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Good morning mamas! I am here to seek your wisdom
When shopping for fabric - is there a way to tell if it will wrinkle badly when whashed and dried? I have lots of different cottons, for example, some wrinkle and some don't. It is hard to tell if I can use it for a particular project when I am buying it, if I don't know if it will wrinkle. I am thinking there is something in content or feel/texture that I should be looking for. Too, the fabric shop I go to does not necessarily have the fabric on it's original bolt; thus, care instructions can be hard to come by.
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I am making some of my own piping and also using premade.
Making my own from bias tape - When I run out of one strip and need to move to another do I fold the edges of the tape, overlap and continue on the same strip of piping or cut and start a seperate piece?
When sewing with mine or premade and I need to add more do I overlap the ends a bit or butt it end to end?
Thanks for any help you can give!

When shopping for fabric - is there a way to tell if it will wrinkle badly when whashed and dried? I have lots of different cottons, for example, some wrinkle and some don't. It is hard to tell if I can use it for a particular project when I am buying it, if I don't know if it will wrinkle. I am thinking there is something in content or feel/texture that I should be looking for. Too, the fabric shop I go to does not necessarily have the fabric on it's original bolt; thus, care instructions can be hard to come by.
NEXT
I am making some of my own piping and also using premade.
Making my own from bias tape - When I run out of one strip and need to move to another do I fold the edges of the tape, overlap and continue on the same strip of piping or cut and start a seperate piece?
When sewing with mine or premade and I need to add more do I overlap the ends a bit or butt it end to end?
Thanks for any help you can give!
