Originally Posted by Skeat
Oh, and a foot of bias??I was proud of my 12"...:)Do you press seam open??I am thinking this would work better then the way I did it....to the side
I'm not sure if you are talking about the same thing I am, which is bias tape with each side folded to the center, made with the Clover bias tape maker. For the first foot or so, I iron the tape carefully as it comes out of the thingie. The first couple of inches are not so good and need to be cut off, but after that the folds are very uniform. The reason I use the pins as a guide are (1) to stop burning my fingers, and (2) because it is much faster.
I'm wondering if you are talking about a different method of making bias tape -- where you cut strips, sew cut edges together with wrong sides facing, then press so the seam is in the center of the strip (maybe by inserting bias tape bars through the tube). I tried this method a long time ago and found it very laborious and time-consuming. The Clover bias tape makers are much faster for me.