Sewing and Design Specialization

Overview

“In this lesson, you’ll complete the finishing touch by inserting an invisible zipper, giving your top a polished, professional look. Step-by-step, you’ll align and sew the zipper to ensure it lies flat and blends seamlessly into the back seam. You’ll also learn tricks for perfect alignment, handling bulk, and securing extra zipper length. With the zipper in place, your top is nearly complete and beautifully fitted!”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Inserting the Zipper, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sewing and Design Specialization. Master sewing techniques: from using a sewing machine to creating garments like dresses, trousers, peplum tops, and backpacks.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we'll be doing the final stage of this project. We'll be inserting an invisible zip. To insert your invisible zip, you're going to be working on that zip allowance fold that we made earlier on in the top. I have extended the zip allowance fold through the peplum. So the first thing we need to do is stitch the first two or three inches of the peplum from the hem edge upwards. So I'm just going to stitch the first two or three inches. Now if you were making a skirt, or if you were making a longer version like a dress for instance, you would measure from the waist down about ni...”

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Course summary for: Sewing and Design Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (40)
• 8831 students
• 11 units
• 83 lessons (15h 27m)
• 36 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Design, Fashion

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Botanical Illustration, DIY, Embroidery, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Pattern Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling