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Hi! I'm Karen for Expert Village. Here are some tools and materials you'll need to sew
in your invisible zipper. You'll need an invisible zipper, of course. This looks flat on the
front. You don't see any of the teeth, and it usually has a small dangle like that. On
the back of the zipper, the teeth stick out like this. The front you don't see the teeth
at all, and that's what makes it invisible in the end. You'll need an invisible zipper
foot. It's almost impossible to install these invisible zippers without the special foot.
Most manufacturers of machines will have an invisible foot that you can order. I got this
one as a universal foot. It has a universal attachment, and you can buy the foot separately.
You'll need a regular zipper foot to do some finishing. Some chalk maybe, or some kind
of marking pencil, a ruler, scissors, pens, and of course your garment. You do not want
to sew the seam. Most patterns will call for before installing the zipper, to sew the seam
up to the zipper spot, and then continue basting. For the invisible zipper, you do not want
to sew your 2 pieces of the garment together. You'll sew them together at the end. It looks
like we have everything. Let's get started.