Tutorial - How to attach your invisible zipper to a facing like a BOSS!
Following on from our NEW invisible zipper tutorial, here's how to attach your zipper to a facing with your sewing machine. This method is used in the garment industry!
Attaching Your Facing to an Invisible Zipper.
Attaching Your Facing to an Invisible Zipper.
On wrong side of garment, lay wrong side of front and back facings to waistline, matching up notches.
Next, reach in underneath facing, holding facing seam allowance to garment and zipper seam allowance.
Remove top pin. Flip facing to wrong side and pin
3⁄4" or 2cm on wrong side of facing along garment
seam and zipper tape allowance. Note: Check that
facing overhang distance from seam allowance edge
is the same.
Move needle position to the far left and stitch facing in place to garment seam allowance. (Note: Your machine foot should be butted up to zipper teeth)
Note: check that you have lined up facing waistline to garment waistline edge. Repeat on other side of zipper opening/facing with needle to the far right.
Next, with front and back facings turned towards the wrong side of garment you should have the lower edge of the facings lined up evenly.
To finish off the waistline, open up zipper and pin right sides of garment and facings together.Pin in place matching up centre front and back, dart notches and closed side seam.
Sew the facing to the waistline taking the correct waist seam allowance, starting at one zipper opening and finishing at the other side of opening.
Tear away Vilene shields at waistline edge ( if you've use vilene shields on the waistline). Turn facing out away from garment and understitch on the facing, making sure to catch the seam allowance at the back of stitching.
Turn facing and zipper in towards the wrong side of skirt. You're done!
