Operation Manual

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Utility stitches and practical sewing
The trouser zipper
• Iron the seam allowances, taking care to
ensure that the underlap extends by about
4 mm.
• Baste the zipper under the underlap so that
the teeth are visible.
• Insert the zipper foot on the right side and
move the needle to the right needle position
.
• Stitch along the edge of the zipper.
• Just before the end of the seam, open the
zipper and fi nish sewing the seam.
• Close the zipper and baste the overlap
evenly to the other half of the zipper.
• Then sew through the basted seam.
Tip: To achieve a perfect seam, we
recommend using the edge guide.