How to Cut and Sew on the Bias 

Finally!!!!!!! A tutorial that ACTUALLY shows you how to cut on grain 😭😭😭 bro I’ve been searching for this

As someone who knows a few of these terms this has been super helpful. Thank you!

Thank you This was the best explanation of balancing the bias when cutting the pattern

I'd like to see the same garment completed twice, one bias cut and one regular to see the difference.

Oh my, I didn't understand much in this tutorial however, I am a beginner and in fact just got my sewing machine yesterday. I guess I'll search your videos for 'beginners' because I refuse to give up. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Amazing video, I am not a beginner but I wouldn't call myself intermediate either, I am somewhere in-between with my sewing journey. I am planning to make a garment that cuts on the bias. Decided to do some research for tips and tricks and ways to cut and sew on the bias and that is how I came across this video. Thank you for this - I feel more comfortable with starting my new project - my fabric is a slippery one even though it is cotton - so wish me luck 🙂

I bought my first skirt pattern yesterday. I plan on using a plain cotton sheet, if it's enough fabric. With the power of RU-vid I have faith it will come out nice.

My dad learned to sew from a young age, largely due to the fact that my grandma was a seamstress and during tough times, being the eldest child my dad had to chip in whenever he had time. And as a result of having two great sewers in the family, I know nothing about anything when it comes to sewing techniques, except to come to gran or dad for help when I needed it… for some reason, I decided last week to buy some entry level satin fabric and try to make a dress for myself, just to see how it would turn out. While the material is being dispatched from the warehouse, I searched for lessons and tips on the topic just so I would feel less like an idiot when I get started on my project, and I greatly appreciate the information from your channel :)

Brilliant video. Great explanation, so thorough. Perfect for a novice like me. Thank you

Thank you for answering so many of my questions!!

Thank you for this easy instruction. Very easy to follow and I am new to sewing.

Thank you for once again an awesome tutorial! You explain things really well and clearly! Sewing with bias cut cloth is fascinating and produces cool results!

This is a FANTASTIC video!!

Really appreciate your knowledge and excellent teaching !

Excellent tutorial! Thank you.

Very, very helpful. Thank you so much.

I love your video, thanks! Now I will have to figure out how much extra ease to add (to a camisole and a sleeveless halter neck top) and how to go about it.

Excellent suggestions.

This was great!

French seams work very well with bias cut sewing patterns.

I have always wondered about this!

Thank you so much! I was looking for how to lay out a bias A-line skirt correctly, and other sources glossed over the layout. Yikes!

merci je ne connais pas la couture en biais j'ai beaucoup appris avec votre vidéo

Thank you. I had no idea about the balancing act required for bias but it makes sense ...lol sort of... I'm so glad to have seen this before I cut out my gown. I was wondering if u can get similar effect on a 22.5 deg bias? Can this be a thing? My thinking is I could use less fabric yet still get some bias effect?

If you have one front piece and two back pieces, would you cut the two back pieces facing in the same direction as though they were one piece or perpendicular to each other?

Great explanation! Do you have any suggestions for a beginner bias pattern? I’ve been on a long sewing hiatus so I want to begin with a simple pattern. Thanks again!

Something I didn’t see in this video is the importance of hanging your pieces. When cutting in bias, there is a stretch to your pieces that’s gonna change the shape of your pieces and alter the measurements. Cut and hang your pieces overnight, then lay your pattern on your pieces to trim anything uneven BEFORE sewing your pieces together. Anything uneven will be very visible if you don’t hang your pieces before you attach them together.

This is amazing!! Thank you so much! I'm using it on a gingham (gasp horror of horrors XD)

How about larger pieces as for a skirt? If I wanted a skirt that was fitted near the waist and flared more at the bottom, would it even fit on the fabric and how much extra fabric should be allowed? Will larger pieces distort more?

I started sewing 60 years ago. Listening to your instructions has been the most confusing thing I’ve ever heard. Forget it!

What about when you have a plaid that isn't symmetric and the only way to get them front to match the back is to lay out side by side, rather than at 90 degrees?

Thank you for this information - I find it a very interesting subject. Is this method giving a better result than we normally get while using stretchy fabric?. Can we use narrow cotton tape sewn in with the seam to prevent stretching, and using a straight stitch? I remember some garments made this way many years ago but I am ignorant of how to sew on the cross grain - correction, was ignorant. I am interested in making a panelled tweed skirt, which would produce seams running along the bias, and I just am unsure of how to go about it.

Brilliant video. Would someone mind explaining again why an inch of seam allowance is added? I didn't quite understand that part? Thanks!

Thank you for another great video. Can you please explain why a zig zag stitch is used instead of straight stitch?

When making a skirt, should the waistband be cut on the grain? And should the waistband grains also need to point different directions?

If you make a garment cut on bias and opt to use lining, should the lining also be cut on the bias?

Man I’m really wishing I watched this video before I chopped my bias cut dress out 😂

What about the patterns on the fabric?

hi..do you have work sewing machine treadle?

It's a great tutorial but such a shame the finished sample is so poorly matched at the center seam.

I'm just literally starting out so it's very hard to understand when it goes so quickly. When I teach a take a small pause between thoughts so whoever I'm talking to can absorb what I'm saying. I'm still looking for a video where someone will point out exactly what they're talking about (or show examples) while they're talking.

Will a pattern state if a fabric needs to be cut on bias?

I was with you until you got to the place where you're flipping around different pieces. i REALLY don't understand the rationale behind using a different bias line for different pieces. You haven't explained WHY in a way that makes sense to me, so I can't see trying this method without checking out someone else's video. Too bad this video is so old. Mine is the first comment in 2 years, so I don't know if I will get a response. Anyway, I will watch it again and see if I can grasp the rationale before moving on to another video.

I don’t understand what the evil consequences of not making the mirror-image pieces perpendicular to each other are. “Correct” isn’t very helpful.

As a beginner, found this video confusing.

I don’t think I’ll bother, it’s far too complicated!

didnt understand this at all :(