How to sew a secret zipper in a skirt, in a dress?

It is difficult to replace secret zipper, because it is hidden on the front side of the clothing. Thanks to her, dresses, skirts and trousers look more aesthetically pleasing.

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You need to be able to sew a zipper correctly so as not to deform it. Read more about this in this article.

How to sew a secret lightning: the necessary materials

The secret lightning consists of two tapes made by their textiles. Plastic links are attached to them, which will be opened and closed while moving the slider. Stretch lightning, standard size, has a link of 0.3 cm.
The choice of the product must be made based on the length of the cut. Lightning should not be a few centimeters of the cut. If this is difficult to do, a latch is used, which must be installed on the fastener. During the movement of the latch, you can adjust the length of the cut.

It is practically not visible, hence the name

To sew a secret zipper, prepare the following materials:

zipper itself;
a piece of chalk;
ruler or roulette;
pins;
needle;
threads;
secret "paw".

If you want to sew a zipper, and do not deform the fabric, you will have to make a lot of effort. Pre -glue suture allowances at the point of embroidery using nonsense strips.

There are several options for such elements:

formymband - The slanting bake from non -woven, having a stitch in the center. It is used to process oblique sections or knitted fabrics. Glue it so that the center of the line corresponds to the size of the seam;
contentband - A glue strip of flair of a straight cut. It is glued, going to mark the seam by 0.1 cm.

How to sew a secret lightning: instruction

If you decide to sew a secret zipper in clothes, follow several main stages. First you need to conduct preparation, after which a bast is carried out. The last stage is embedding.

Step-by-step instruction:

Grace 15 mm from the wrong side of the cut, and draw a chalk line on both sides with a chalk.
Glue the non -woven strips, and put the seam by marking.
Process the seams with overlock.
Go through the seam with an iron: first on the one hand, and then on the other.
Apply a zipper to the right place, and make marks on suture allowances and tape of fasteners.
Insert the pins according to the marks, connect the zipper with suture allowances under the cloves.
Put the fasteners for allowances.
Remove the pins, remove the mark, and open the fastener.

Seal the fastener by installing a special foot on the sewing machine.

For such lightning, you can choose a metal or plastic foot

The procedure is carried out until it rises to the zipper.
Close the zipper.
Make a side seam a little more so that the lower fixing is not noticeable.
Remove the mark.

How to sew a secret zipper in a skirt with folds?

Now skirts with folds are in fashion. It is much more difficult to sew a secret lightning in them. If you follow the recommendations, you can complete the work quickly and efficiently.

Step-by-step instruction:

Debt the allowances and make a bend. After get it, and bend it again.
Fix the fastener to the skirt behind a folded cloth using pins.
Make wanders and stitch between the seam and cloves.
Poit the zipper, and stitch it so that the seam tightly fit to the cloves.
Make a transverse seam line, and remove the extra threads.

Video: 3 of the simplest ways that will help you sew a secret lightning in any product

How to sew a secret zipper in a dress?

To sew a secret zipper in a dress, adhere to the following instructions:

Stop the middle seam, and leave the allowances 2 cm to stick the braid.
Glue the ribbons from the non -woven along the allowances. The size of the stripes should be equal to the amount of the length of the sections without a line (1.5 cm) and a segment for processing the upper edge (1 cm). Leave the width of the edges of 20 mm.
Draw labels on the fabric that will limit the length of the fastener.
Subtract the average sections, making a seam of 5 mm. If the width of the fastener tape is 1 cm, then the seam should be 15 mm wide.

Get the slices of the middle seam so that it reaches the lower mark of the edge of the lightning. Install the lock below, and let the threads be free at the top. The width of the seam is 15 mm.
Cut the threads remaining after scenes. Walk around the seam with an iron. Fasten the unprocessed sections with a scythe.

Open the zipper. Fold the outer part with the front of the allowance on the seam so that the edges of the links are even. Fix the fastener tape so that the edge is in place of the wagging line.

Sweet the tape with two lines. The first should be on the edge of the braid, from the edge you need to retreat 2 mm. You need to finish the line at the end of the fastener or several centimeters lower. Install the fixers using a double reverse line on two edges of the zipper.

Bend lightning links at the beginning of the line, and lay it next to the links.
Close the zipper and fix the second side of the clasp with pins. Complete the edges of the tape with the border of the line, combining with the waist line.

Open the fastener and go the right side with two lines. The first seam is 0.2 cm from the edge of the tape, and the second is not far from the links.
Tie the ends of the seams on the knot, and fix it.

If lightning is much longer than required, you can cut it. Process the cut place with a slanting base so that it does not cause discomfort. To do this, cut off about 7 cm of a slanting box, fold it in half, bend one side, and attach a line along the side cut. Make sutures for seams of 2-3 mm, and turn the part with the front side.

Put on the formed box on the clasp.

How to sew a secret lightning in a light summer dress?

For the warm season, women prefer silk or chiffon dresses. If you need to sew a secret zipper in them, adhere to the following instructions:

Stitch the main seam to the desired mark. Process both edges with overlock.
Go on an iron so that the seams are not embossed.
Make allowances 15-20 mm. See the fastener so that its edges are at the level of the seams of the overlock. The edges of the lightning should be at the same level with the main seams.
Spread the fastener to the right, sew and check the seams.

As you can see, you do not need to have extensive experience of sewing to sew a secret zipper in a dress or skirt. The main thing is to monitor the quality of the seams, and choose a suitable fastener. If everything is done correctly, no one will notice that there is a zipper on the clothes.

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