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Published: 2008-01-02 01:11:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 70960; Favourites: 1279; Downloads: 0
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Oh yeah. Startin' off the new year with tutorial submissions!Well, I had my camera downstairs in my sewing room with me while I was working on my latest, spontaneous Wai-Loli outfit, and I figured, what the hell. More pictures are good by me. I was working on putting a zipper into the pleated skirt, and figured that this was something I've struggled with for longer than you can imagine, until just recently.
I must emphasize, this is just following the instructions that are on the little inset thinger that comes with zippers - that sheet that I used to just throw away! *sigh* I just wanted to do a photo, "step-by-step" in the hopes that it doesn't seem so frightening to do. This is the most basic form of putting in a zipper, and shows the topstitching.
I'll try to do the other types eventually, too. Like, whenever I wind up putting one in next.
And I'm so sorry - it seems like I am always working on red projects when I decide to take pictures for a tutorial - I hope this one is pretty easy to see, though!
The teacup font was made by ~coconut-lane and can be found here [link]
2008 Sam Lemieux/Taeliac Studio Cosplay/`taeliac [link]
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I'm definitely the same way - if they wouldn't have forced us to do it so often with school, I'd still not know how to do it (and, I still screw them up regularly 
Glad it will be helpful
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*pokes* How bout the infamous invisible zipper now? or the death-defying lapped zipper?
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Okay,.. so my response in fact didn't post!
I was thinking of that, but the invisible zipper takes the foot that most people may not have, plus it's different model-to-model. And, you're the only person I know who's had success with that damnable plastic thing you can buy in lieu of one for your machine model...
The lapped zipper?
No thank you XP
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It is because I am magic. See, the crappy foot only works with a crappy machine (which is now broken, by the by...)
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Oh noes! Now, that sucks! But, you are magic - maybe you can fix it? Do you know what's wrong?
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The tension is all crappy, and it makes "ka-chunka" noises. And it isn't aligned properly, so you can't line up the little groove with your stitching line. I'm not sure if it's even worth fixing...
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Oooh.... one of our machines had that happen with - but, it was a cheap Brother machine, so we just tossed it out. I dunno... we can try to take it in and see if he can look at it, if you'd like!
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Meh, it's a crap-tacular singer, so I'm not terribly broken up about it--'s probably not even worth it. And there's always Mum's Janome that hates me...
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Ah, gotcha... too bad, tho. Hopefully your mom's Janome won't eat your soul (or hand, or foot XP)
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OMG!!!! thank you so much!!! zippers are such a pain in the butt! Such a big help <3
~Bow~
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I know! They're a huge pain, they drive me crazy to put in... although, I've done enough for school that they're not *too* bad, but I still complain when I have to put them in
Glad it's helpful!
I think I'm out to improve cosplay, one tutorial & costume at a time!
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And i thank you for it! Your contributions to sewing and cosplay, I must say, definitly make the world a better place (and my life a little easier
Thank you so much!!!
~Bow~
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Oh yes..the dreaded zipper..I actually haven't worked with a zipper in a long time because of renfair and my need to be more authentic...but yes..they are the devil. Awesome tutorial as always :"D
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Yeah... stupid renaissance outfits being without the "slide fastener" *envious*
Just wait... one day... The zipper will get you!
Thank you
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LOL, I love the part about screaming into a pillow. 
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Oh yeah. Me too. Totally -- zippers are usually evil. Although, this is the second one that went in successfully in a row, which means the really, really expensive education has paid off for something -______-;
And the pillow? All the time, same here.
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Eck, the only zippers I can do right is when you have to put the flap in on one side.
LOL, it must be a seamstress thing. 
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"Stress" indeed 
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Yays!! I hope I can too someday, lol.
LOL, I just noticed that the other day.
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Glad you think so 
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