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How to Cover Cording to Create Your Own Piping

By Debbie Colgrove, About.com

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Join the Bias Strips

A photo showing bias strips being joined.

Join the strips to create a straight continuous strip, using a 1/4" seam.

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Match the ends of the bias strips as shown in the photo, using a 1/4" seam allowance, match the long edges of the strip where the 1/4" seam allowance will be sewn.

Press the seam allowance to one side.

If you are using very heavy fabric grade the seam allowance to prevent a bulge caused by the seam allowance.

Join enough strips for the length of the cording you need.

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