I'm looking for a woven, single fold tape that's used to trim the edges
of felt hats. It's not cotton bias tape. It has a weave more like a
shoelace, but it's flat. (At least on the hat I have). I want to buy
some to finish a hat, but I don't know what it's called. Can anyone help
me?
Dawn
> I'm looking for a woven, single fold tape that's used to trim the edges
> of felt hats. It's not cotton bias tape. It has a weave more like a
> shoelace, but it's flat. (At least on the hat I have). I want to buy
> some to finish a hat, but I don't know what it's called. Can anyone help
> me?
Could it be cotton tape? e.g.
http://www.ribbonmoon.co.uk/details.asp?id=2936
Joannah.
--- Dawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Dawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:10:28 -0600
To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [h-cost] what do you call this
Joannah Hansen wrote:
Could it be cotton tape? e.g.
http://www.ribbonmoon.co.uk/details.asp?id=2936
No, it's not cotton tape or twill tape. It has a much coarser, 'braided'
weave to it, which allows it to conform to the curve of the hat brim
_like_ a bias tape. Cotton twill tape doesn't f
Dawn wrote:
I'm looking for a woven, single fold tape that's used to trim the edges
of felt hats. It's not cotton bias tape. It has a weave more like a
shoelace, but it's flat. (At least on the hat I have). I want to buy
some to finish a hat, but I don't know what it's called. Can anyone help
Dawn wrote:
I'm looking for a woven, single fold tape that's used to trim the edges
of felt hats. It's not cotton bias tape. It has a weave more like a
shoelace, but it's flat. (At least on the hat I have). I want to buy
some to finish a hat, but I don't know what it's called. Can anyone help
Helen Pinto wrote:
> You might be thinking of foldover braid. There's some here:
http://www.sewbizfabrics.com/FO3.shtml
and an enlargement here:
http://www.sewbizfabrics.com/images/F-21.jpg
Yup! That's it, thanks Helen! And they even have the tan I want. :)
Dawn
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In a message dated 11/27/2005 7:10:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm looking for a woven, single fold tape that's used to trim the edges
of felt hats. It's not cotton bias tape. It has a weave more like a
shoelace, but it's flat.
It's called foldover braid.
