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Expert: Sharon Vogel - 9/26/2009


Question
I am making a "Snow White" costume for my grandaughter, want a perfect fit I usually just use velcro...for the life of me I cannot remember how to put in a zipper. Would appreciate any tricks or tips, my Singer machine is new and fabulous, I sew alot of crafts, doll clothes quilts etc...
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Jamie Giovinco

Answer
Dear Jamie,
Coats and Clark zipper packages have the instructions for putting in centered and lapped zippers.  The following link will take you to a video tutorial for a centered zipper application.  http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=87

Good luck with the costume.

Sharon

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Sharon Vogel

Expertise

I can answer general sewing questions as well as tailoring, heirloom, menswear, children's wear, craft sewing, quilting and just about any fabric or notion. I can also help with some sewing machine repair and maintenance.

Experience

I started sewing at the age of 3...thanks to my mom and grandmother, and I am now in my fifties. Home economics classes in junior high and high school helped me to finesse my skills.

Education/Credentials
Palmer and Plesch tailoring class Basically, self-taught...give me the instructions and I will figure it out and then make it better!

Awards and Honors
A few blue ribbons at fairs along the way

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