![]() ![]() Attach the outer collar to the neck edge.įold the fabric piece lengthwise. Join the back and upper centre front pieces at the shoulders. Sewing steps before installing the zipper Same as with the zipper, I just eyeball it and add 1-2 inches to be on the safe side :) \ Therefore the precise length of the fabric piece is length of zipper plus length of folded bit plus 3/8 inch. ![]() I find that a fold of 1 ¼ to 1 ½ inch works well. The length of the piece depends on how much you want to fold over at the top. (The finished zipper guard should be a bit wider than the actual zipper, and you need seam allowance at one long edge as well.) For example: Zipper is 1 ½ inch wide, your fabric piece should be 4 ½ inches wide. Measure the width of your zipper, double it and add 1 ½ inch. You can prepare a paper piece for this, but I just cut it directly from the fabric. A brushed athletic or lingerie knit works well. It should be a lighter weight and feel pleasant against your skin. Eyeballing the length of the outer collar and front piece and adding 1-2 inches works for me :)įabric for zipper guard: You can use a scrap of your main fabric or something else. The precise length of the zipper is length of outer collar plus length of upper centre front minus 1 ¼ inch. That I can move the zipper pull out of the way during the installation. I like cutting my zippers a bit longer than needed, so I prefer working with zipper tape, but you can also use a fixed length zipper (separating or closed does not matter, the bottom end is going to be stitched across and cut off anyway). Some people say when you attach a zipper the bit of fabric that is taken away by the seam is added back in by the zipper itself, but I find that with they way I sew zippers, with the seam very close to the zipper teeth, this does not work.) ![]() (I also add a bit of seam allowance at the vertical edges of the upper centre front pieces. Cut one of the lower centre front on the fold, and cut two of the upper centre front, not on the fold. Add seam allowance to both pieces at the cut edge. We will call this the upper and lower centre front. Draw a horizontal at the level of the armhole corner and cut the piece apart as shown. If you do not want to cut your masterĬopy apart, print or trace the centre front piece again. We are going to add a horizontal seam to the centre front above the bust, to make the installation of the zipper easier. It can also be applied to the Lumia Zip Jacket and to the Whistler Jacket, I will say a few words about that at the end. Hi, I am Mona and I am going to show you a useful little hack for the Pacific Pullover. ![]()
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