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Inserting

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Inserting zips r; Zipper foot Needle: 80 Thread: 30 Zigzag: 0 Stitch length: 11/2 -2 Automatic: straight stitch Needle position: according to side set left or right Drop feed control: sewing The zip is basted in by short stitches so that the teeth are entirely covered by the material. Open the zip before you sew it in. Sew down each side from top to bottom, once with the needle position right and once with the needle position left. Hint: The easiest way to insert a zip Sew seam first with a very long straight stitch or basting stitch, then press open. (Damp if necessary.) Finish the edges then unpick the seam. (When stitches are very long they are easy to remove.) When inserted like this both sides remain even and are not distorted.

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Inserting
zips
r;
Zipper
foot
Needle:
80
Thread:
30
Zigzag:
Stitch
length:
Automatic:
Needle
position:
Drop
feed
control:
0
1
1
/
2
—2
straight
stitch
according
to
side
set
left
or
right
sewing
The
zip
is
basted
in
by
short
stitches
so
that
the
teeth
are
entirely
covered
by
the
material.
Open
the
zip
before
you
sew
it
in.
Sew
down
each
side
from
top
to
bottom,
once
with
the
needle
position
right
and
once
with
the
needle
position
left.
Hint:
The
easiest
way
to
insert
a
zip
Sew
seam
first
with
a
very
long
straight
stitch
or
basting
stitch,
then
press
open.
(Damp
if
necessary.)
Finish
the
edges
then
unpick
the
seam.
(When
stitches
are
very
long
they
are
easy
to
remove.)
When
inserted
like
this
both
sides
remain
even
and
are
not
distorted.