Deluxe bias tape and covered piping making machine

A portable bias tape and covered piping cord making device, comprising:

• a housing comprising a main housing and a cover hingedly connected to the main housing, the cover being configured to be positioned in an open position with respect to the main housing and in a closed position with respect to the main housing;
• a first spindle rotatably disposed in the housing for supporting a strip of material;
• a first folding tip configured to fold the strip of material about a piping cord forming a covered piping cord and adjacent folded longitudinal fabric strip, the first folding tip comprising a inner core and an outer shell with a substantially U-shaped fabric receiving space therebetween, the inner core having a piping cord channel for receiving the piping cord;
• and
• a heated pressing assembly disposed in the housing for receiving and setting the adjacent longitudinal fabric strip,
• wherein the spindle is mounted within one of the cover or the main housing, and one of the first folding tip and the heated pressing assembly are mounted within an other of the cover or the main housing, such that, with the housing in the open position, the spindle, the mounted folding tip, and the heated pressing assembly are configured for operation, and
• wherein the cover is configured to enclose at least the spindle and at least a part of the heated pressing assembly within the housing in the closed position.