bias binding

British  

noun

1. a strip of material cut on the bias for extra stretch and often doubled, used for binding hems, interfacings, etc, or for decoration

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Example Sentences

To finish it off I added a bias binding around the edge but you could also fold it over twice and stitch down if you don’t have any binding.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2020

To cut a bias facing, bias binding or fold, measure in the desired width on the true bias at a number of points.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle

Materials: Unbleached muslin, 14" × 7"; bleached muslin 15" × 7¾"; strap 18" × 1½"; bias binding 25" × 1"; wadding.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle

The Open Bound Seam—Prepare the seam as above without the bias binding.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle