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Textiles and Garment Construction

Procedures for working the piping with a (iii) Attaching a piping to fabric. Put
cord the piping along the edge of fabric.
Stitch the piping along one part of
(i) Place the cord into a strip. Lay a the fabric using a zip foot. Make sure
cord and fasten the edges of a strip that these stitches are made as close
with baste stitches. Fix the edges of as possible to the edge of the cord.
the folded fabric of the strip with
a cord inside using the tailor’s pins

(ii) At this stage, you need to set the
zipper presser foot to the sewing
machine and start to sew the piping
together along the edges of the fabric.
Remember to remove the pin. See the
appearance of the bias tape with a cord
inside casing at the end of sewing.

(iv) Take the second part of the fabric
right side facing each other. Baste
them together.

(v) Use a zip foot to stitch the piping
with a cord. This will help to achieve
an attractive appearance. Trim the
excess edges and neat accordingly.

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