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Zipper Sewing
Machine setting
q
Pattern
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LED display
e
Foot
E: Zipper foot
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w
e
• Attaching the zipper foot
To sew on the left side of the zipper, attach the foot
holder to the right pin on the zipper foot.
To sew on the right side of the zipper, attach the
foot holder to the left pin on the zipper foot.
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Groove
w
Pin
e
To sew left side
r
To sew right side
• Fabric preparation
Add 3/8” (1cm) to the zipper size. This is the
overall opening size.
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Right side of fabric
w
Opening size
e
Zipper size
r
3/8” (1 cm)
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End of opening
y
Slider
u
Zipper teeth
i
Zipper tape
Place right sides of fabric together and sew a bottom
seam 3/4” (2 cm) from the fabric edge to the esti-
mated zipper bottom stop position.
Sew in reverse a few stitches to lock.
Increase the stitch length to 5.0, set the needle thread
tension to 0, and baste the entire length of the zipper
opening.
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Bottom seam
!0
Zipper bottom stop position
!1
Reverse stitch
!2
Basting stitch
!3
3/4” (2 cm)
• Starting to sew
z
Attach the zipper foot on the right-hand side of the
pin.
Fold back the upper layer seam allowance. Fold
back the lower layer seam allowance to form a 1/8”
(0.3 cm) margin of the fabric. Place the zipper teeth
next to margin edge and pin margin to the zipper
tape.
Return the stitch length and thread tension to the
original settings.
Lower the zipper foot so it aligns with the zipper
teeth.
Sew from the bottom stop to the entire length of the
zipper tape, removing pins as you go.
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Upper layer
w
Lower layer
e
1/8” (2 cm) margin
r
Margin edge
t
Bottom stop
y
Zipper length
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r
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r
y
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!0
!1
!2
!3
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