Basic Sewing (3)
Note
•Make sure power is off before changing feet.
•When attaching zippers to stretch fabrics, use the pin feed method and adjust foot pressure accordingly.
•The zipper foot can also be used as a guide when attaching piping to fabric.
5Secure the zipper with basting and sew along the mark.
Make sure the needle does not strike the metal part of the zipper when sewing. The
Zipper Foot
1Attach zipper foot.
✽See “Changing Presser Feet (Zip-
per Foot)” on page 13.
2Turn the hand wheel towards you to lower the needle and adjust the position of the foot relative to the needle using the adjustment screw
to slide the foot from left to right.
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needle may break and cause injury.
6Line up the folded hem on the op- posite side with the stitches.
3Line up zipper to the section of fabric it will be attached to, and mark the base of the opening on the fabric. It should be set ap- proximately 0.5 cm below zip stop. Sew from below the base of the opening.
Slide
Stop
0.5 cm 
Base of |
Opening |
7Change position of zipper foot.
8 Turn the hand wheel to lower the needle and position the presser foot.
B 
4Divide the seam margin. Fold the seam margin with the overlap of the zipper position facing down 0.2 cm on the outside of the mark.
0.2 cm
9With the fabric right side up, baste the zipper onto the fabric, then sew the edge of the basting.
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✽Reinforce base of opening by sewing over it twice.
✽If the zipper slide gets in the way, lower the needle all the way through the fabric, lift the foot, and move the slider out of the way.
