There are two kinds of bias binding. Single binding and French binding or piping. Binding may be prepared or may be bought as commerical bias binding. 1. Single bias binding: Cut a bias strip that is twice the finished width plus two seam allowances. Tack the strip to the garment right sides facing. Remember that bindings are handled in the opposite manner to facings at inward and outward curves. For bindings, stretch the bias on inward curves and ease it on outward curves. Stitch the binding to the garment with a plain seam.

4. Needle Clamping: Machine needles have a flat side and round side. On the flat side there is a short groove (a) are the eye and on the round side there is a long groove (b). When fixing a new needle in the machine, remember that the long groove must always face the side from which the machine is to be threaded i.e., the side facing the last thread guide. Raise the take up lever to its highest point and loosen the needle clamp screw to remove the old needle. Keeping the take-up lever in the same position, insert the new needle upward into the needle clamp as far as it will go and tighten the needle clamp screw. As soon as the needle becomes blunt it can be changed.