Like I said yesterday...
I usually take one of 2 approaches when binding an edge. Turned or ragged, but mostly binding the front openings of simple garments is just like adding a simple seam binding to enclose and strengthen the edge. A place that gets a lot of wear. The place where outside meets inside. With a bit of imagination, it could be decorative and functional at the same time.
The basic turned casing is the strongest and most common.
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A simple solution.
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So far pinned.
A little more about edges edges from another class that was not about garments...all these techiniques cross over really, you just adapt them to your own situation.
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If you want a more padded edge you can add another layer of cloth or use a thicker fabric. Once I used a strip of old quilt with the batting still in. OR you can sew one binding over another. A lot of times that happens from repeated mending. You see the result of that on a lot of old boro garments. For Wind, I wanted a thin edge. At least then. I never finished the Kimono Shirt. I was naming it East-West. And I had plans to weave into it. We'll see...
Have a good weekend. Blog issues will keep me busy. Hopefully next week Typepad will feel like cooperating and I can continue...I want to start a quilt.
