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Slashed Bias Strip Fabric Tutorial

09/19/2012

There was a gorgeous dress on Project Runway recently made from what looked like little shreds of fabric. I was trying to figure out how to do this fabric treatment and this is what I came up with:
This may look like I spent hours sewing little strips of fabric on this dress but this was actually a very simple technique I want to share with you! 
All it is is two layers of fabric sewn together with rows of lines and then the top layer is slashed after the garment is sewn together.
The lines are sewn on the bias and the fabric is trimmed along the lines. That way when you wash it , it doesn’t fray because it’s on the bias and as you probably know, fabric on the bias doesn’t shred!

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Comments

  1. nest full of eggs says

    09/19/2012 at 8:41 pm

    Christopher’s signature technique, I’m pretty sure this is how he does it, it’s gorgeous !
    Wish I would have thought of doing it this way, wouldn’t saved me time…

  2. A.J.A. says

    09/19/2012 at 8:45 pm

    This is excellent! I love this technique! Thanks for sharing.

  3. Rita Carvalho says

    09/19/2012 at 10:53 pm

    Oh! This is one of those “How didn’t I think of this” moments! :O
    Thank you so much for sharing!

  4. Nothy Lane says

    09/19/2012 at 11:15 pm

    Oh this is so smart. I love this technique!

  5. Cherie says

    09/20/2012 at 12:23 am

    GENIUS!!!

  6. Jenni says

    09/20/2012 at 4:58 am

    I thought about trying Christopher’s technique for this challenge, too, but for some reason I imagined cutting it with a razor blade and I couldn’t picture it going well. Your way seems a lot safer and easier. Can’t wait to experiment!

  7. Marjorie says

    10/04/2012 at 9:06 pm

    Thank-you so much for sharing this technique so well and so clearly. It is gorgeous and has my mind racing with ideas.I love it!!

  8. Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom says

    10/10/2012 at 4:40 pm

    I’m sorry you were voted out :(… I love this technique! I don’t know how, but I AM going to use it someday.
    ~Jamie

  9. concretenprimroses says

    10/27/2012 at 10:23 pm

    this is brilliant thanks!
    Kathy



I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

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