As it is a tube sewn together, then you'd start at a seam, and make a small break in the seam stitches to insert the end of the piping, to hide the raw edge, then stitch the piping in place, making a stitch through the sewn edge, across the join, then make a stitch into the garment where it will draw the piping into the fold or join you wish to emphasise. Make another stitch through the piping before drawing the thread tight as otherwise you might not be able to make the stitches close enough together to keep it smooth. My grandma used to describe over long stitches as 'loch ness monster sewing'.
Anne the Pleater
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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