Making the bias tape
Step 1: Feed the fabric through the bottom hole on the
fusible tape maker. It feeds through much easier if the
fabric end is pointed. Sometimes the fabric gets stuck. If
it does turn the tool over and there's a slit in the bottom
that a pin can fit in and push the fabric along.
Step 2: Feed the fusible tape through the top hole on
the fusible tape maker. I recommend giving the tape a
pointed end as well as it has to be fed through a small
opening by the fabric and the pointed end will make this
go much smoother.
Step 3: Feed the pointed end under the metal bar above
the fabric.
Step 4: Lay the fabric on the ironing surface with the
fusible tape centered on the fabric. I like to use a hot iron
with steam. Caution though as the steam does billow up
around the tool and fabric.
Step 5: Lift the tape maker up at a slight angle to the
ironing surface and drag it backwards. This motion will
feed out the tape and fabric together. At the same time
that the tape maker is being dragged backwards with the
iron towards the tape maker to fuse the fusible tape to
the fabric.
Feeding fabric into tape maker.
Fusible tape being fed through the top hole.
TIP
It's best to go slow otherwise the fabric can go askew as
it's in the top of the picture below. At the bottom of the
picture is how the fusible bias tape should look.
Feed tape under metal bar above fabric.
Making the fusible bias tape.
Bias tape made - some areas aren't as smooth as others.
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