Invisible Zipper Feet FAILS + An Easy Foolproof Invisible Zipper Technique
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Today on Cool Tools, I'm sharing all the invisible zipper feet that I purchased for this tutorial that I either do not like... or do not fit my machine. See a variety of invisible zipper feet in a variety of widths and why you might want a heavy weight invisible zipper! Then I'm sharing my easy full-proof invisible zipper technique that works every time! Avoid fighting with the invisible zipper to keep it from pushing away from the edge of the fabric as you sew. Plus, if you're sewing a zipper through a waist seam, see how easy it is to be assured that the seam will match perfectly when the zipper is zipped up... EVERY TIME!
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I appreciate this invisible zipper tutorial.
So happy to hear! Thanks for sewing along with me
I didn't know there were different sizes of invisible zippers!! I love the tunneled feet, and the basting tip is great.
:))) I love those tunneled feet too! Thanks for watching
All zippers are in a seam , even if it is separating. I use to love the invisible feet with the grooves , misplaced mine a long time ago..probably lost in the sewing room!!!I have been doing this method for more than 30 years, perfect every time , at the seam, top and bottom. I also follow You Tuber "Janine SEWs, she said she was struggling with Invisible zippers, I wrote out as best I could these same instructions...... now I can refer her back to you!!! Thank you for great instructions.
:) I love @Janinesews she does a great job sharing sewing tips and techniques and patterns... I also identify with struggle! My nemesis is welt pockets... I've been working on them trying to prefect my technique!! Thanks for following along with both of us!!
Great tips and examples of installing an invisible zip. Now I'm tempted to give one a try again. That shade of blue on your tee, looks really nice on you, as does the neckline.
Thanks so much... That's a linen top I designed to share "How to Adjust a Non-Stretch Top for Stretch Fabric"... It's on my list to develop it into a pattern to add to my fashion line! Thanks for watching
Perfection! This is such a good tutorial. I always dread putting in invisible zips and I think each time I have time sew, I look up yet another tutorial, so I have too much information. This will be my only one going forward!
Thank you so much!! Happy to hear this will be your go-to!
Excellent instructions. Thank you. I love using invisible zippers, but they never come out a nicely as yours. The tips will come in handy.
I think it's a practice thing... I had to do a lot of zippers before they started coming out like this one! ...Basting the zipper to the edge really helps. Someone else commented that they use Wonder Tape to stitch the zipper in place... That works well too! Thanks for watching
Good to know about differently sized zippers
Thanks!! It was an eye opener for me when I discovered I could use a heavy invisible zipper to combat the weight and waist seam of a dress I was working on many moons ago! Thanks for watching
Great instruction. I use longer zippers than the length needed. It helps zipping closed without having trouble with the pull and the stop at the end. I cut it when no longer needed. In the absence of an invisible zipper foot, a piping foot may help. There are several sizes that would suit different zipper teeth sizes. I have a low shank Huskvarna with the regular zipper foot, the invisible zipper foot ( probably the same you had on your Pfaaff) and a narrow zipper foot, quite special. The latter is long, about 1.5" long, with openings ( instead of closed holes ) on opposite sides.I switch the foot front to back to sew the appropriate side of the zipper. The opening makes it possible for the needle tonbe moved closer to the teeth. The longer foot also holds the zipper and fabric longer together.
Thanks... and thank you for sharing your zipper feet!! It's true, the greater contact between the foot and the feed dogs, the better!! Thanks for watching
An excellent and educational tutorial, thank you so very much. ❤😂
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching
Thank you Jen! That's a great technique!
Thanks so much! Thanks for watching
Maybe I don’t need to live in fear of zippers anymore! This was great for me - thank you so much for showing all these details in a sensible way. I am going to try this asap 😊
For me it was setting in a sleeve that made me live in fear!! ...It was practice, practice, practice that got me over that!! Try this on some scrap fabric... that will give you the opportunity to "practice" without worrying about messing up a garment! Thanks for watching
Like your top. Going to try that treatment on a top. Thanks for the demonstration. Wish i had seen this when i was doing princess dresses.
Thanks so much! ...and thank you for sewing along with me (sorry I didn't get this out in time for your princess dresses!!)
Thanks for this video. I am glad to have the option of using a regular zipper foot to insert an invisible zipper. Every time I install an invisible zipper, I struggle to remember which invisible zipper foot works for my machine. (Why I don't just label it, I don't know!) Now I have options.
I really like this option (especially now that I have a sewing machine that doesn't work with all my invisible zipper feet!!) Thanks for watching
Enjoyed the tips especially basting the zipper in place. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Nice to know heavier invis zips are available, and great tips on alignment and using a regular zipper foot!
Thanks so much... and thanks for watching
Thank you so much for this! I had no idea there were different-sized invisible zippers.
There is an old UA-cam video by Kenneth D King where he inserts an invisible zipper by basting first (he does it by hand) and then sews with a regular zipper foot. So, you're in illustrious company. He has a different method for eliminating the little bubble at the bottom of the zipper. Check it out.
I Love Kenneth King!... Back in the day before I was "J Stern Designs" I worked at a sewing store, Manchester Sewing, I was so lucky to work there... We had all the amazing talented sewing educators come to do events. I got to meet him and many others... When the store went out of business in 2007, I took that as a sign that I needed to get my butt in gear and start making my own patterns and J Stern Designs was launched with my original Tee Pattern, Misses' & Women's Jeans, A Shirt with Two Collars and a Peplum & Khaki Pants! A few other subscribers have commented about his technique using a 5-groove pintuck foot ... I may go check that out! Thanks for watching
I'm so jealous!
If you listen to the Love to Sew podcast, they have an episode where they interview him. It's enlightening.
Great tutorial and explanation of zipper sizes. For once, you didn't cost me money for a new tool I can't live without. I don't know which is worse, my tool addiction or my fabric addiction! Thanks for the lesson.
:) Thanks so much!! Phewww... sometimes the best tool is one that you already have! Thanks for following along with me!
I baste my invisible zippers in too. I just have one extra step where you have to match the seams. I baste the first side down, match up the second side and then I baste a 2cm stitch line right along where the crossing seam is, so then the presser foot can't push the fabric out of alignment when you go back to stitch from the top. I love your wave the teeth in front of you tip as I have often had too unpick the zipper because of a twist when I didn't check I had it lined up properly.
That's a great tip!! Thanks for sharing how to keep that crossing seam in place... It can be disagreeable!! Thanks for watching :)
@@JSternDesigns Learnt from many client's garments.
Hi, thank you for some new insight on invisible zipper installation. I also use the Kenneth King method. Double sided tape is my basting placement go to. You didn't show how to tack down the zipper tape to the bottom seam. This eliminates any pulling or puckering.
Ahhhh... Kenneth King is amazing (and so talented!!) I'll have to do a part to to show ways to deal with the bottom of the zipper! Thanks for watching
Great tutorial. Thanks very much.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching
Sadly I must confess, I have never ever tried to install a zipper. Never. I had a friend laugh at me lovingly. Ive fixed them reattached them. My mother loved the invisible zipper! I have all of her sewing things, lots of feet including zipper feet.
Pull out those zipper feet and give it a try! I use invisible zippers for more than just garments... They make a great closure for concealed pocket in the lining of a tote bag too! Thanks for watching
A high shank zig-zag machine is a little bit of an oddball, so it's not surprising that some of those feet didn't work. In particular, many high shank feet are engineered so that they interact with the feed dog layouts that are common on straight stitch machines rather than the layouts that are necessitated by a zig-zag machine. So even if the needle does line up with the hole/slot in the foot, the fabric feeding won't be optimal and you'll get issues like the puckering that you saw with that adjustable foot. Basically the feed dogs can only pull the fabric in places where there's both a feed dog at the bottom (obviously) and some part of the presser foot at the top (which people often don't consider).
Thank you for sharing this info!! I "knew" that contact with the presser foot with the feed dogs is important... but I definitely got lost in the weeds here... I was so focused on getting the foot to work with the zipper teeth that I forgot to consider the surface space. Thanks for watching too!
Thank you for the tutorial and showing your fails. 😊
My Pleasure!! Thanks for following along with me!
Fantastic information video!!
Your videos are amazing and one of the best on UA-cam.
Happy I am a subscriber!!
Welcome aboard, Thanks for joining me!! (and thank you for the kind words!)
I use a 5 slot pintuck foot and I use Kenneth D King's method of installation. With his method you will never have unaligned seams. Check his video.
Kenneth King is amazing!! Pintuck foot is a great idea... similar grooves to the invisible zipper feet that don't fit my machine! Thanks for sharing
This was very helpful to learn how to use the zipper foot that came with the machine to do invisible zippers. Is your Janome a high or low shank? I understand there is an adapter you can get if your machine is high shank you put on it and then the low shank feet work with it.
Thanks so much... My Janome is a high shank machine. It's not that the foot doesn't fit vertically... it's that the hole for the needle to sew into is too far forward... My needle hits the metal in front of the hole. Thanks for watching too!
So helpful!
So happy to hear that! ...thanks for following along with me
Every single invisible zipper sold at sewing stores in my city only ever had 3mm teeth size. So it never occured to me that the zipper foot may not fit.
:))) I discovered the heavy weight version when I was having a hissy fit over the standard size invisible zipper not working in a dress I was making many years ago... Initially I thought I was going to have to put in a lapped zipper, but then I discovered the heavy duty version. Honestly, the difference between the #2 and #3 is so subtle, it would only make the difference in a really lightweight fabric! Thanks for watching
Did you use #3 invisible nylon zipper or the #3 invisible nylon concealed knit jacket YKK ZIPPER ? Thanks a bunch. 😊
My sample was a #3 invisible zipper and the sample I made during this tutorial was a #5 invisible zipper. I should have shared my Navy zipper... That one was a concealed jacket #5!! Thanks for watching
Thank you for the video. Now I’m going to get brave and try putting a zip in. Thanks again. Any suggestions on a good pattern with a zip to start with?
Yay!! I'm so happy you're going to give it a try!! ... For an easy to start with pattern, a simple skirt with a side zip is a great first project because you won't have to spend a lot of time making sure it fits first! Thanks for watching
It’s super helpful to have your input on these. Otherwise, I always assume user error. :-/
Question: do you need to do anything special to the bottom of the zipper when you cut off the extra length?
Thanks!! ...(also, I may not have used it to it's best advantage..) Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for the tips! I've only tried my hands on an invisible zipper once with a machine, and ended up going over it again by hand to get close enough 🤣
But I've got one I'm planning on practising with before starting project no. 2. That one is a skirt in two layers of voile + and underskirt. I might go for a light poplin for the underskirt, I don't want it too heavy or stiff, but also to ensure no see-through as voile is quite sheer. Would you recommend to reinforce the seam allowance when working with two layers? If so, both layers or just the one closest to the zip? I was planning on flatlining the two layers in any case, but if you have any tips it would be very much appreciated!
That sounds like a pretty skirt! I would do a test zipper on two layers of voile with fusible interfacing along the edges on the layer next to the zipper. Because it's such sheer fabric, treat the two layers like they are one fabric....you can clean finish the edges together down past where the zipper will end (Then finish the rest of the side seams individually. Clip the seam allowances under the zipper so you can sew the rest of the side seams individually so each layer has it's own seam. Then you can use the lining to finish the inside of the zipper... I would use something like rayon or silk to line this skirt... I think a poplin might be a little stiff. (Plus rayon or silk lining will feel amazing against your skin and it's breathable! Hope this helps, thanks for watching
@@JSternDesigns Thank you so much 🙏 I'm quite new to sewing, and have just had a vague idea of how to execute this project. Knowing it will definitely be more involved than initially thought might be one of the reasons I've been apprehensive about getting started. Your tips has been copied for availability!
I'm recreating a version of a boho skirt I had some years back, which was also in a really light, sheer fabric. It was full length, double layer with a knee length underskirt. All in cotton I believe. But silk is definitely an option as well! If only knee length the cost would be tolerable as well. Now hopefully I can get this finished while it's still summer and I can wear it, lol!
Your tutorials are so helpful! I like the top you are wearing! Is that one of your patterns?
-Addie
Thanks so much!! ...and yes it is! This is my Tee pattern with a more scooped out neckline ...Check out Fab Fit Friday from a few weeks ago... I showed how to make a new neckline for my original Tee Pattern. I share the pattern pieces of this pattern and how to adjust them to make a criss-cross v neckline with the center front piece! There are links to the patterns in the description if you're interested in checking it out! Thanks for watching! ua-cam.com/users/liveNJjBoINwZTo
Where can I buy the zipper foot you used?
That zipper foot came with my Janome 6700P... Here's my affiliate link to Sewing Parts On Line... You can search for feet that fit your machine by putting in your brand and model number... That way you won't be disappointed by a foot that doesn't fit your machine like I was! shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1796870&u=1728757&m=112075&urllink=&afftrack= Hope you find one!! Thanks for watching
I'm sorry to throw shade on your tutorial, but this isn't the best way to sew an invisible zipper. I always sew the seam below the zipper first, then install the zipper. It's easier, faster, and practically foolproof with no little divot or pucker at the end of the zipper. Also, I would recommend using some type of fusible interfacing on the fabric where the zipper will go to prevent the fabric from puckering as it did on your sample. Here's a link to a good tutorial on installing a zipper this way. You can sliw the playback speed if you need to. ua-cam.com/video/YMQXX2TXaqQ/v-deo.html&si=lr8KjjKaOvCrsMUX
You're not throwing shade on it! You're expressing your opinion which I love and respect. I did get a pucker in the first sample I did because I sewed 1/16" deeper than the actual seam while finishing it as an after thought for the photo. The sample I did on camera does not have a pucker. I think the best way to insert a zipper is the method that works best for you. Thanks for watching!