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Hi, I'm Candi Cane Canncel with Expert Village. This topic is zippers all about zippers I
personally love to put in zippers. I was taught a long time ago a really easy way to put them
into garments and ever since then, I put zippers in everything. I just think it's really easy
once you know this trick it just makes it much more fun to put them in. There are so
many different types of zippers out there, they are all pretty the same the since that
they have a little zipper head, they have zipper tape and then the teeth that run down
the length of it. They are finished off with a little metal piece that is called the zipper
stopper. Zippers come in so many different sizes and shapes some of them have really
decorative heads, some of them are really tiny, there are metal zippers, plastic. There
are so many different types of zippers out there and when you are considering what type
of zipper you need for your project. If you are working with a commercial pattern under
the notion section it will list exactly what type of zipper you need. If you are suppose
to be putting in a visible zipper or just a regular standard zipper necessary. It will
also give you a length, zippers come in everything from something tiny like this that is a few
inches long to a really long zipper, say 50". To like a dress zipper that is 20" or 22"
so that is how you'll be able to determine which size you need if you are using a commercial
pattern. If you are making other patterns then it's kind of up to you how long you want
the zipper. If you are doing something like a skirt or a pair of jeans usually it's 7
or 9" zippers that are pretty standard. With jeans I actually sell jean zippers and you
can get them at most fabric stores. Those are basically just a zipper that has a metal
teeth that are very much more durable than say your nylon zipper. If you are doing something
like a dress or a skirt, then a nylon zipper is fine. It's something a lot more light weight
more delicate than say something like more heavy as that. The other thing to consider
is make sure you have a zipper foot you can put a zipper with a standard zig zag foot.
But it makes your life so much easier if you do have a zipper foot and if your machine
didn't come with one, you can find most zipper foots available online or usually at your
local fabric store.