You can add piping just about anywhere. It is mostly seen on collars but yes you can certainly add it to cuffs and the facing of your pj top.
This is what I do to sew it on (and yes I have a piping foot). Firstly with such a large length as the facing, I pin the piping to the edge I want to stitch it on to. Then I go along with a normal sized stitch close to the stitch line on the piping itself. Then I go around again just inside that stitching line so that the stitching from the piping doesn’t show. On collars, I go around again but about 3mm away from the first stitching line I did and this is to maintain the round curve of the collar.
On the pj facing however, you don’t have to do that but you will still have to clip into the seam allowance to get the nice rounded edge. Add the piping BEFORE you fold in the seam allowance because it is easier to do it before rather than after. This way it will become a part of the seam allowance.
So next step, once you have sewn the piping to the facing and the seam allowance is pressed under and ready to go, you just go along the “ditch” as it were and carefully sew in the stitching line made from attaching the piping. This can be tricky so go carefully and you will get a great result. The piping will LOOK as though you just popped it under the folded seam allowance but between you and me we know its more than that to keep this baby in check.
I hope these instructions are simple enough to follow. You don’t have to clip the seam allowances on a straight seam only a curved on (to stop the wrinkles basically). Good luck and cant wait to see a picture of them all done.
Piping os one of the simplest ways to embellish without going overboard.
Tamara
