How to make your own binding

When making a garment an easy way to create a finished look around neck holes and arm holes is o add binding. It is a lot easier than trying to fold the edges and sew them down.

Materials:

• Fabric of your choice
• Scissors
• Iron

Directions:

• To make 1/2 inch binding: Measure the length of where you want your binding. On the short side of your fabric measure out 2 inches wide and then the length that you measured out plus 2 or 3 inches.

• Fold the rectangle hot dog style and iron it down.

• Then fold the ends into the center fold and iron down.

• Refold the center so that the rectangle is now 1/2 wide instead of 1 inch. 

• Viola! Binding!

♥ Mrs. Suzie