Apparatus and method for binding fabrics

A garment product for joining two or more pieces of fabric, the garment product comprising:

• a strip having a surface;
• a plurality of spikes extending from the surface of the strip;
• wherein the strip and the spikes are formed of a material having a forming temperature selected to be lower than a fabric forming temperature of the two or more pieces of fabric;
• wherein the bonding strip is selected to substantially match the color of the fabric pieces.

A method for joining one or more pieces of fabric, the method comprising:

• providing a bonding strip having a base and a plurality of spikes extending from the base, the bonding strip being formed of a material having a forming temperature;
• extending the spikes of the bonding strip through two or more pieces of fabric;
• bringing the bonding strip to a temperature at least as high as the forming temperature of the bonding strip;
• and
• forming the spikes of the bonding strip while the bonding strip is at the temperature that is at least as high as the forming temperature of the bonding strip.