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Invisible Zipper
Over Christmas I was trying to sew a velvet dress and thought the invisible
zipper would look nice. The first attempt, I melted the zipper teeth, the second attempt, my foot sewed too close to the teeth. Do any of you have good experience with either a Bernina or Viking and what foot did you use to sew the zipper in place? Thanks! Cherry |
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Cherry Delaney wrote:
Over Christmas I was trying to sew a velvet dress and thought the invisible zipper would look nice. The first attempt, I melted the zipper teeth, the second attempt, my foot sewed too close to the teeth. Do any of you have good experience with either a Bernina or Viking and what foot did you use to sew the zipper in place? Thanks! The pintuck foot on the Viking works well. Sally |
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"Cherry Delaney" wrote in message ... Over Christmas I was trying to sew a velvet dress and thought the invisible zipper would look nice. The first attempt, I melted the zipper teeth, the second attempt, my foot sewed too close to the teeth. Do any of you have good experience with either a Bernina or Viking and what foot did you use to sew the zipper in place? Thanks! Cherry They make invisible zipper foots especially for that. Isabella |
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I just learned a new trick for inserting invisible zippers this month!
Sew the seam up to the point where the bottom edge of the zipper would end. Machine-baste the seam closed where the zipper will be inserted. Your garment is inside out. You will set this up just as if you were going to baste a regular zipper in, on a single layer of the seam allowance. Unzip the zipper, do not press, and place the teeth as close to the seam line as possible. Use the fold of the invisible zipper as a guide, and stitch in the crease, carefully folding the teeth as flat (to the basted-closed seam) as you can just ahead of the zipper. Rearrange your garment so the other side of the zipper can be sewn to the other seam allowance the same way. I did this with a regular foot on my ancient Bernina 830, but I may have adjusted the needle position. When the basting is taken out, the fabric rolls over the zipper perfectly. |
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http://www.diynet.com/diy/na_serging...277028,00.html
I think this is the show that I saw on how to insert an invisible zipper, but it has a few hints on how to do it on this page, and it will be shown again on March 19, 2004. so if the page doesn't help, then you can wait and watch it, hopefully you can get DIY, I know some cable companies don't have that, the small satellite dishes have it. well good luck with that, hope it helps. Maniac Rose "Cherry Delaney" wrote in message ... Over Christmas I was trying to sew a velvet dress and thought the invisible zipper would look nice. The first attempt, I melted the zipper teeth, the second attempt, my foot sewed too close to the teeth. Do any of you have good experience with either a Bernina or Viking and what foot did you use to sew the zipper in place? Thanks! Cherry |
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Now you have heard from the highly skilled. If you are not one, may I
recommend this? Buy the invisible zipper foot. It doesn't require lots of experience if you are using the funny looking foot made for invisible zippers. Before you tackle putting it in your lovely velvet, do a practice run. Sew two pieces of scraps, velvet or something else, together and set your stitch length on long and tension loose. Put that zipper in your trial piece a time or two until you are comfortable with how it works (and doesn't work). Don't forget to set your stitch length and tension back before you do the real thing. And a word of warning. An invisible zipper will not take very much strain. I put one in a lovely velvet garment and it just opened up when I breathed. I barely weigh 100 pounds and the zipper acted like I had put on 50 pounds of holiday feasts. Invisible zippers are a gorgeous touch but maybe not suitable through a waistline - unless, of course, you really want to attract attention. Polly "velma929" wrote in message m... I just learned a new trick for inserting invisible zippers this month! Sew the seam up to the point where the bottom edge of the zipper would end. Machine-baste the seam closed where the zipper will be inserted. Your garment is inside out. You will set this up just as if you were going to baste a regular zipper in, on a single layer of the seam allowance. Unzip the zipper, do not press, and place the teeth as close to the seam line as possible. Use the fold of the invisible zipper as a guide, and stitch in the crease, carefully folding the teeth as flat (to the basted-closed seam) as you can just ahead of the zipper. Rearrange your garment so the other side of the zipper can be sewn to the other seam allowance the same way. I did this with a regular foot on my ancient Bernina 830, but I may have adjusted the needle position. When the basting is taken out, the fabric rolls over the zipper perfectly. |
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"Cherry Delaney" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Over Christmas I was trying to sew a velvet dress and thought the invisible zipper would look nice. The first attempt, I melted the zipper teeth, the second attempt, my foot sewed too close to the teeth. Do any of you have good experience with either a Bernina or Viking and what foot did you use to sew the zipper in place? Thanks! Cherry I have a Bernina 1030 and use the normal zipper foot for invisible zips, foot No 4 . But Kate is right it nearly impossible to sew too close to the edge. Claire |
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Viking has a new invisible zipper foot, which I've bought but haven't
tried yet. The other times I've used ivisible zippers, I've used my "C" foot (manual buttonhole) and adjusted the needle position to close (but not too close) to the zipper teeth. I actually have instructions from Viking that I can email you if you like. Maureen Cherry Delaney wrote: Over Christmas I was trying to sew a velvet dress and thought the invisible zipper would look nice. The first attempt, I melted the zipper teeth, the second attempt, my foot sewed too close to the teeth. Do any of you have good experience with either a Bernina or Viking and what foot did you use to sew the zipper in place? Thanks! Cherry |
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Claire Owen scribbled on a scrap of paper:
"Cherry Delaney" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Over Christmas I was trying to sew a velvet dress and thought the invisible zipper would look nice. The first attempt, I melted the zipper teeth, the second attempt, my foot sewed too close to the teeth. Do any of you have good experience with either a Bernina or Viking and what foot did you use to sew the zipper in place? Thanks! Cherry I have a Bernina 1030 and use the normal zipper foot for invisible zips, foot No 4 . But Kate is right it nearly impossible to sew too close to the edge. Claire same here for Bernina ( 1130) at the price of Bernina feet, I improvise whenever possible Penny S |
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Invisible Zipper (Cherry=A0Delaney) snip the second attempt, my foot sewed too close to the teeth. snip --- Generally, when my foot is too close to the teeth, it is because my foot is in my mouth. I get in that position occasionally. Cea |
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