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The easiest solution is to laser cut all of your material. We’ve cut binding from the inside of utility pouches in favour of a second stitch line. With the laser cut, the edge of the material is melted and sealed. Of course this is really only applicable to the inside of pouches unless you are cutting a laminate material. The other added benefit to laser cutting is that you can design solutions into the shape you are cutting. For example, on our utility pouch we make the bottom part of the spine longer that the top zipper potion. When both parts are sewn evenly together, you are left with a flap of material that is then folded up and sewn over the raw zipper end.In the thread you linked to, the convo was mostly about avoiding binding on the outside of projects. In this case, we generally prefer to sew things inside out, so you’re left with a clean folded edge you can run a top stitch along.
I suppose it depends on what your definition of “professional” is. I’ve seen some pretty shabby things from some big companies. Personally, I think if the fabric edge is sealed, it’s totally fine to be exposed internally. Only a laminated material would be OK with an externally exposed edge, so long as it’s been laser cut. Of course, even a sealed fabric edge could fray with enough abrasion, but in my experience, if the pouch is put through that much abuse, the outer material would likely wear through first.