Hi momwood,
Love o make bias and it is easy with the one taht puts the steam a sea on it as you iron it. It is different than the regular bias maker. It is very easy and a tip. First wash the fabric to remove all sizing and iron. the fold and cut bias strips. and ther is another slot for the SAS to go through. Ther are some colors in the market you can buy but do not always match or accent what you wnat. The fabric you are making your own bias with will also be of better quality most likely too. I used to buy many many years ago the bias and it faded, ruppled and all sorts of problemd but never once since I make mu own bias and piping... I use so many yars of piping it would cost a fortune and whold never match my items. I found a wonderful gold print a few year back and made yards of piping, and I still have a few yards. It was 9.00 a yard fab so it is top quality. but out of that yard I mad many dollors of piping... if you need to ask any more questions feel free to PM me
Connie F