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Tackling zips

Tutor: Gemma Forde, craft workshop

Craft and sewing workshop tutors, Gemma and Ella, prove that sewing zips doesn’t have to be daunting! The stitching duo guide us through how to sew standard and invisible zips.

During the session, Gemma and Ella use a sewing machine with a zipper foot, which they recommend using for the perfect zip.

Video time

40 minutes

Tackling zips wit Gemma Forde

A close up of a sewing machine sewing a zip onto a brown velvet jacket
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  • Sewing machine
  • Two scraps of fabric
  • Cotton thread
  • An invisible zip (any length)
  • A standard zip (any length)
  • Scissors (ideally fabric scissors)
  • Pins.