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UTILITY STITCHES
b
Attach presser foot "J" and sew straight stitches up to
the zipper opening. Change to a basting stitch and sew
to the top of the fabric.
c
a
c
Press the seam allowance open and align the folded
hem along the teeth of the zipper, while maintaining 3
mm (approx. 1/8 inch) of sewing space.
a
c
e
d
Remove presser foot "J".
e
Align the right side of the pin in zipper foot "I" with
the presser foot holder, and attach the presser foot.
a
f
Set the presser foot in the 3 mm (approx. 1/8 inch)
margin.
g
Starting from the end of the zipper opening, sew to a
point about 5 cm (2 inches) from the edge of the fabric,
then stop the machine.
h
Pull down the zipper slider, then continue sewing to
the edge of the fabric.
a
i
Close the zipper, turn the fabric over, and sew a
basting stitch.
96
1 Reverse stitches
2 Wrong side of fabric
3 Basting stitches
4 End of zipper opening
1 Zipper pull tab
2 Wrong side of fabric
3 Zipper teeth
4 End of zipper opening
5 3 mm (approx. 1/8
inch)
1 Right
c
2 Left
3 Needle
drop point
1 About 5 cm ( 2
inches)
2 3 mm (approx. 1/8
inch)
1 Front of the skirt
(wrong side of
fabric)
2 Basting stitches
3 Front of the skirt
(right side of
fabric)
4 Back of the skirt
(right side of
fabric)
j
Remove the presser foot, and reattach it so that the left
side of the pin is attached to the presser foot holder.
*
When sewing the left side of the zipper, the needle
should drop on the right side of the presser foot.
When sewing the right side of the zipper, the needle
should drop on the left side of the presser foot.
a
c
k
Set the fabric so that the left edge of the presser foot
touches the edge of the zipper teeth.
l
Sew reverse stitches at the top of the zipper, then
continue sewing.
m
Stop sewing about 5 cm (2 inches) from the edge of the
fabric, leave the needle in the fabric, and remove the
basting stitches.
n
Open the zipper and sew the rest of the seam.
a
c
1 Right
2 Left
3 Needle
drop point
1 Basting
stitches
2 7 to 10 mm
(approx. 1/4
inch to 3/8
inch)
3 Reverse
stitches
4 About 5 cm ( 2
inches)
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