Re: waterproof bias binding tape

duh wrote:

Kate Dicey wrote:

duh wrote:

I've got a pattern for a tent, and it says to sew binding tape to the roof seam. I assume this is bias binding tape, to give the seam strength.



Bias tape is stretchy, and not particularly strong. What type of tape does the pattern/instructions ask for? If it says 'seam binding tape' this is NOT bias binding.


He didn't even say "bias". I extrapolated that. just said binding tape.

This is why I made the distinction between bias tape (usually cotton or polycotton, though occasionally acetate satin, and stretchy rather than strong) and other seam tapes. Seam binding tape and bias binding are different animals, even though bias binding can be used for binding some seams.

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