How to Sew a Clean, Bound Edge for Your Cosplay: no visible seams or folds!

[@pauln2661]

Always wait for the out takes. The struggle is real! Live long and prosper.

[@Paisleyandglue]

Ha! I had some good ones this time...

[@Jedimanda]

awesome video! Super informative.

[@devyn9087]

This is fortuitous and super cool trick. Thank you for sharing! I was wondering if this technique is doable for a round to a point shape? Like a leaf?

[@Paisleyandglue]

You could do it if you didn’t want a seam/fold at the leaf tip but you’d have to then ease in the excess fabric that you’d have on the part of the binding that’s folded to the back which could be annoying (because it’s a convex curve). Doable with a lighter weight fabric but probably not with a heavy weight one. You COULD cut two strips the same shape as your leaf edge plus seam allowance, sew them together, trip, flip and press and then slide that over your leaf shape edge and top stitch.

[@Pour_La_Victoire]

How is this technique different from a facing?

[@Paisleyandglue]

A facing is only visible from the inside/back of the piece and is meant to finish off an edge without having to line the whole garment. A binding will look the same front and back width-wise and becomes more of a decorative element as you’re sandwiching the edge of the piece with a strip of fabric.

[@swiinka]

Great video, as always. I'm still in awe of your precision! (also: where would we all be without our grading rulers, eh? :D) Good point re: enforcing corners with interfacing, I see that error often made in RTW garments and it drives me crazy! Question: when you cut a woven fabric at an angle you will have to cut some bits on the bias, how do you prevent your binging from stretching?

[@Paisleyandglue]

I haven’t had too much issue with stretching yet since I’ve been using this technique on relatively short angles. But stay stitching the stitch line before starting construction would help and stretch issues a lot!

[@swiinka]

@@Paisleyandglue makes sense, thank you!

[@littleowliechiara6783]

this video is really very useful, you explain very well! I can only suggest you to make shorter videos... this is just my idea. I've only seen a few clips of the initial part, super interesting the final part where you really talk about how to sew the pieces to make precise angles.

[@Paisleyandglue]

Thank you! I do try to make them as short as I can by timelapsing longer parts. But I always try to show all the steps as clearly as I can and explain for sewists who may not be as experienced so they don’t get lost. 👍 I do always put chapters in so you can easily skip ahead if you want!