- 1). Lay the fabric on a flat workspace.
- 2). Fold the fabric into a triangle. Press the folded edge of the fabric.
- 3). Measure and mark 2 inches from the fold.
- 4). Use a straight edge and a rotary cutter to cut along the fold. This will separate the two triangles. Use the straight edge and ruler to cut 2 inches from the fold. Continue to the point of the triangle.
- 5). Lay one strip of fabric face-up on your workspace. Lay another strip face-down over the strip. Line up the ends. This will create a triangle. Sew a straight line as close to the edge where the strips meet as possible.
- 6). Flatten the seam and trim any excess that pokes out on either side of the strip.
- 7). Repeat the process until the bias tape is long enough to reach all of the way around the futon. Bias tape will hug the piping for a professional look.
- 8). Lay the bias tape wrong side up on your workspace. Place one end of the cording in the middle of your bias tape. Roll the tape over and line up the edges.
- 9). Fit your sewing machine with a zipper foot. The zipper foot will allow you to sew right up against the pipe. Raise your sewing machine’s foot up. Position the tape under the foot and lower it so that the food it holding the piping in place. Continue sewing the piping all of the way through the bias tape. Cut the pipe off when you sew through the last piece of bias tape.
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Cut the excess fabric off, leaving an eighth of an inch along the piping. - 11
Dab fabric glue on 12 inches of the piping seam. - 12
Press the glued seam against the seam on the futon cover. This is easiest if the cover is still on the futon. Hold the pipe over the seam for several minutes. Repeat the process all of the way around the futon. Begin and end at the same point on the least visible part of the futon. - 13
Trim the cording on the futon so it ends exactly where the piping began. Dab glue on either end of the cording to prevent it from fraying.
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