How I Make My Own Piping for bag Making

In this video I show you how I make piping for use in my bag making projects. You can of course use the piping for any sewing project!
To calculate how wide to make my piping, I use the following formula:
Piping Diameter X 3.14 + Seam Allowance X 2 + 3mm (1/8”) Ease = Width to cut fabric
Example - 4mm Piping X 3.14 = 12.5mm + seam allowance (10mm X2) = 32.5mm + 3mm ease = 32.8mm - Round and cut as 3.3cm (1 ¼”) Fabric Strips.
An alternative method for cutting piping is found on my blog here: blog.chriswdes...
My bag patterns that have piping are:
Sugar & Spice: www.chriswdesi...
Genevieve: www.chriswdesi...
The Strapfield Convertible: www.chriswdesi...
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[@elonanamor6420]

Lovely to have you back doing what you love. I smiled every time when went for the reverse on the front of the Juki as I do the same thing between the Bernina and the Juki!

[@ChrisWDesigns]

Haha YES! That reverse gets me every time LOL! Then once I get used to the Juki and go back to the Bernina, I have the fun all over again! LOL! Thanks for stopping by Elona 😊

[@faykohlhagen2285]

A great reference tutorial for making piping. Thank you Chris 😊

[@ChrisWDesigns]

Thanks Fay! Glad it was helpful! 😊

[@franchartrand2436]

Nice to have you back, Chris! This piping video is awesome!

[@ChrisWDesigns]

Thank you so much Fran! So glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@JustPlainLaine]

Fantastic and timely video. Thanks.

[@ChrisWDesigns]

Glad you enjoyed it!😊

[@quademasters249]

Very useful. I was just wondering how I could make piping. Thanks.

[@ChrisWDesigns]

Glad I could help! 😊

[@4golfing]

Thanks for the interfacing hint. never thought to do that.

[@ChrisWDesigns]

No worries Gail! :)

[@RosieCarl]

Thank you for sharing your technique for making piping. I have seen this done before, but when it comes time to do it myself, I can never quite remember how to set up the fabric so I end up with a continuous strip rather than a bunch of separate strips that I still need to sew together. I have saved this video now so I can refer to it whenever I need it in the future.

[@ChrisWDesigns]

Yes it’s not a new technique at all, but it is one of my favourites because it’s so easy to get a long length of piping very quickly from a smallish piece of fabric, only having to sew two seams 😊

[@emmaheap1518]

Make sure you offset the lines when you join the two fabric pieces! I too have done the same thing in the past using this method to make bias binding😄

[@barbaradavie150]

Excellent, excellent video. I LOVE how you get straight into it and love how you use interfacing. I did not know to use interfacing to stop the cord showing through. Fantastic. Of course, I'll be using your interfacing that irons on so easily. Thank you!!!

[@ChrisWDesigns]

Thanks for your lovely comments, Barbara! :) I'm glad you have enjoyed this video! 😊😊

[@cfleyfel855]

You wouldn't want to use Frixion pen for this! 🥴😵‍💫

[@ChrisWDesigns]

I use a chalk marker :)