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Vlieseline Bias Stay Stitch Tape - Fusible - White - 12mm x 10mtrs

Vlieseline Bias Stay Stitch Tape - Fusible - White - 12mm x 10mtrs

SKU: V-SST-10
£6.75 Regular Price
£3.38Sale Price
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Vilene call this tape bias tape because the tape's material is cut on the bias, but a more helpful name is stay stitch tape, as its used in place of stay stitching with a sewing machine.

 

Why Stay Stitch?

Curved pieces of fabric, or those cut on the bias, are prone to stretching until sewn. The effects of this stretching can be most obviously seen when the project is finished and parts won't iron flat. When this happens you have no choice but to live with it or start again.

To get around this issue patterns will tell you to stay stitch your vulnerable pieces of fabric. These stitches stablise the fabric and stop any further distortion.

 

How do You Stay Stitch?

Set your sewing machine to its longest stitch and sew a line of stitches around the edges of your cut pieces of fabric, within the seam allowance, taking care not to pull on the fabric as you feed it through, as this can cause stretching.

Or

Use this tape, simply lay the tape out on your fabric, within the seam allowance of your pattern, bumpy side down, and press into place with a dry, medium heat iron (full instructions included).  The stitches are sewn into the tape and when fused do the same job as sewn in stitches.

 

Washable at 40°C. Dry cleanable.

Moderate iron. Certified OEKO-TEX 100 Class 1.

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