Welcome to Part 4! Today we will take a look at the Invisible Zipper Foot. This specialty foot enables you to sew an invisible zipper with precision! An invisible zipper can be sewn with a traditional standard zipper foot, but you won't achieve the same accurately close stitch as you do with the foot designed for the specific zipper type.
I'll be demonstrating on a Bernina 330 machine using foot #35. You can find an invisible zipper foot for a variety of machine types and at a variety of price points. Check the links below or do a quick search on sites like Amazon to see what's available.
Are you ready to dive in and see how this little foot is used? Let's go...
Follow along in the tutorial video posted below as I show you an overview, a comparison to the standard zipper foot, installation, use, and a practice project tutorial.
Pintuck Foot Basics Video:
Patterns Used In The Video Demonstrations:
Week One task:
- If you haven't used one of these feet yet, I encourage you to pick one up and try it compared to the standard zipper foot. The result on the finished zipper is so much cleaner!
- Jump over the SWC Facebook Group for conversation and project sharing. Show us how you used pintucks in your design. Or share tips for creating perfect pintucks with the group!
Resource List:
- Generic Low Shank Feet - HomeSew.com Use coupon code PF10 to get 10% off orders at Home Sew!
- Authentic Brand Presser Feet - Quality Sewing offers a large variety of brand specific presser feet as well as other sewing machine parts! Visit their website or call their very friendly and helpful customer service! This is the store that I visit regularly, in person. They're the largest chain of sewing machine stores in Washington state and they're eager to help you find what you need! They are an authorized dealer for Bernina, Brother, Juki, Pfaff, and Viking brands.
- Check Amazon - they have a variety of supplies too!
Next Tuesday - It's the 5th Tuesday of the month which means recap, catch up and general Q&A. We'll pick up with new content (still on the topic of presser feet) on August 7th along with a new coupon code for the month of August, so don't forget to redeem your July code before the 31st!
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colleen Peters
August 03, 2018
Sue I had the same error, than relised it has to be a pixie fair pattern. As the maker. Once I picked one with those guidlines it went through.