SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches (Continued)
•Sew in a Zipper Fabric Preparation:
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Put the right sides of the fabric to- |
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gether and sew to the end of the zip- |
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per opening, Use the reverse to lock |
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the | stitches. |
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Sew the zipper opening with stitch |
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length at "4" and top thread tension |
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at | "3", |
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| Top thread tension | Stitch | length |
| control 3 to S | control | 2 |
1/S")
Zipper teeth
Zipper tape
of fabric | Zipper foot | |
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Top edge of fabric |
To Sew:
1.Fold back the left seam allowance as shown,
2.Turn under the right seam allow- ance to form a 1/8" fold.
3.Place the zipper teeth next to the 1/8" fold and pin in place.
4.To sew the left side of the zipper, set the zipper foot on the left side of the needle.
5, | Lower | the | zipper | foot | on the | right | ||
| side | at | the | bottom | of | the | zipper | |
| so that | the | needle | pierces | the | fold | ||
| and | the | zipper tape. |
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6.Sew through the fold and the zip- per tape to the point where the slider begins.
7.Lower the needle to hold the fab- ric and raise the presser foot.
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