Zipper Sewing

Put in a Zipper

 

 

O Stitch pattern:

01

(_)Thread tension dial:

AUTO

® E: Zipper

foot

 

o Attaching

the Zipper Foot

To sew on the left side of the zipper, attach the foot holder to the right pin on the zipper foot°

To sew on the right side of the zipper, attach the foot holder to the left pin on the zipper foot.

0Groove _) Pin

(_ To sew left;side _')To sew right side

oFabric Preparation

Add 3/8" (lcm) to the zipper size. This is the overall

opening size°

ORight side of fabric @ Opening size

® Zipper size (_ 3/8" (t cm)

(_) End of opening ® Slider

O Zipper teeth ® Zipper tape

Place right side of fabric together and sew to the end of the zipper opening° Reverse stitch to lock the stitches. Manually increase the stitch length to &5 and sew the

zipper opening.

(_ 4.5 (Stitch Length)

@End of opening

@Reverse stitch

@Straight stitch

@3/4" (2 cm)

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=Starting to sew

[] Fold back the left seam allowance. Turn under the seam allowance to form a 1/8"(0,2 to &3 cm) fold. Place the zipper teeth next to this fold and pin in place° Attach the zipper foot with the right pin in place.

Lower the zipper foot on the top side at the bottom of zipper so that the needle pierces the fabric next to the fold and the zipper tape,

0 fold

Q1/8" (0.3 cm) ® Stitch line

(_) End of opening

(f!) Open size O Lower fabric

(Z) Wrong side of fabric

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Kenmore 385.19365 owner manual Zipper Sewing, Fabric Preparation, Attaching Zipper Foot, = Starting to sew

385.19365 specifications

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