how to use bias tape maker and review

[@BratBustersParenting]

I just use the little triangle/cone thing that folds up the fabric and love it. I wouldn't even have thought of that machine removing the stretch! Good to know :).

[@StitchlessTV]

Yeh...... I was so surprised! I'll stick to my little bias thing and iron too. X

[@croitoriafaraformule]

I use a special bias machine foot, works like a charm, no ironing needed

[@StitchlessTV]

Yes.....is it The screw to the plate kind or the bias foot?

[@BratBustersParenting]

@@StitchlessTV I just use the little cone/triangle thingy on the ironing board and pull the fabric thru. Love it!

[@TheCynedd]

Thank-you for the review. I would never purchase this binding machine - I will use my Clover brand bias tape maker and my iron😊

[@StitchlessTV]

Well....it was a big surprise gift from my hubby. I guess it may be faulty but not impressed! I'll be sticking to my tape maker with iron too I think. Thankyou. Tree

[@karenpound3548]

I have had one of these for some years now and I love it..... just takes a bit of getting used to. P.s. I never buy ready made binding I make all mine... and I make quite big quilts...

[@StitchlessTV]

Thankyou for taking the time to comment, at I just ask.... as a quilter, do you still need yours to maintain its stretch in the bias. I can see that it's folding nicely but if the stretch goes then its no good to me. I'm interested because I want it to work but at the moment, it's not making for me What it says on the box. Thankyou, Tree

[@traveldiva1219]

I haven't used mine yet but this is good information. I'm glad I only paid $20 for it I'll probably just use the binding created with for decorative trim.

[@StitchlessTV]

Well....unless mine if faulty. I will just us for trims

[@ceebgee2520]

Did you cut your strips the correct width to start with?. Watching the cotton struggling to feed it does look like it was too wide, if the attachment says 1 inch then you cut your strip 2inches wide. This is just a thought and definitely not a criticism.

[@StitchlessTV]

Hello, thankyou but yes....try the suggested size, smaller, tried all sorts of things....it just pulled all the stretch out of the Bias but maybe something was wrong with mine.

[@RiverCitiCreative]

Thanks for sharing, I won't buy it. Need the stretch. I have the cones in different sizes.

[@StitchlessTV]

Thankyou, yes....me too. X

[@corinnebrieker9220]

Appreciate your honest review. My husband got me this machine for Christmas and I just took it out of the box the other day and have spent hours trying to get it to work. All I really wanted it for was 21/2” binding for my quilts and just loading the fabric into the 1 1/4” attachment is a nightmare. The smaller sizes may feed better but when you pointed out the loss of stretch, I’m sending it back if I can. Thank you!

[@StitchlessTV]

It was just my experience, other people seem to love theirs. Just as easy to us a little metal bias binding maker or fold a piece of card and thread through the channel as you iron

[@elainefagin513]

I have a product similar to this (mine makes piping,too) and I've had it for years. I think yours is defective. Mine runs evenly and smoothly and makes perfect binding. It saves me burnt fingers from the iron. I have only used it on cotton, but I have never had it get held up like yours did. Maybe you should exchange it for a new one.

[@StitchlessTV]

Really....well that is good to know. Thankyou. Trree

[@sherylahlberg6490]

I believe that since you are trying to stretch it with all the folded layers, with the threads going in three directions, you would need to unfold it and test the stretch that way. My suspicion is that it would still stretch if you try stretching just as a single layer.

[@StitchlessTV]

Oh....ok. when I create by hand the folded Bias still stretches which is why I was a bit disappointed

[@howtomakeanovallampshadeha7794]

I am disappointed with this machine. I have one for 10 years. Its a waste of money and time

[@StitchlessTV]

Some people do seem to like them but I found it frustrating that mine seemed to stretch the stretch out of the bias

[@jumasje]

Great revieuw....i’m almost thankfull that thing isn’t sold in holland( well i couldn’t find it)....what a hassle.....i just keep doiing it the oldfashion way....just my iron and a metal folding thingy.....usually i use my heatresistant glove from my streamer to protect my little old hands 😉 xxx

[@StitchlessTV]

Thankyou....I really wanted it to work but if not stretch to the bias binding then no good to me. Xxx

[@Msmeohmy52]

Do you think Not rolling the fabric on the spool would take off some tension? Allowing the fabric to flow at the rate of the roller after the heating plates?

[@StitchlessTV]

Yes....tried that too and it sort of happens like thattowa4ds the end anyway as it unravels. But Thankyou X

[@wolfpaul2010]

won't be one my christmas list them Tree, thank you for the review

[@StitchlessTV]

Well you never know. .I guess it could have been faulty! Thankyou. X

[@dayzemae9015]

This stupid machine is hundreds of dollars in the U.S.......why?

[@StitchlessTV]

Have you watched till the end....you may not be bothered when you see my conclusion

[@madizenbailey5689]

It’s also over the $200 mark in Australia. It really doesn’t like the joins on the bias binding at all. It’s given me buyer’s remorse!

[@monsooniphone]

Sue I always cut mine fold and iron mine so I can do any size. This machine is absolutely a waste of money. Happy New Year

[@StitchlessTV]

You are so......right!

[@darnelleechols8556]

Hi Tree I'll continue to make bias binding the way I always have. That machine costs more than my sewing machine. :( Thanks for the demonstration.

[@StitchlessTV]

Really! I'm the UK it's about £45 but still not happy. Xx

[@darnelleechols8556]

@@StitchlessTV I was reading the comments. They said it was $400. That's ridiculous! And it doesn't even seem to work.

[@StitchlessTV]

I know....don't understand why so much more expensive in US!

[@madizenbailey5689]

Oh my gosh….I’m so glad I found you and your honest review. I’ve had this sitting on my cupboard for a few months. I wish I had left it there or better still never spent the money on it in the first place! Such a relief to know it was a problem machine for more people than just me. At least it wasn’t operator error! 😂😊 Thank you.

[@StitchlessTV]

My pleasure. I do always try to honestly show my experience

[@croitoriafaraformule]

Nice little machine. I imagine it is very handy for bias requiring projects. Perhaps the iron is too tight on the tape, that is why it is stretch feeding it through.

[@StitchlessTV]

Yes it is too tight, I tried to loosens but then the tape doesn't move. Thankyou so much. X

[@gloriabrown5591]

Thank you for the review!!

[@StitchlessTV]

That's ok....it could be that mine is defective but if so... I'm still not happy. Thankyou. Tree.

[@elizarock655]

Machine could be good for people who make tons of bunting? Those packs of different size plastic bias makers are popular with the pyjama fairies charity that makes lots of colourful trendy pj's for children in hospital.

[@StitchlessTV]

Yeh.....maybe but still meant to be bias binding not straight. I was so surprised. Anyway, thought I should say what I really th ought and was the 1st time ever that hubby bought me something that I thought I wanted! Thankyou X

[@michelle10261]

That's would make is so much easier and save a lot of money. Thank you for shering your video from Michelle in australia

[@StitchlessTV]

Make sure you watch to the end.....it's not all as it seems! X

[@ahmedmostafa-pq4hv]

Hi, I already email you, did you get my email for teddy bear pattern

[@wowzieee]

For the sewer who has everything i guess. I have made my own and I find it fun. Which is faster, that s a good challenge.

[@StitchlessTV]

Faster isn't always good as this demonstrates! I think I'm just gonna get the hair straighteners out! Thankyou. Tree

[@fayeking5889]

Good evening

[@physioontheriver7325]

I wonder if you didn’t click the iron bit in (I agree it looks as though you should) there would be less pressure but it would still iron it and there would be more stretch. Let us know if you try that!

[@StitchlessTV]

Yes...later on in the film I think I briefly showed that but tgen it doesn't feed through. Such a shame. Thankyou. Any other ideas do let me know..... Tree

[@marieeaton-smith5168]

Is there any way of reducing the pressure on the iron part Tree? I have just tested a piece of shop bought bias binding, and it does not have a huge amount of stretch, maybe about 1/4 inch for a 5 inch piece of the binding. Is the stretch better when stretching a longer piece? Or when the binding has cooled down? I just use a bias maker with an iron, and lots of fiddling, the problem for me is figuring out the width of fabric to use with the Clover gadget. Thanks for the review, very disappointing for you.

[@StitchlessTV]

Yes ...I wondered that but this has nothing, no stretch and has ended up alot narrower. When so hace calmed down will investigate pressure of feedingvwheels. ..but seems to b3 a fine line with the feeding bit, not enough and nothing goes through. I will report back but Thankyou so much for giving it some thought. Tree Xx

[@marieeaton-smith5168]

@@StitchlessTV Good luck with it Tree. Maybe exchange it, or discuss with the company? I am sure you will have some 'clout'. Such a shame that it 'does not do what it says on the tin' though especially as it is a Christmas present from hubby.

[@lindaklinginsmith9401]

My machine cost me under $100.00 when they weren't "popular" you might say... Yes, they are problematic and not all the are cracked up to be. Its not hot enough to make a permanent press ...i still finish off pressing with an iron. The speed setting needs to be slower to set the press. Great idea, but needs updating.

[@StitchlessTV]

That's interesting to hear ...does yours pull all the stretch out of the bias tape? Or are you still left with some stretch in your folded binding. Thankyou so much for the feedback. Tree Xx

[@lindaklinginsmith9401]

No, it does not stretch it at all, in fact it is pretty loose...it just needs to iron it better.

[@StitchlessTV]

Oh....Ok. Do you think it's the same brand as this (I feel like I shouldn't mention the name)

[@dayzemae9015]

I watched...and geez I would love to buy one, but why is this thing 400.00 dollars? I had researched it a year ago and it seems Simplicity stopped making them. I just buy bias binding.....but I do have all of those small bias makers.... I even have attachments that make it on my sewing machine. Thank you💕

[@StitchlessTV]

Well definitely don't pay $400....if you see at the end of the film...why I'm not happy.