Continue sewing the remainder of the zipper to
the top edge. Be sure to keep the coils lined up
with the fabric edge.
Using the seam ripper, remove the rest of the
basting stitches along the center seam. Unzip and
zip the zipper to test it.
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It’s Easy to Shorten a Zipper to the Perfect Length!
• Place the zipper under the standard sewing foot, or
one that works with a zigzag stitch.
• Be sure that the zipper coil is face up and centered
under the machine sewing foot. You want the needle
to go back and forth over the coil.
• Using your widest zigzag stitch and with your stitch
length set to 0, sew several stitches to keep the zipper
closed.
• Trim the zipper about 1 inch (2.5 cm) below the
stitching. Don’t cut through the coils with your fabric
scissors—this will damage them! You can use pinking
shears or cut at an angle to create a point and prevent
fraying.
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