Brother Sewing Machines Zipper Insertion, Inserting a centered zipper, Utility Stitches

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

Zipper Insertion

A zipper can be sewn in place.

	Pattern	Numeric		Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name		Key	Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
								Foot
				Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
Straight stitch	02		Attaching zippers
(center				3.5	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0		I
			Sewing concealed
needle				(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
			seams and pintucks
position)

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

aTurn on the sewing machine.

bAttach zigzag foot “J” and sew 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 75).

cBastefabric.the two pieces up to the edge of the

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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

eAlign the seam with the center of the zipper, and then baste the zipper in place.

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aWrong side of fabric

bBasting stitching

cZipper

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