Brother Sewing Machines operation manual Inserting a side zipper, Utility Stitches

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

Inserting a side zipper

Stitching is sewn on only one piece of fabric. Use this type of zipper application for side openings and back openings.

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aStitching

bRight side of fabric

cEnd of zipper opening

The following procedure will describe how to stitch on the left side, as shown in the illustration.

aTurn on the sewing machine.

bBastefabric.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

cAttach 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).

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

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aWrong side of fabric

ePress the seam allowance so that the right side (the side that will not be stitched) has an extra 3 mm (1/8 inch).

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aWrong side of fabric

b3 mm (1/8 inch)

fAlign the zipper teeth with the pressed edge of the fabric having the extra 3 mm (1/8 inch), and then baste or pin the zipper in place.

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aZipper teeth

bBasting stitching

gSelect stitch 02 .

•For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 67).

CAUTION

●When using zipper foot “I”, be sure to select the straight stitch (center needle position), and slowly turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to check that the needle does not touch the presser foot. If a different stitch is selected or the needle hits the presser foot, the needle may bend or break.

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