Hello all
I have recently discovered Oliver + S patterns and my mind is already overflowing with the possibilities... I just purchased my first pattern, the tea party dress and I am really inspired by the use of piping, which is something I haven't done before. I have a smallish piece of some patterned fabric that I would love to have a go with making my own piping for the part where the bodice joins the skirt (and maybe the skirt panels if I have enough) I have looked around and making my own piping seems fairly straightforward (I'm thinking flat to start with)
Anyways my question is if I am making the piping for these parts does it need to be cut on the bias? I'm not sure I have enough fabric to cut it this way and was wondering if I could cut straight down the width of the fabric. I'm fairly new to sewing, only really started 9 months ago when my daughter was born, so I'm sorry of that's a pretty stupid question :)
Thanks in advance for any suggestion