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How to sew zipper to slit in fabric?

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Apr 2, 2020 at 1:04 pm #3639357

Doug Coe
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@sierradoug
Locale: Bay Area, CA, USA

I’m working on V2 of my first MYOG pack. My design has a zipper for access to the body of the pack.

All of the videos I’ve seen have two separate pieces of fabric, so you sew the zipper to one then the other. I’m taking a piece of fabric and slicing a slit in it, and then installing my zipper into that slit.

Any tips (or video links) on how to do this? (It’s a water-resistant #5 YKK zipper if that matters.)

Apr 2, 2020 at 2:44 pm #3639364

Dave @ Oware
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@bivysack-com
Locale: East Washington

Apr 2, 2020 at 5:38 pm #3639389

Doug Coe
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@sierradoug
Locale: Bay Area, CA, USA

@bivysack-com-2-2 Wow, that’s just what I needed! Of course, you being a pro, you would know about these things. :) Thank you.
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