Brother 885-V31/V33 operation manual Zipper Insertion, Inserting a centered zipper

UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————

Zipper Insertion

A zipper can be sewn in place.

			Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name	Pattern	Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
							Foot
			Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
Straight stitch	3	Attaching zippers
(center			3.5	0.0-7.0	2.5	0.2-5.0
		Sewing concealed seams and					I
needle			(1/8)	(0-1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64-3/16)
		pintucks
position)

CAUTION

●Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the pressor foot. Otherwise, injuries may occur if (Start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.

There are many methods for inserting zippers. The procedures for inserting a centered zipper and a side zipper are described below.

Inserting a centered zipper

Stitching is sewn on both pieces of fabric butted against each other.

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aRight side of fabric

bStitching

cEnd of zipper opening

aAttach zigzag foot "J".

J

•For details on replacing the presser foot, refer to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 43).

bSew straight stitches up to the zipper opening. With the right sides of the fabric facing each other, sew reverse stitches after reaching the zipper opening.

•For details, refer to "Basic stitching" (page 78).

cUsing a basting stitch, continue sewing to the edge of the fabric.

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aBasting stitching

bReverse stitches

cWrong side of fabric

dEnd of zipper opening

dPress open the seam allowance from the wrong side of the fabric.

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aWrong side of fabric

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