Singer C5105 Instruction Manual page 71

Invisible Zipper Foot
Voet voor onzichtbare ritssluiting
Spezialfuß für unsichtbare
Reißverschlüsse
The Invisible Zipper Foot provides a
concealed closing on a variety of garments
and accessories. It is commonly seen on
the side or back of skirts and dresses.
Machine Preparation
• Attach Invisible Zipper Foot
• Set machine to Straight Stitch
• Set stitch length to medium
• Make sure needle position is lined up
1. Open zipper by pulling down on the slider and
pull tab located at the top of the zipper.
2. Working on the right side of the fabric, baste
the zipper face down along the seam edge of
the right-hand side of garment. The teeth or
coils of the zipper lay toward the interior of the
seam.
3. Line up the teeth (coils) of the zipper with the
right groove of the zipper foot. The needle will
penetrate the tape of the zipper alongside the
teeth (or coils).
4. Sew from top to bottom of the seam as far as
possible, backstitching at the beginning and
end of the seam.
5. To sew the other side of the zipper, flip the
zipper over twice to the left and then line up the
tape of the opposite side of the zipper along the
seam edge of the left-hand side of the project.
6. Line up the teeth of the zipper with the left
groove of the zipper foot.
7. Sew from top to bottom of the seam as far as
possible, backstitching at the beginning and
end of the seam.
8. Close the zipper.
9. Remove the Invisible Zipper Foot and replace it
with the regular Zipper Foot.
10. Sew a 5/8'' seam all the way down to the
bottom of the seam, starting as close to the
zipper as possible.
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