Feature ii. Feed strip through the bias maker.


iii. With the aid of a pin in the open slot, gently slide fabric forward. (Image 4)


For makers that include fusible, there is a slot on the flip side of tool allowing feed of the fusible tape. (Fusible tape could be cut and prepared by yourself, although Clover provides rolls of prepared fusible in varying sizes. If cutting it yourself, cut 1/8” strips from fusible web.)


iv. Press strip in place with a hot iron as it feeds through. (Image 5)


Bias Bars


Bias bars may be purchased in packages of varying sizes. Te bar gives support to the bias tube necessary for creating the finished strip.


Tip


For handy bias bars, consider flat stir sticks. Subway cafes have sticks with perfect sizing!


i. Cut 1” bias strip of fabric. ii. Fold in half, wrong sides together, lengthwise.


iii. Sew a scant ¼” seam along the raw edges. (Image 6)


iv. Trim seam allowance to an ⅛”.


v. Insert a ¼” bias bar into the tube that has been created.


vi. Roll the seam until the seam lies in the middle of one side of the bias bar. (Image 7)


vii. Remove the bar and press simultaneously with hot iron to set the seam in the centre of one side.


viii. Run a fabric glue pen along marked stem line.


ix. Lay the bias strip in place, seam facing downward along the marked stem line, adhering with glue. (Image 8)


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