binding clips
#12
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: on the Iron Range in northern Minnesota
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Hi,
I use the snap clips. Bought them when our WM had a fabric dept. and they came in a large package and were inexpensive. I have hundreds of them!
The Wonder Clips tempt me, but my hair clips would be so lonely! LOL
I use the snap clips. Bought them when our WM had a fabric dept. and they came in a large package and were inexpensive. I have hundreds of them!
The Wonder Clips tempt me, but my hair clips would be so lonely! LOL
#14
Unless you try other methods you will never know which one works the best. I want to use what is best for me to make the job easier and get better results. I like it when others post what is best for them. I try them all.
Last edited by BellaBoo; 01-12-2013 at 08:44 AM.
#15
I don't use any clips, pins, nor anything which saves a ton of time. I've been using the ladder stitch which is invisible and nothing is needed to hold the binding in place while doing the ladder stitch. Over a year ago someone on this board told about it. Here is a tute: http://turningturning.com/tutorial-i...quilt-binding/ First it shows how it looked the old way she did binding and further down the page she shows the ladder stitch.
#16
Dina
#17
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 4,688
LivelyLady -- I used that stitch until my hands went bad. Now I have to do the binding on the machine since holding a needle for any lenght of time is no longer possible (sigh).
I like using the glue to hold the binding before I sttch it. I have used the hair clips but hated the bend in the fabric -- I may try bobbie pins for a small project. Thnaks Nyelphaba
I like using the glue to hold the binding before I sttch it. I have used the hair clips but hated the bend in the fabric -- I may try bobbie pins for a small project. Thnaks Nyelphaba
#18
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,614
Never thought of using the bobbie pins -- and here I pin up my hair into a roll everyday with them, too! Thanks for the tip, I'm going to try that. The other clips bend the fabric and distort the line of sewing, so I wasn't too keen on those....the bobbie pins would work very well and I could sew right over them, too...thanks for sharing!
#19
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Thornton, Colorado
Posts: 1,023
I have used snap clips but they can sometimes pop open or they don't always stay in place. I now use them when I need to hem pants...they hold the hem niceyl in place. Now that I have the little red Wonder clips, I wonder how I ever got along without them!
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