Reversing & Sewing Apron Straps

Video Transcript

"Ok once you have your strip sewn you are going to need to reverse it. The best way to do that is to take this edge, push it down and under, fold it over and then you just need to pull it through. Now if you have one of those nice little handy tools to flip bias tape now would be the time to pull that out. If you don't I recommend that you do not make your straps too narrow or it will take you longer to pull your straps than it will to make the apron. The rest of the apron. And we just keep working it. Turn my iron on so it's ready. Ok once you get to the edge you want to slow down because you want to leave part of it tucked in so you have a finished edge, and then you want to set it out so the seam is on one side which shouldn't be difficult if you ripped your strips because it'll kind of naturally want to fall that way. It'll lay straight and flat. Now you're going to need two side strips and two that go around your neck. Like I said, when you do the side strips I usually use a heavier material because it only gets folded over that one time. Once you have this step done you go ahead and finish off the top, make sure that the sides are lining up right, and everything is laying flat. I always backstitch to make sure it's locked in place, and then when you get to the end go ahead and pivot and follow that seam all the way down, about a quarter inch seam on the side. Ok. Now that would be your side strap and you will kind of eyeball what looks comfortable to you. Some people like a big bow in the back. Some people just like to knot it in the back so that's completely up to you. That's how I do the side strap. Now I told you I usually use a lighter, lighter material for the top strap because it gets folded over twice because we want it to be thinner than the other strap, and since I don't have my bias turner it's easier for me to do it this way than to just try to sew a thin strap. Then you just take that through the same way. I'm trying to keep it so it's folded in half. Make sure you're going through both sides. You can also do a zigzag down it to make it a little more solid and give it a little more color. If it starts pulling funny just kind of work it back. And that would be the strap that goes up and behind your neck."