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KINGSMERE CRAFTS
HAND-CRAFTED LEATHER GOODS
French binding
Hand-crafted, and decorative leatherwork. How is it done? - continued
Binding edges - continued
Only if you are using fine, delicate leather should you even consider trying this method of binding otherwise it will look far too clumsy and bulky. It is best to have a trial run first using the equivalent of what will be the thickness to be bound, to assist you in working out the width of the binding that will be required. Whether there is any connection with the "French seam" in needlework, a seam in which the edges are invisible, I don't know.
Hopefully the illustration below should help with understanding the procedure which is quite straightforward, though somewhat fiddly.
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Glue and stitch binding ¹/8"from edge |
After stitching turn over and glue to back |
Side profile of binding |
The binding should be glued and stitched about ¹/16" in from the edge. Then turn it over the edge and stick it to the back of the piece. Sew a second row of stitches about ³/32" below the first row of stitching (that is below the bottom edge of the binding you have just stitched and turned over) this will go through the binding you previously glued on the back and will hold it in place.
Another method of binding a seam is by using what is known as a turnover binding. This is really just an extra allowance made when cutting out your pattern that will permit it to be wrapped over your edge. Most invariably this would be something like the outer part of a wallet, where the various parts are being hand-sewn together and the extra allowance would turned over onto the inside before sewing, rarely if ever in the opposite direction, unless the intention was to make it decorative. You calculate the allowance required by estimating the thickness to be bound plus ¹/4", for the stitching.
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