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Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: oogyda Date: April 13, 2020, 2:25 pm
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[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=1671.msg50171#msg50171
date=1586801020]
and especially for quilting, I'd think you are so often grabbing
the iron to press something, and it would be nice to not have to
wrestle the cord out of your way.
The charging station would give you a place to put it each time,
so you wouldn't be tempted to set it in a different place each
time you set it down, and then you're chasing it around (which
is what I tend to do).
[/quote]
After reading the description, I would have an issue with it
turning itself off after only 10 minutes of non use.
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Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: TootsNYC Date: April 13, 2020, 3:12 pm
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I hadn't read yet--that might be a problem. But then, maybe
that's how long my current iron stays on (it has a shut-off). I
just jiggle it and wait a minute or two to let it heat up. It
depends how long it takes to get hot.
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Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: Rho Date: April 13, 2020, 9:33 pm
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"Rho, are you actually cutting the strips on the bias? Or does
it work ok to just cut strips along the grainline?"
I used the wrong term because I am cutting along the grainline
NOT the bias.
Also I found 1" strips folded in 1/2 are too narrow. I will try
again at 1.5" width.
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Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: Pattycake Date: April 13, 2020, 10:04 pm
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Okay, I am going to combine my replies to a couple of things
here!
Here's a link to an even quicker way to make bias (or straight
of grain) tape, from a nearby quilt shop:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR7sWFwo48g&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3m7aDInAwvTe86eEjnzipWF1UuS5lQn6QdkV_0mC2beF5u35v3rR8t4eE
Panasonic cordless iron - I have it. There are pros and cons. It
does shut off, but it's not my primary iron, so when I use it, I
am using it constantly and don't have a problem with it shutting
off. It does reheat pretty quickly. It is fantastic for ironing
large swaths of material because the cord doesn't interfere, and
that's the main reason I have it. Two cons - I don't think it
heats as hot as my primary iron, which is a Tfal (which I highly
recommend.) That's not usually a big problem for me because my
primary iron does get hotter and I need that more when I am
doing smaller work right by my sewing machine, and if I do need
the hotter iron, I can always take it over to the big ironing
board. The other con is that you do have to return it to the
cradle any time you want to set it down, because both ends are
pointed. That's a pain for me because sometimes the cradle is
more than an arm's length away and I just want to set the iron
down for a moment but don't want to accidentally scorch
something. But it almost makes up for it in that having both
ends pointed does make it easier to iron. It pushes the fabric
out of the way more easily without causing you to press pleats
into the fabric by accident, if you know what I mean!
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Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: TootsNYC Date: April 14, 2020, 9:44 am
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[quote]Here's a link to an even quicker way to make bias (or
straight of grain) tape, from a nearby quilt shop:
[/quote]
That's brilliant! Of course, they did MAKE a tool.
And the other problem is that they stitched it, so you'd have to
unpick if you want to wrap it over the edge of something (which
is the most common use for bias tape).
I'm sure you could use an iron, though.
[quote]The other con is that you do have to return it to the
cradle any time you want to set it down, because both ends are
pointed.[/quote]
I can see that being annoying. I guess if you have that wool
mat, you could set it on there for a moment. Panasonic should
have molded a little stand into the handle.
(I have a Rowenta iron with the retractable cord, and of
course the mechanism gets balky. But none of the other irons I
looked at had anything that would serve as a safe place to wrap
the cord around the iron. My old, old Sunbeam did, but none of
the new ones do. I thought of making a flange with Sugru or
something, when this one dies.)
#Post#: 50411--------------------------------------------------
Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: Aleko Date: April 16, 2020, 2:59 am
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Just out of curiosity; what's the logic around using bias tape
for ties? The whole point about bias tape (or anything else cut
on the bias) is that it stretches obligingly out of its natural
shape when it's pulled in any direction, so you can ease it
around curves and corners. The flip side of this is that what
bias cutting gains you in flexibility it loses in strength; so a
tie made out of bias will be limp, stretchy and weak.
Bias for binding and for casings, yes: but for ties I'd
instinctively either use actual woven tape made for the purpose,
or make a rouleau out of fabric cut on the grain; either
pressing the rouleau flat after making it, or leaving it in the
round. And for turning a rouleau, all you need is a loop turner
like this:
HTML https://sewingchest.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1349
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Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: Chez Miriam Date: April 16, 2020, 4:49 am
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I read this thread to (generally) mean that people were using a
bias tape maker [or other alternatives] to make tape, but most
were cutting it on the grain.
The title relates to the little gizmo, not the tape itself (in
most cases).
Did I misunderstand?
#Post#: 50432--------------------------------------------------
Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: TootsNYC Date: April 16, 2020, 9:37 am
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For these masks, I wouldn't use round ties.
I would want a flatter, wider surface to resist slipping around
the curved surface of the head. And to resist pulling out of the
knot.
After all, the wide, flat shoelaces used on sneakers ALWAYS
stay tied longer than the round ones used on modern oxford or
derby shoes.
And in fact, that could conceivably be a reason to have the
curving ability of the bias--but personally I'd go for a
bias-tape-like fold on with-the-grain or crossgrain strips.
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Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: Pattycake Date: April 16, 2020, 4:42 pm
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Bias tape is generally used for curves, but quilters will bind
quilts with bias tape too because the theory is that the edges
will wear better since there are more threads around them.
Straight of grain tape means the same few threads are the ones
that will get rubbed, and possibly wear through more quickly.
But it's just generally all called bias tape, and the makers are
called that because same reason. What I have found is that both
seem to work equally well. I have never had a quilt's binding
wear through, perhaps because none of my quilts are long enough
to hang to the floor and I don't drag them around. I quit doing
bias unless I prefer the look of the fabric on the bias. Strips
usually look better angled, for one.
For the masks, the group that I donated through is using strips
of t-shirts. They don't fray, and one good tug makes them curl
in on themselves so there's no need to sew. They are roundish,
but as long as the casing isn't too big, they will hold their
place nicely.
I just finished making straight of grain ties with my bias tape
maker, and they're really snug in the casings. As long as the
knot doesn't come out and I have placed it correctly on my face,
I don't think I will need to worry that it will slip. That's the
main concern, that people will fiddle with them, thus
contaminating their hands and spreading things around, or their
hands are unknowingly contaminated and they fiddle with the mask
and so infect themselves.
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Re: Bias Tape Maker anyone?
By: Rho Date: April 16, 2020, 9:52 pm
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The title does indeed refer to the gizmo and not the product.
The turner probably would not work well on a 90" rouleau of
fabric.
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