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Zipper Insertion 83
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GETTING READYCONTENTS SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX INDEX
Zipper Insertion
A zipper can be sewn in place.
There are many methods for inserting zippers. The procedures for inserting a centered zipper and a side
zipper are described below.
Inserting a centered zipper
Stitching is sewn on both pieces of fabric butted
against each other.
a Right side of fabric
b Stitching
c End of zipper opening
a
Attach zigzag foot "J" and sew straight stitches
up to the zipper opening.
With the right sides of the fabric facing each
other, sew reverse stitches after reaching the
zipper opening.
• For details, refer to "Basic stitching" (page
73).
b
Using a basting stitch, continue sewing to the
edge of the fabric.
a Basting stitching
b Reverse stitches
c Wrong side of fabric
d End of zipper opening
c
Press open the seam allowance from the
wrong side of the fabric.
a Wrong side of fabric
Stitch Name Pattern
Stitch
Key
Application
Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]
Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)]
Presser
Foot
Auto Manual Auto Manual
Straight stitch
(center
needle
position)
3
Attaching zippers
Sewing concealed
seams and pintucks
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2.5
(3/32)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
I
2
1
3
1
2
4
3
1