How to Use the Piping Foot
This foot will help you to both create and attach your piping.
Giving that custom look for any project.
The foot itself has two deep groove along the base, which will hold you piping cord in place as you work.
To create the piping you will need:
• cording
• a strip of fabric to wrap around the cording, approximately 2” wide
Place the cord in the centre of the fabric strip and pin in place as you get started.
Now place the wrapped cord into the left groove of the foot, with the fabric out to the right of the presser foot.
Make sure the needle is snug to the cord, but not sewing through it. Sew on down the length of your piping.
Simple eh?
Now onto attaching the piping to your project.
Place the piping between two pieces of fabric and the piping will be sewn into the seam itself.
Cut the piping so it’s a bit longer than the seam you want to sew it to. Trim the seam allowances on the two seams that the piping will be sandwiched between so that they are the same width as the fabric part of the piping.
Pin the piping to the right side of one of the seams (ie. the side that will show on the outside of your garment), with the cord running along the stitching line and the raw edge of the piping aligned with the raw edge of the fabric, to the right.
Set the stitch length to 4mm. Baste/tack the fabric part of the piping to the garment within the seam allowance.
Re-snip any notches that have been hidden by the piping. Pin the seams of your project together as normal, with the piping sandwiched between them, matching any notches.
Now simply stitch the seams together, with the needle as close as you can get to the piping cord without sewing over it. Like, really close, which is where the piping foot comes in handy because the foot doesn't get in the way of the needle. Pace the piping cord under the left groove and sew to the right of the piping, with the seam allowance and raw edges of the fabric sandwich over to the right of the foot.
Top Tip: If your first attempt isn’t quite close enough, no worries – just try stitching another line even closer.
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