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4. Trim the pointed ends
off the fabric strips.
Lay the cord down the center
of the wrong side and fold
the fabric around it.
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5. Using your zipper foot, sew
as close to the cord as possible.
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6. Trim your piping edge down
to 1/4".
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As an interesting note aside from
the lesson, piping can be 'stacked'
in two or more rows of matching or
contrasting colors to create an
even more interesting trim effect.
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7. Trim out a triangle of fabric
about 1/2" in from the end of
your strip of piping.
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The cut out triangle enables the
piping to be folded into a corner
away from the body of the dress
1/4" up from the hem and creates
a beautiful couture finish in
the completed garment.
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8. Raw edges together, and starting
from the edge of the hem, fold the
end of the piping out of the way.
Stitch the piping to dress sides
from one hem edge to the other.
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9. Stitch a section of piping to
the top edge of the dress front.
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10. Press the raw edge to the
inside. Trim the ends.
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11. Clip to the piping on the
dress side front and back curves.
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