Originally Posted by raptureready
Originally Posted by dakotamaid
This is how I would do it. Bias binding would be so........ much easier. I would slightly (just slightly) tug on the binding as you sew it on. Turn and handstitch down.
Others will have other ideas also. Happy sewing!
Oops Raptureready and I are on opposite sides when it comes to tugging on the binding. Maybe tugging on the binding is the wrong word here. I find when I stitch a circular item like a small round that if I just pull a bit on the binding as I sew it lays better for me.
You're right, a gentle tension---but just don't pull tightly, as I learned the hard way.
I've also found that if it doesn't lay flat, (I've tugged too much) that clipping slightly on the curve after sewing will help. I've also learned the hard way. In binding a wedding ring for a friend I had to unstitch one whole side!