I'm in the middle of making my wedding dress and I realized I've never actually tried to put an invisible zipper into a lined garment before! This tutorial was super clear and easy to understand, and now I'm not nearly as afraid to add my zipper to my dress 😅 Edit: My wedding dress is finished and the zipper looks great!
I am eager to attempt this now! I've always baulked at invisible zips but your great demonstration gives me the confidence to try! You delivery is excellent! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It's exactly what i needed to finish my dress, i always have such a hard time with zippers, but this method worked like a charm and your instructions were so easy to follow, Thank you! ❤
Oh goodness! So it’s probably been 12 years since I put in an invisible zipper. I thought it was no big deal because I’d done it so many times, but not in a long time. I have one half of the first side of the zipper sewn in, but it doesn’t seem right, although it looks ok. I decided I’d better refresh my brain so I watched your video. Oopsie! Looks like I’ll be spending a few minutes with my seam ripper. Thanks!
This was amazing to watch. I just recently made a dress with a skirt lining (using your tutorial on that) for my daughter and I was pretty pleased with it except for how the zipper turned out. So many things I did wrong! Fortunately the zipper is on the side so it is not so noticeable. I am now planning to take the dress back and see if I can fix it. Thank you so, so very much. And your dress is absolutely amazing. You are so creative!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful and that you were able to make the dress for your daughter. Don't worry about the zipper, we all make mistakes. I'm sure you'll be able to fix it and make it perfect!
Love this dress. I am making a sleeveless linen dress with a flared skirt, petticoat to be worn under it. When adding a lining of lawn to the bodice do I need to use main fabric facings at the top of the lining or can I just use lining fabric cut from the dress pattern pieces. With lining does it not need interfacing at the sweetheart neckline and arms?
First off, I have given up on the two blouses I told you I was working on, trying to make them larger to fit me. But, I'm not giving up on sewing something for me to wear. 😉 A week or so ago, I bought a couple of dresses from an online site. I loved how they looked in the pictures, but, when I finally received them and tried them on, I found out how I need to lengthen the bodice area of both of them. Do you have a video about doing such ? Also, I'm gonna try to insert a lining and a zipper at the back of those dresses. Lots I'm wanting to do, huh ? Rundown is : Lengthen the bodice of both dresses; add a lining to at least the upper part of both dresses; and, add a zipper to the upper back of both dresses. Am gonna try my best to get some matching fabric to be able to lengthen them. And, hopefully, i will be able to do it all without having to "give - up" on them. Wish me luck, please. As always, love your channel bunches, dear. Happy sewing to you. 🥰❣️😻
Great tutorial. I often have issues with zippers matching on both sides where the bodice seam connects to the skirt, but it looks like when the zipper tape is placed all the way at the top on both sides, then the zipper matches at the waistline.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful. It can be tricky to get zippers to match perfectly, but placing the zipper tape all the way at the top is definitely a good tip to keep in mind.
Since this tutorial recommends keeping the lining 'out of the way' of the bodice when inserting the zipper, I find it easier to stop my understitching about an inch or so before I reach the end of the neckline. It allows me to keep that lining fabric at the end of the neckline separate from bodice as I install the zipper. Once the zipper's inserted, I can always go back and finish unstitching the lining all the way to the end of the neckline, if necessary.
Thank you this is so helpful. I do have a question. The instructions on the invisible zipper package says you should iron or press the coil fold open with an iron. Is this an important first step? I noticed you did not mention to do this step.
I highly suggest not ironing your zipper open. It ruins the coils & bends them out of place & the zipper will come apart while you are wearing it. I know it says that but it’s a bad direction in my opinion. Just hold the teeth open while you sew.
This was so helpful! Since my brain can't really comprehend the skirt part though, is it possible to do a tutorial for what it would look like if you did have a lining for the skirt? :D Thank you!!
Yes of course! All you do though is just keep sewing all the way down the zipper and lining. Like sew the waist of the bodice and skirt lining 1st then do the zipper lining.
Wonderful video! The lining part has me stuck tho as I have a fully lined gown and at waist large part of the lining is stitched to it's main fabric counterpart, so I can't open it in this way to sew the lining part to the zipper.. trying to figure out how to attach it now...
@@SewAnastasia Thank you so much for reply! I made the gown, so my lack of experience put me in this pickle XD I ended up handstitching those 15cm that I couldn't open up.
It is a zipper foot. Here is a link for it. www.sewingpartsonline.com/zipper-foot-narrow-viking-4125657-45.aspx?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA-bmsBhAGEiwAoaQNmi-vXdU2Egx4HEL_vFeiIT11Cjrxexo8OmKXBkUHM48C3sMOQqHZCRoCwdQQAvD_BwE
I bought an invisible zipper foot from Temu, and it was only 89cents! I don’t like the idea of helping China, but whether I order it from Temu, or somewhere else it’s made in the same place. It’s the same zipper foot, but a lot cheaper!
I'm in the middle of making my wedding dress and I realized I've never actually tried to put an invisible zipper into a lined garment before! This tutorial was super clear and easy to understand, and now I'm not nearly as afraid to add my zipper to my dress 😅
Edit: My wedding dress is finished and the zipper looks great!
This is the fourth tutorial ive watched and now i think i finally get it. Thanks to your great camera angles.
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I second this! Thank you!!!!
You just saved me hours of hand sewing the lining in! Thanks!!!
Glad I could help!
What a lifesaver of a tutorial thank you so much!
You're welcome!
I adore your style of teaching, you are so thorough. This tutorial is going to save me a lot of time and angst - thank you Anastasia 😘
Very welcome. I really appreciate the kind words. Have a lovely day.
That dress is absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the zipper installation tutorial.
Thank you. It was a fun dress to make. It did take me a long time to make it with all the decorative stitches but totally worth it💕
Thank you so much!! I’ve never done this before, and it was not working in my head haha
Thank you!
Welcome. Happy sewing :)
Bless you, the mental math I was doing to put a zipper in my romper was insane
lol 😂 Happy to help :)
Excellent explanation. Now I’m ready to try it myself. Thank you.
You got this!!!
I am eager to attempt this now! I've always baulked at invisible zips but your great demonstration gives me the confidence to try! You delivery is excellent! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for this tutorial Anastasia. It is very easy to follow and understand!!!
I'm so glad! :) Happy sewing 🧵
Thanks so much
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you for the clear instructions 🙏
You are very welcome 🤗
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Thank you so much for this tutorial. It's exactly what i needed to finish my dress, i always have such a hard time with zippers, but this method worked like a charm and your instructions were so easy to follow, Thank you! ❤
Glad it was helpful and it worked out well. I hope you share the video with your sewing friends.
Oh goodness! So it’s probably been 12 years since I put in an invisible zipper. I thought it was no big deal because I’d done it so many times, but not in a long time. I have one half of the first side of the zipper sewn in, but it doesn’t seem right, although it looks ok. I decided I’d better refresh my brain so I watched your video. Oopsie! Looks like I’ll be spending a few minutes with my seam ripper. Thanks!
Happy to help your sewing project.
This is my favorite tutorial!
Aww thanks for watching :)
Great tutorial! I followed along as you finished the lining and it turned out great! Thank you so much!
Great job! You are so welcome 🎀
God bless you for this tutorial!! 😊
Beautiful dress! Excellent tutorial! Thank you!
Thank you :)
Perfekt tutorial, thank you!
Thanks for the tutorial. The dress is gorgeous, enjoy and wear it in wonderful health.
Thank you 😊
Thanks a lot for this great tutorial, it is really helpful ❤
Excellent zipper tutorial. Just what I needed. The fabric you used was beautiful.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful and liked the fabric choice.
Thank you so much and God bless you
Thank you so much for this tutorial!!!❤
You are so welcome!
Thank you for this great tutorial.
You're very welcome!
amazing thank you
Thank you so much!
This was amazing to watch. I just recently made a dress with a skirt lining (using your tutorial on that) for my daughter and I was pretty pleased with it except for how the zipper turned out. So many things I did wrong! Fortunately the zipper is on the side so it is not so noticeable. I am now planning to take the dress back and see if I can fix it. Thank you so, so very much. And your dress is absolutely amazing. You are so creative!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful and that you were able to make the dress for your daughter. Don't worry about the zipper, we all make mistakes. I'm sure you'll be able to fix it and make it perfect!
Beautiful ❤
Thank you 😊 It was a fun dress to make
Thank you 😊
Love this dress. I am making a sleeveless linen dress with a flared skirt, petticoat to be worn under it. When adding a lining of lawn to the bodice do I need to use main fabric facings at the top of the lining or can I just use lining fabric cut from the dress pattern pieces. With lining does it not need interfacing at the sweetheart neckline and arms?
You made this look so achievable! I can’t wait to try it
You got this. It’s easier then it looks.
First off, I have given up on the two blouses I told you I was working on, trying to make them larger to fit me. But, I'm not giving up on sewing something for me to wear. 😉 A week or so ago, I bought a couple of dresses from an online site. I loved how they looked in the pictures, but, when I finally received them and tried them on, I found out how I need to lengthen the bodice area of both of them. Do you have a video about doing such ? Also, I'm gonna try to insert a lining and a zipper at the back of those dresses. Lots I'm wanting to do, huh ? Rundown is : Lengthen the bodice of both dresses; add a lining to at least the upper part of both dresses; and, add a zipper to the upper back of both dresses. Am gonna try my best to get some matching fabric to be able to lengthen them. And, hopefully, i will be able to do it all without having to "give - up" on them. Wish me luck, please. As always, love your channel bunches, dear. Happy sewing to you. 🥰❣️😻
Is there a part 1 to this video
I’d love to see how you made this dress .. it’s so beautiful ❤❤❤❤
Thank you :) I have a reel on instagram of me making it a bit but I did not take video of the full process as a tutorial.
Great tutorial. I often have issues with zippers matching on both sides where the bodice seam connects to the skirt, but it looks like when the zipper tape is placed all the way at the top on both sides, then the zipper matches at the waistline.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful. It can be tricky to get zippers to match perfectly, but placing the zipper tape all the way at the top is definitely a good tip to keep in mind.
I loved this tutorial! Quick question though, for the understitch on the lining, do you go all the way around the neckline to the other side? Thanks!
Yes go around the entire neckline
@@SewAnastasia thank you!
Since this tutorial recommends keeping the lining 'out of the way' of the bodice when inserting the zipper, I find it easier to stop my understitching about an inch or so before I reach the end of the neckline. It allows me to keep that lining fabric at the end of the neckline separate from bodice as I install the zipper. Once the zipper's inserted, I can always go back and finish unstitching the lining all the way to the end of the neckline, if necessary.
Thank you this is so helpful. I do have a question. The instructions on the invisible zipper package says you should iron or press the coil fold open with an iron. Is this an important first step? I noticed you did not mention to do this step.
I highly suggest not ironing your zipper open. It ruins the coils & bends them out of place & the zipper will come apart while you are wearing it. I know it says that but it’s a bad direction in my opinion. Just hold the teeth open while you sew.
Ironing melts or distorts those nylon zippers. I don't recommend it at all
This was so helpful! Since my brain can't really comprehend the skirt part though, is it possible to do a tutorial for what it would look like if you did have a lining for the skirt? :D Thank you!!
Yes of course! All you do though is just keep sewing all the way down the zipper and lining. Like sew the waist of the bodice and skirt lining 1st then do the zipper lining.
Wonderful video! The lining part has me stuck tho as I have a fully lined gown and at waist large part of the lining is stitched to it's main fabric counterpart, so I can't open it in this way to sew the lining part to the zipper.. trying to figure out how to attach it now...
You will need to un stitch the waist lining. They did that after so you need to work backwards when altering something.
@@SewAnastasia Thank you so much for reply! I made the gown, so my lack of experience put me in this pickle XD I ended up handstitching those 15cm that I couldn't open up.
I still can’t achieve this 😭 I have the hardest time with zippers. I need practice and lots of it 😅
You will get there one day. Keep practicing 🎀
Great video.. what is the name of the long slender presser foot ?
It is a zipper foot. Here is a link for it. www.sewingpartsonline.com/zipper-foot-narrow-viking-4125657-45.aspx?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA-bmsBhAGEiwAoaQNmi-vXdU2Egx4HEL_vFeiIT11Cjrxexo8OmKXBkUHM48C3sMOQqHZCRoCwdQQAvD_BwE
Can you please give me a link to your all purpose zipper foot?
www.sewingpartsonline.com/products/husqvarna-viking-narrow-zipper-foot-4125657-45?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzJOtBhALEiwAtwj8tq9olAKqR6kAjZdvODqK0mbxpX4OzciPdZsmu9Cl_0egDxUPh55PqxoCMeEQAvD_BwE
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Can you insert an invisible zipper into a dress that has no existing zipper??? Thanks
Yes! Open up the seam where you want it & follow the steps.
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I bought an invisible zipper foot from Temu, and it was only 89cents! I don’t like the idea of helping China, but whether I order it from Temu, or somewhere else it’s made in the same place. It’s the same zipper foot, but a lot cheaper!
That's awesome! What a great find!