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That invisible zipper trick from a $15 online course saved me from trashing 3 finished dresses last month
I kept ripping seams on silk charmeuse until I tried basting the zipper tape to the seam allowance first instead of pressing the coils, and now I'm actually using the technique on a poly chiffon piece for a client's wedding in Austin next week - has anyone else found a random hack that fixed a recurring sewing nightmare?
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walker.max1mo ago
Man, that basting trick is gold for tricky fabrics. I've been there with a slippery polyester blend where the zipper kept shifting and I just wanted to toss the whole project out the window. Once you get the tape tacked down right, everything else falls into place, trust me.
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miles9461mo ago
I had to google "invisible zipper trick" after reading this because honestly I thought everyone just basted the tape first. That's like the first thing I learned in home ec back in 2002. Are we really acting like a $15 course is saving lives here? Seems like basic sewing 101 to me, but I guess if it keeps people from tossing dresses then whatever works lol.
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