13.
ZIPPER
SEWING
Set
machine
as
shown.
Used
for
dresses,
blouses
skirts,
trousers,
bags,
etc.
By
using
the
special
zipper
foot,
zip
per
sewing
can
be
easily
done.
(1)
With
right
sides
together,
tack
along
seam
line
of
the
opening
(2)
Open
the
tacked
seam
and
pull
out
the
lower
material
O.3cm(½”).
Place
the
folded
edge
over
the
right
side
of
the
zipper
and
tack
over
it.
(3)
Replace
the
presser
foot
with
the
zipper
foot
on
the
left
of
the
needle.
The
zipper
foot
can
be
shifted
either
to
the
right
or
the
left
of
the
zipper,
so
the
zipper
can
be
sewn
without
difficulty.
Stitch
from
the
bottom
to
the
top.
Remove
the
tacking.
(4)
Turn
the
material
to
the
nght
side.
Ease
the
material
and
the
zip
per.
Tack
a
measured
1.3cm
(1/2”)
from
the
tacked
seam
as
a
stiching
guide.
Shift
the
zipper
foot
to
the
right
of
the
needle.
Doublestitch
across
the
lower
end,
then
up
along
the
zipper.
Remove
the
tacking.
a
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L
i
r
O.3cm(’/a”)
wrong
side
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