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Sewing zippers
Gathering with straight stitch
I se a slightly longer
stitch
than
n irma I straight st tch 3. S—
( I.
Always sew two gathering threads
next
ti
each other
1. Pin the gathered part
to
the
ci irrespi in
Ii
ng garment sect
ii )fl
Niake sure that the marks and the
seaiiis
(
I
irresp( )fld
to ('I(hi
1
ither.
Ir iiijtihi
iil ik
hes
2. Pull both bobbin threads Irom the
same direction and distribute the
gathering evenly. \Xhen hall the
distance
is
gathered. wind the
i
h
rca ds a
ri
in
nil a i i n
then ga her
the other hall I nun the
i
ither
direction
I
)istribute the gathering
('ldfll,
3. Join the pieces with straight stik
Ii.
he ga tI ier d
ii
ia eria I lacing up.
Sew het een the straight
gathering
ri ws 11(11(1
the
gathering with vi mr lingers on
both sides ol the fleedle to av mimi
Ii ildc. Remm mve
i
fly
gathering
thread that
is
visible
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lie /ippr liii
ml l
an he snapped
i in
si
I
fiat
ii i,
Ii icatci
I either to
the
right
ir
to the left of
the
needle,
umaking
it
easy to sexy both sides
ii!
iii c
t
ip icr lii sexy the other side of
the zipper. reposition the zipper
l'i
ii it
Lapped zipper
1. Sew the seam
tm
igeiher to tIme I
ot
ti miii of
the zipper placket lisIm_
the
rest
of the
seam. l.ea e about
2 ciii open at the top. Press seani
open Set the needle to the
right position.
2. l'lai e
loot P tim
Ilie
left of
the
needle.
From the xx rong
side
fold the labrk
to one
side so
both
seam allowances arc free told
.mnd
the
felt alli >xvaoee
under approximately
I)
ciii
from
the
hasted senn.
3. PI.ic
i
the tipper under
tile
I
hi led
'c-a
ui a Ii xc an'. e cc ith U me
ts-'. I
hi as
near
hi
tie P ild as p
,sif Ue amid
slit'. ii zipper to
fahrft
Poe
Ii
Ii
iii
I.
legin secc ing at the hi
ilti
liii
of
the tipper.
1k-li ire
re.R lung
iii'.
upper pill
lilt the
presser
Ii
ii
ml
and slide the zipper pull d
icc n
pist
the tipper foot i.m
mwer the
liii
mt
and sew to the top ol the
tipper.
4.
Snap on the zipper loot so
it
is
tm m
the right of
the
needle.
Set the
needle
to the left position.
'I urn the garment to the right
Sim
Ic. It
is
important that the scam
on the right side
is 'e\\ fl
straight.
1k-li ire you
begin to secs
-
mark
tIle seam
line. Sew
the
othmm.-r side
oh
tIme
zipper
N
Guiile
Li vu
if
--
3
/4
4
Begin stitching across the hi rttom
unit continue upwards
Itenmoc c
the
hasting
II
ou cc ant to sew a gentleman
s
tipper. Ii mllocc' the
instructs
mns
hut
insert in
the other
i
lireet
ii
mu
(J,cer c
Guide l,ica
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