Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.1 Open up the zipper. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.2 Press the zipper flat, careful not to melt the plastic. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.3 Press both sides flat, uncurling the zipper teeth. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.4 Pin the top of the zipper's right arm to the top of the fabric's right opening, with the right sides of the zipper and fabric touching. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.5 Switch the presser foot to the zipper foot and place the fabric and zipper underneath, with the zipper teeth nestled closely to the zipper foot. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.6 Sew along the zipper, keeping it lined up with the fabric until you reach the end. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.7 Backstitch at the beginning and end of the stitch. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.8 Remove the material from the machine. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.9 Pin the top of the zipper's left arm to the top of the fabric's left opening, with the right sides of the zipper and fabric touching. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.10 Adjust the needle position so that it is as close to the zipper teeth as possible. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.11 Sew a straight stitch until the pull at the bottom of the zipper stops you from continuing, backstitching at the beginning and end of the stitch. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.12 To help keep the needle as close as possible, a little extra guidance and pull can help keep things tight. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.13 Sew until you’ve reached the pull of the zipper. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.14 Backstitch at the end and remove the material from the machine, cutting the thread free. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.15 Close the zipper, checking that the zipper is virtually unnoticeable. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.16 If you can easily see the zipper it means the stitches were not close enough to the teeth. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.17 Stack the fabric right sides touching the bottom of the zipper. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.18 Place it under the presser foot with the zipper base as close to the foot as possible. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.19 Sew from 1 cm (1/2") above the zipper's backstitches to the end of the fabric seam, backstitching at the beginning and end of the stitch. Read More Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.20 Free the material from the machine and cut any loose threads. Read More Older Posts
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.2 Press the zipper flat, careful not to melt the plastic. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.3 Press both sides flat, uncurling the zipper teeth. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.4 Pin the top of the zipper's right arm to the top of the fabric's right opening, with the right sides of the zipper and fabric touching. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.5 Switch the presser foot to the zipper foot and place the fabric and zipper underneath, with the zipper teeth nestled closely to the zipper foot. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.6 Sew along the zipper, keeping it lined up with the fabric until you reach the end. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.7 Backstitch at the beginning and end of the stitch. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.8 Remove the material from the machine. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.9 Pin the top of the zipper's left arm to the top of the fabric's left opening, with the right sides of the zipper and fabric touching. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.10 Adjust the needle position so that it is as close to the zipper teeth as possible. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.11 Sew a straight stitch until the pull at the bottom of the zipper stops you from continuing, backstitching at the beginning and end of the stitch. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.12 To help keep the needle as close as possible, a little extra guidance and pull can help keep things tight. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.13 Sew until you’ve reached the pull of the zipper. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.14 Backstitch at the end and remove the material from the machine, cutting the thread free. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.15 Close the zipper, checking that the zipper is virtually unnoticeable. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.16 If you can easily see the zipper it means the stitches were not close enough to the teeth. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.17 Stack the fabric right sides touching the bottom of the zipper. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.18 Place it under the presser foot with the zipper base as close to the foot as possible. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.19 Sew from 1 cm (1/2") above the zipper's backstitches to the end of the fabric seam, backstitching at the beginning and end of the stitch. Read More
Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 Leticia Lakatos 3/26/24 5.1.20 Free the material from the machine and cut any loose threads. Read More
