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a zipper foot is one that is only half a foot
that allows the needle to get close to the zipper as for tensions
needle thread tension will be correct when you pull the thread just before threading the needle and you can feel resistance to pulling the thread
You can probably use any zipper foot made for your machine. This is what the E foot looks like, so one that is similarly shaped should work: http://www.thecolorfulworldofsewing.com/Husqvarna-Viking-Zipper-Foot-E.html
Just make sure the foot is adjustable (right or left) so you can avoid hitting the foot with the needle.
We need to know the brand and model of your machine? Some zipper feet slide left or right. If yours does this, then you need to adjust the zipper foot so the needle doesn't hit.
You do NOT want to sew over the popper. Instead, use a narrow zipper foot and adjust your machine needle to stitch just on the very edge of the tape. Hitting a popper will definitely break your needle and possibly knock the machine out of time.
Be sure to get the right foot to fit your machine!
Um, not sure what presser foot you are using--there are several.
If it is the invisible zipper foot, there is a groove in the bottom of the presser foot that straddles one strip of zipper teeth which positions it close to the needle. Zipper foot #4 snaps to either side to enable the needle to be close to the zipper teeth. The Narrow Adjustable Zipper/Straight Stitch and the Non-Stick Zipper Feet are moveable left or right.
To Attach the Zipper Foot 1. Loosen the large screw at the left of the presser bar and remove presser foot (You do not need to remove the screw). 2. Hook the prongs of the Zipper Foot around the presser bar from the back, and tighten the presser-bar screw. 3. If the raised edge (zipper or cording) is to the right of the needle, adjust the Zipper Foot by loosening the thumb screw at the back of the foot and sliding foot to the left of the needle. If the raised edge is to the left, slide foot to right. 4. With presser foot down, check its position by lowering needle into side notch, making sure it just clears the foot. 5. Tighten thumb screw to lock foot into position. When raised edge is placed to right -- adjust foot to left of needle. When raised edge is placed to left -- adjust foot to right of needle.
Step 1
To
prepare the fabric for a centered zipper application, use the standard
presser foot to baste the opening of the fabric shut using 5/8 inch
seam allowance. Press the seam allowance open. Place the zipper teeth
side down on the seam allowance and pin the zipper to the seam
allowance only.
Step 2
Release
the standard presser foot from your machine. There may be a button or
lever behind the foot that you need to press. Put the standard foot in
its holder or someplace where it won’t get lost.
Step 3
Decide
which side of the machine you want to attach the zipper foot to. Zipper
feet are asymmetrical, with one side that’s wider than the other.
You’ll want to put the narrow side toward the zipper teeth, and the
wider side away from the zipper teeth.
Step 4
Attach
the zipper foot to the sewing machine. You may need to line up the bar
on the zipper foot with the presser foot holder, then lower the presser
foot by lowering the lever. Raise the presser foot and make sure the
zipper foot is securely attached.
Step 5
Place
the prepared fabric with the pinned zipper in the sewing machine. Lower
the needle into the zipper tape and the seam allowance only, then lower
the zipper foot. Stitch the zipper tape to the seam allowance. To sew
the other side of the zipper to the seam allowance, remove the zipper
foot from the sewing machine and install it on the other side of the
presser foot holder.
Step 6
Topstitch
the outside of the fabric to each side of the zipper tape, making sure
that the zipper foot is on the appropriate side of the machine for each
side. Remove the basting with a seam ripper.
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