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UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Inserting a side zipper
Stitching is visible on only one piece of fabric. Use
this type of zipper application for side openings and
back openings.
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.
aAttach zigzag foot "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
82).
cUsing a basting stitch, continue sewing to the
edge of the fabric.
aBasting stitching
bReverse stitches
cWrong side of fabric
dEnd of zipper opening
dPress open the seam allowance from the
wrong side of the fabric.
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).
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.
aZipper teeth
bBasting stitching
gAttach the presser foot holder to the right pin
of zipper foot "I".
If the stitching will be sewn on the right side,
attach the presser foot holder to the left pin of
the zipper foot.
aPin on the right side
bNeedle drop point
• For details on replacing the presser foot, refer
to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 43).
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