Home > Classes > Sewing > For BeginnersHow to Make Bias Tape
Beginner
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4 min 34 sec

Taught by Ashley Nickels
An essential part of any quilter or sewist’s arsenal, bias tape is helpful for creating stretchy, durable edges. Ashley Nickels demonstrates how to find the bias on ordinary quilting cotton, then how to cut, iron, and pin fabric to an edge. This snack-sized lesson packs lots of information into just five minutes.
Learn how to:
- Find the bias of fabric
- Cut on the bias
- Prepare bias tape for sewing

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01:24
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02:21
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Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Cutting mat and rotary cutter
- Quilting ruler
- Iron and ironing surface
- Woven fabric


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