How do I finish the cording edges on decorative pillows?
I am making pillows with corded trim, but the ends keep fraying. Do I put glue on them? When I sew them it looks sloppy.
I know what WWG is saying above, but I do it a little differently. I leave a hole large enough to get the cording and my "Tool" into at the end where the cording stops. I tuck the ends of my cording into that hole (inside the seam) and use my tool (a chopstick) to push both ends of the cording into the hole. I put a dab of washable glue to hold the folded ends of the cording together. Then I sew up the hole.
When I am being particularly lazy or pressed for time, I sometimes will use a tassel or other embellishment sewn or glued over the messy end of the cording to hide it. Then repeat that embellishment on another corner for balance.
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It's hard to describe in words but…when you sew, leave about one inch of each end unsewn. Make sure you take each end so it doesn't unravel. Then when you make the round around the pillow and the two ends meet, slightly unravel each end and mingle them together. It's a bit tricky, you'll need to practive with a scrap piece a few times, but this gets the best results.
Hope this helps.
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I know what WWG is saying above, but I do it a little differently. I leave a hole large enough to get the cording and my "Tool" into at the end where the cording stops. I tuck the ends of my cording into that hole (inside the seam) and use my tool (a chopstick) to push both ends of the cording into the hole. I put a dab of washable glue to hold the folded ends of the cording together. Then I sew up the hole.
When I am being particularly lazy or pressed for time, I sometimes will use a tassel or other embellishment sewn or glued over the messy end of the cording to hide it. Then repeat that embellishment on another corner for balance.
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30 years experience in interior design
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