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Attaching the zipper foot
A: To sew the left side of the zipper, attach zipper
foot with the right side pin.
B: To sew the right side of zipper, attach the
zipper foot with the left side pin.
q
Groove
w
Pin
Fabric preparation
z
Add 3/8˝ (1 cm) to the zipper size. This is the
overall opening size.
q
Right side of the fabric
w
3/8˝ (1 cm)
e
Opening size
r
Zipper size
t
Slider
y
Zipper teeth
u
Zipper tape
i
Wrong side of the fabric
o
End of the opening
x
Place the right (top) sides of the fabric together.
Sew a bottom seam 5/8˝ (2 cm) from the right
edge to the zipper bottom stop position. Sew a
few stitches in reverse to lock.
Increase the stitch length to “4”, set needle
thread tension to “1”, and baste the entire
length of the fabric.
!0
5/8˝ (2 cm)
!1
Basting
!2
Reverse stitch
!3
End of the opening
!4
Bottom seam
e r
t
y
u
i
o
q
w
(A)
(B)
z
x
!1
!2
!3
!4
!0
Zipper Application
Machine setting
q
Stitch selector:
A
w
Presser foot:
Zipper foot E
e
Thread tension:
3 – 6
r
Stitch length:
1.5 – 4
q
w
