am I gonna do it.’ Now I know the extra amount of fabric that I bought will be more than enough!! Thanks!
Awesome!! You don’t need this trick very often, but when you do it’s a life saver!
Gorgeous fabric cut into gorgeous bias!
You are a genius! Love it ! Thank you.
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!
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
Great idea! I’m a quilter and couldn’t help wondering how much easier it would be to use a cutting mat and roter cutter.
It would indeed be easier - if I had a cutting mat and rotor cutter! I rarely cut anything small enough for a mat so I never bought one.
WOW I can't believe it worked for me. Thank you. Thank you.
Best technique I've seen yet. I only have 2 fat quarters & need as much bias tape to get around an apron. Thank you
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.)
Amazing and brilliant indeed!! Thank you for sharing
What? Wonder who came up with this great idea? Love it. Thank you and happy sewing!
I love it. How amazing this technique is. Thank you soooo much for sharing
Great idea, I’ve watched twice! Still not sure I could do that! And Not many have the big area to cut it!
Good job! I love that fabric!
Girl friend, that is amazing, I’m going to try it.
This is such a neat way to cut bias
This is amazing! I'm planning to try it. Thank you so much for sharing!
Definitely genius. I’m going to try. Only issue, I don’t cut well with scissors due to hand issues. But I think I can do part of it with rotary cutter.
wow ! Lady, you are a genius !
Genius! Thank you for sharing this amazing trick.
I absolutely despise cutting bias tape, this will be so much easier. Thank you!
I'm a quilter and have made a continuous bias binding many times. But your method is AMAZING!! I will be doing this from now on!
I subscribed and have spent the last 1.5 hrs watching your videos! Thank you!
That is genius! Thank you for sharing this technique.
You are brilliant. This is a fantastic video tutorial. Thank you!
I can’t take credit because I learned this from someone else a long time ago but thank you!
Best ever tutorial on making bias tape!!!
What really clever person figured that out?! Thank you so much.
Brilliant!! This is the best technique I’ve seen yet. Thanks!
This is a game changer! Will try this next time I need bias strips.
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
I absolutely love everything about this video! Your directions are clear and easy to follow. You don’t use a bunch of fancy equipment. You get a great result! Thank you for demonstrating this.
AND!!! I read thru your description, and I still have that Sunset Slipcover book with the directions on how to do this bias strip technique. I’m glad I held on to it for all these years 😊
Bloody brilliant! You could be an engineer, Nancy.
This was amazing, my first time to see it, thank you 😊