Thread: Flange Binding

Match bobbin thread to back, and pull the front binding over far enough so you cannot see the stitching where the binding is attached. That should keep your bobbi stitches on the back side completely off of the binding. I stitch in the ditch pretty slowly (usually sew very fast) so I can have some control over the outcome. I love love love this technique and have done it many times. Mostly hit or miss the first few times as to where the stitches landed, now slowing down has it spot on!

I match my thread as close to the backing since it will show on the back. When I do my flange for the binding, I try to think ahead and match it to the thread colour I will be stitching with. If you stitch right in the ditch of the flange though it barely shows on the front and any pink will look nice. You could use clear thread if the backing is totally different from the pink front.

I match my bobbin to the backing color since those stitches will definitely show. I match my top thread to the flange color so that it matches since I sew on the flange as close to the seam as possible. I pull the binding over about an eighth beyond the line of stitching from the sewing of the binding to the back. I also use my blind hem foot (some call it a stitch in the ditch foot) to sew on the binding in front. Bring the binding over past the stitching until it touches the center piece on the foot. The center of my needle is 3.5 so I set it at 6.5 and the stitching comes just about at the seam. Clear as mud?? Ann