Lapped Insertion - JUKI HZL-F series Instruction Manual

Lapped insertion

0.3 cm
Fabric
(wrong side)
Slider
5 cm
Move up the
slider
Fabric
(wrong side)
Basting
Reverse
stitches
0.7 to 1 cm
55
56
Teeth
Slider
1 cm
0.3 cm
Set on right
Fabric (right side)
Basting stitches
Fabric
(right side)
Zipper
Set on left
5 cm
1
Open the seam allowance.
Neatly open the seam allowance. Adjust the back
seam allowance so that it projects 3 mm from the
seam. Press with an iron to make a crease. Fit the
crease along the edge of the teeth.
2
Sew the zipper tape on the seam
allowance from bottom to top.
Fitting the edge of the zipper presser foot along the
edge of the zipper teeth, sew the zipper tape on the
seam allowance. At the slider part of the zipper, stop
the machine at 5 cm (2 inches) before the slider. Move
the slider to the far side of the presser foot and sew
the zipper until its top end is reached.
3
Put the fabric over the zipper.
Baste the zipper and set it on the fabric.
* Baste the zipper tape with the fabric with hand
basting stitches.
Move the slider to the top of the zipper.
Put the fabric over the zipper and perform basting.
4
Sew reverse stitches and sew the
right-hand side.
After sewing reverse stitches, set the left hand side of
the zipper presser foot to the zipper teeth. Sew until
5 cm (2 inches) of the zipper end. Undo the basting
stitches and move the slider to the far end of the
presser foot. Then sew the rest of the way.