Re: hump at bottom of invisible zipper


"Doug&Michelle" <dgiordano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The last time I used an invisible zipper it came out with a fabric "hump"
at
the bottom. It was a (poly) wool, lightweight, bias cut skirt with lining
(bias cut too). I thought I did everything right, but no matter how many
times I tried it didn't work out just right. The only thing I didn't do
was
hand baste the zipper in while the skirt was on my body, because I can't
and
don't trust my mother or husband.



Michelle, Did you sew the seam below the zipper before you started putting
it in? I used to do mine that way, until I read Beverly's page where she
shows how she does them. See if you can pull up Beverly's page, or wait a
bit and she will post it for you because she is wonderful.

What she does is leave the seam open until after the invisible zipper is in.
Then handsews the seam a little below the zipper then sews the rest of the
seam. I was AMAZED the first time I did that. No hump. And I know just
what hump you are talking about. No amount of fiddling or cussing will get
rid of it. And you can't really predict when it will crop up either.
Danged thing. Look at Beverly's page and even though it may mean ripping
out that seam, give her way a try.

Sharon
---oozing with empathy!! I've seen that hump way too many times in the
past!


--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.


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