{"id":4797,"date":"2016-01-31T19:15:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T19:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mjtrends.com\/blog\/?p=4797"},"modified":"2016-02-10T17:40:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T17:40:51","slug":"how-to-sew-an-exposed-zipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/how-to-sew-an-exposed-zipper\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Sew An Exposed Zipper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Undeniably edgy and fresh, simple accents like exposed zippers are just too cool. Add to a pencil skirt or fitted dress for an instant boost. Or, place an asymmetrical zipper onto a blazer or top for added pizzazz. When it comes to do it yourself projects, sometimes we need a little guidance.<\/p>\n

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  1. First, take your exposed zipper and readjust the seam allowances towards the right hand side.<\/li>\n
  2. Next, you’ll need to topstitch over the seam allowances in order to hide the fabric edges. Using this method, the zipper tape will show on the outer edge of the garment piece.<\/li>\n
  3. If you’re looking to make a bold statement, opt for a contrasting colorway for an eye-catching look. You can also use interfacing to add more stiffness to the zipper. For example, you can use a 1 inch wide piece of interfacing and attach to the right side of both seam allowances.<\/li>\n
  4. Staystitch 3\/4 inch from the outer edge of the interfacing. Make sure to pivot at the spot where the zipper ends, and sew until you are off the edge.<\/li>\n
  5. Place both right sides together and sew the seam underneath the zipper opening using a 5\/8 inch seam allowance.<\/li>\n
  6. Make a small cut into both seam allowances at the bottom of the zipper. Press the bottom seam, the seam allowance, and the side with the staystitching.<\/li>\n
  7. Place the zipper on the garment and baste along each side. Fold the bottom edges of the zipper underneath. You’re almost there!<\/li>\n
  8. Sew the zipper to the seam allowance using a zipper foot.<\/li>\n
  9. Trim away an extra seam allowance. Work carefully to ensure that you won’t accidentally cut the garment itself.<\/li>\n
  10. For the finishing touch, edgestitch the zipper from top to bottom. You’ll need to sew across the zipper to secure it in place.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Please be advised, this is a simple tutorial, so you might need to do additional research depending on your project. Before you get started, be sure to check through our collection of zippers<\/a> available for sale here at MJTrends.<\/p>\n

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    Undeniably edgy and fresh, simple accents like exposed zippers are just too cool. Add to a pencil skirt or fitted dress for an instant boost. Or, place an asymmetrical zipper onto a blazer or top for added pizzazz. When it comes to do it yourself projects, sometimes we need a little guidance. First, take your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[390,182,184,329],"class_list":["post-4797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion","tag-exposed","tag-how-to","tag-tutorial","tag-zipper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mjtrends.b-cdn.net\/images\/blog\/2016\/01\/how-to-exposed-zipper-featured.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6QIxo-1fn","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4797"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4916,"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4797\/revisions\/4916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtrends.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}