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iSew the zipper to the piece of fabric with the extra 3 mm (1/8 inch), starting from the base of the zipper.

CAUTION

●When sewing, be sure that the needle does not touch the zipper, otherwise the needle may bend or break.

jWhen you are about 5 cm (2 inches) from the end of the zipper, stop the sewing machine with the needle down (in the fabric), raise the presser foot lever, and then open the zipper and continue sewing.

lAttach the presser foot holder to the other side of the pin of zipper foot “I”.

If the presser foot holder was attached to the right side of the pin in step h, change it to the left side of the pin.

a

I

b

aLeft side of the pin

bNeedle drop point

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 33).

mTopstitch along the zipper.

Sew reverse stitches at the end of the zipper opening and align the zipper teeth with the side of the presser foot.

c

b

a

d

kClose the zipper, turn over the fabric, and then baste the other side of the zipper to the fabric.

a

aBasting stitching

e

aRight side of fabric

bEnd of zipper opening

cReverse stitching

dBeginning of stitching

eBasting stitching

nWhen you are about 5 cm (2 inches) from the end of the zipper, stop the sewing machine with the needle down (in the fabric), and then raise the presser foot lever.

oRemove the basting stitching, open the zipper, and then continue sewing.

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