How to Sew a Zipper

Sewing often requires fasteners and closures. The zipper always used to scare me. I choose buttons and buttonholes over a zipper!

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INSTRUCTIONS:

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You should only be pinning one side of the zipper tape. The other side should remain unpinned.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

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When you get near the zipper pull, leave the needle down, lift the presser foot, and slide the zipper pull up the zipper and behind the presser foot.

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Sew the other side the same way. You will have to move the sewing machine needle. Press the fabric away from the zipper.

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How to Sew a Zipper

Sewing often requires fasteners and closures. The zipper always used to scare me. I choose buttons and buttonholes over a zipper!

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You should only be pinning one side of the zipper tape. The other side should remain unpinned.

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When you get near the zipper pull, leave the needle down, lift the presser foot, and slide the zipper pull up the zipper and behind the presser foot.

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Sew the other side the same way. You will have to move the sewing machine needle. Press the fabric away from the zipper.

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