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Utility titche and practical sewing Sewing in zippers There are different ways to sew in zippers. For skirts we recommend inserting a cen tered zipper. For men's or ladies' pants (trousers), a lapped zipper works best. Dif ferent types of zippers are available in retail stores: invisible, metal, plastic, jeans and outerwear to name a few. We rec ommend. metal zippers for heavier fabrics such as jeans. For all other materials a plastic zipper will work well and create a softer finish to your completed garment. For all types of zip pers it is important to sew close to the teeth of the zip per. The zipper foot (optional accesso ry) can be engaged in the foot holder to the left or right, de pending on the method of insertion. A p Inserting centered zippers (concealed on both sides) • Attach the zipper foot (optional acces sory) to the right side. • Baste or pin the zipper in place and position it under the presser foot so that the teeth run along the side of the presser foot. • Sew in half of the zipper, leaving the needle in the material. Raise the press er foot and close the zipper. • You can now sew the rest of the seam to the end of the zipper and stitch the cross-wise seam. • Sew the second half of the zipper paral lel, the same distance from the center seam as the first half. Stop shortly before the end of the seam and leave the needle in the material. Raise the presser foot and open the zipper. • You will now be able to complete the seam. 32

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Utility
titche
and
practical
sewing
Sewing
in
zippers
There
are
different
ways
to
sew
in
zippers.
For
skirts
we
recommend
inserting
a
cen
tered
zipper.
For
men’s
or
ladies’
pants
(trousers),
a
lapped
zipper
works
best.
Dif
ferent
types
of
zippers
are
available
in
retail
stores:
invisible,
metal,
plastic,
jeans
and
outerwear
to
name
a
few.
We
rec
ommend.
metal
zippers
for
heavier
fabrics
such
as
jeans.
For
all
other
materials
a
plastic
zipper
will
work
well
and
create
a
softer
finish
to
your
completed
garment.
•
Attach
the
zipper
foot
(optional
acces
sory)
to
the
right
side.
•
Baste
or
pin
the
zipper
in
place
and
position
it
under
the
presser
foot
so
that
the
teeth
run
along
the
side
of
the
presser
foot.
•
Sew
in
half
of
the
zipper,
leaving
the
needle
in
the
material.
Raise
the
press
er
foot
and
close
the
zipper.
•
You
can
now
sew
the
rest
of
the
seam
to
the
end
of
the
zipper
and
stitch
the
cross-wise
seam.
For
all
types
of
zip
pers
it
is
important
to
sew
close
to
the
teeth
of
the
zip
per.
The
zipper
foot
(optional
accesso
ry)
can
be
engaged
in
the
foot
holder
to
the
left
or
right,
de
pending
on
the
method
of
insertion.
•
Sew
the
second
half
of
the
zipper
paral
lel,
the
same
distance
from
the
center
seam
as
the
first
half.
Stop
shortly
before
the
end
of
the
seam
and
leave
the
needle
in
the
material.
Raise
the
presser
foot
and
open
the
zipper.
•
You
will
now
be
able
to
complete
the
seam.
A
p
Inserting
centered
zippers
(concealed
on
both
sides)
32