Although most of us know how to sew a zipper, a lot of us don’t know how to sew one in a bag. That’s because there are a number of different ways to sew a zipper, and if you only know one of them, you may never be able to complete your project.
The zipper-pulling experience can be frustrating. It seems like it takes forever to get the teeth on the right side of the zipper, and after you finally get them in place, sometimes they don’t zip all the way.
To ensure a reliable zipper-pulling experience, it’s important to practice. Based on this experience, we have come up with a few tips to help you get the zipper-pulling job done right.
Tips for sewing a zipper in a bag
Sewing a zipper into a bag is a good idea if you want to make a bag but don’t have a sewing machine. It would also be a good idea if you order a zipper from the internet and don’t have a sewing machine.
But if you have a sewing machine and want to do it yourself, you need to do it the right way. Here are few tips to make sure to get the job done right.
- When you want to sew a zipper in a bag, you need to make sure that the zipper and the fabric are the right sizes.
- When sewing a zipper in a bag, you will need a zipper with the same number of teeth as the width of the bag. The length of the zipper will depend on the length you want your bag to be.
- To backstitch, bring the needle up at point A, go down at point B, then back up at point C. Stitch back down to your starting point. Repeat, going back and forth across zipper teeth.
- Sewing the zipper in a bag is possible by attaching it to the bag using a zipper foot on your sewing machine.
- Stitch close to the zipper coils.
- To hide the stitches, use a hand-sewing needle to sew the thread back through the zipper a couple of times.
Steps to sew a zipper in a bag
To sew a zipper, you first need to make a fabric sandwich. The fabric for the sandwich is the two pieces you want to join together with the zipper in the middle, then the zipper, sandwiching the two pieces of fabric together.
Here is a step by step guide for sewing a zipper in a bag:
Step 1: First, you need to mark on your fabric where the zipper will be placed. Mark the center of the piece.
Step 2: From there, measure twice the length of the zipper. Mark the center at the other end of the zipper. Make a mark on both sides of the zipper with chalk. You also need to measure the length you want your zipper to be.
Step 3: Then, at the mark, you previously made, pin the zipper, right side up. Position the zipper so that its top is level with the top of the fabric. The zipper’s bottom stop should be right in the middle of the second mark you made. Sew along each side of the zipper twice and then cut off the excess.
Step 4: Iron the top side of the zipper down.
Step 5: Then, position the bottom side of the zipper to the right of the bottom of the fabric. Iron it into place.
Step 6: After that, sew from the bottom left to the top right to the bottom right to the top left on both sides of the zipper.
Step 7: Then, sew from the bottom right to the top left to the bottom left to the top right along the other side of the zipper.
Step 8: Finally, knot both ends of the zipper and cut off the excess pieces of thread.
Make sure the bag is unzipped
Sewing a zipper into a bag is a good idea if you want to make a bag but don’t have a sewing machine. It would also be a good idea if you order a zipper from the internet and don’t have a sewing machine.
But if you have a sewing machine and want to do it yourself, you need to do it the right way. You may be seasoned seam stress and have sewn hundreds of garments, but if you’re a beginner, you may not know how to unzip your sewing bag.
You should unzip your bag before using the sewing machine to allow the thread to fall freely and to avoid injuries. For a long time, many people have believed that zippers should be zip-tied when in use.
This has led to many injuries, including a nasty and painful string of injuries from sewing machines. Your sewing machine can damage the machine if the bag is not unzipped.
Unzipping your bag while wearing leather gloves can be risky, especially if you have to reach around it. Better play it safe by taking off your gloves and letting the fabric slide through your fingers as it lands on the machine’s table.
