What’s the Project? Need to learn how to make piping for all your sewing projects? Follow this easy sewing tutorial to learn how to sew piping and you can add it to pillows, cushions and all of your fun sewing projects.

Have you ever used piping in a sewing project? It’s a tiny little accent but it adds a nice flair to something as simple as a pillow or a cushion.

And guess what? It’s actually super easy to make. Learn how to make piping today with this simple, easy to follow tutorial.

It’s fun and easy and you can do it! Then you will want to add piping to all the things!

How to Sew Piping:

Supplies Needed:

Fabric-long and narrow strips cut about 1 and 1/2 inches wide (you can also use bias tape-just iron it flat)

Cording (choose a width that is the size you want your piping to be) You should be able to find this by the yard at the fabric store.

How to Make Piping Instructions:

Cut your fabric into strips that are about an inch and a half wide. *Note-these should be cut on the bias. Your piping will work much better that way. You technically can do it any way you want, but on the bias is the preferred method. (Don’t know much about the bias? Check out my ebook.)

Place your cording in the center:

Fold the fabric in half over the cording and pin it:



Put your zipper foot on your machine and move your needle as far to the left as you can (or to the right if you prefer to sew it that way). Sew along the cording as close as you can get to it:

And that’s it! You’ve got piping! (Your stitching will actually be closer to the cording than in this picture.)

To sew it into your project you want to pin it along the edge of your fabric like this:

Best practice is to sew a straight line along there to keep the cording in place. Then, place your other fabric over the top and sew just like you normally would (to make for example a pillow):

What can you make with piping? Pillows, blankets, cushions, crib bumpers, bench pads, you name it! Just have fun with it! It adds so much flair. I hope this helped you learn how to make piping and you have fun sewing all the things!

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