Whether your sewing drapes, throw pillows, bedding or other projects, you’ll need to choose a thread color and type that works with you fabric. Here are some tips for choosing the best thread for your project. Choose an all purpose thread. All of the sewing projects on this website will use All Purpose thread, unless specifically [...]

After cutting bias strips, you’re ready to sew your piping.  Piping is used as an ornamental trim, usually in a contrasting color or pattern.  You can see an example of orange piping in the photo below.  Piping usually consists of fabric wrapped around a cotton filler cord. While cutting your own bias strips and sewing your own piping [...]

Bias strips are used, along with filler cord, to create the piping around pillows and valances. Piping is used as an ornamental trim, usually in a contrasting color or pattern.  You can see an example of orange piping in the photo below.  Piping usually consists of fabric wrapped around a cotton filler cord.  Fabric cut along [...]