I wonder if someone in this newsgroup has ever worked for a mass production company and could answer me this question. How do they get such a perfect folded over binding on polarfleece jackets? I've done the Hong Kong methoed, where you sew, fold over, and stitch in the ditch, but in professional bindings, the wrong side of the binding is also folded in and under, no raw edges.
I've never worked for a production company, but have friends who have done loads of factory-type work. They use special binders to stitch the binding on in one pass. There are lots of different sizes, depending on the job, and factories buy them (or have their machine person create one) per the specs for each job.
Ron Anderson can probably give you more information, but if you're doing production work all the time, you might be better off having an industrial machine, and investing in the folders and binders for those particular machines.
One company to buy these things from, and that is a tremendously valuable resource, is SouthStar Supply. You can find them at
Good luck! Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
That is correct, it is called a right angle binder. They are not available for all machines as a stock item but they can be custom made for most any industrial, but most standard straight stitch machines they are available. Email me private and I will send you a pdf file with the cut size and finish size specs.
There is a special foot that can do it for you, but commercially there is a whole machine that does it.
Just yesterday I was sewing at a friend's workroom, and we decided to use a felling foot to make a felled seam. We used her double needle machine (which can also be a single needle machine), and did two passes. It was so easy, and made a gorgeous seam.
Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
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