How to Sew a Curved Zipper With a Permanent Screen 

Windows in your boat enclosure are essential for cooling off your boat’s interior and allowing a refreshing breeze to pass through. But the one thing you don’t want coming in is bugs! Keep mosquitos and no-see-ums out of your boat enclosure by sewing a roll-up curved zipper opening in your clear vinyl window materail that includes a permanent screen. Our how-to video walks you through the entire curved zipper installation and screen assembly process in detail so even a beginner sewer can tackle this project.
HOW TO SEW A CURVED ZIPPER WITH A PERMANENT SCREEN CHAPTERS:
Marking Clear Vinyl Window Material - 0:48 min
Basting First Bias Binding Strip - 2:05 min
Testing Thread Tension - 5:33 min
Sewing Inside Edge of First Binding Strip - 7:04 min
Marking & Pre-Shrinking Zipper - 9:11 min
Basting & Sewing First Half of Zipper - 12:08 min
Basting Mesh Fabric & Second Binding Strip - 17:20 min
Sewing Mesh Fabric & Binding - 21:21 min
Basting & Sewing Second Half of Zipper - 23:44 min
Slitting Clear Vinyl - 33:09 min
How to Remove Seamstick Residue - 36:39 min
Materials & Tools List - 37:47 min
MATERIALS LIST:
Clear Vinyl Window Material from Sailrite - we used Strataglass™ 30 Gauge - Item # 791 www.sailrite.com/Fabrics/Mari...
Seamstick 1/4" Basting Tape for Canvas & Upholstery (36 yds.) - Item # 122065 www.sailrite.com/Seamstick-1-...
Seamstick 3/8" Basting Tape for Canvas (36 yds.) - Item # 122064 www.sailrite.com/Seamstick-3-...
Bias Binding Tape 3/4" from Sailrite - we used Sunbrella® Acrylic Bias Binding Tape Black - Item # 29138 www.sailrite.com/Notions/Trim...
V-92 Polyester or Lifetime Thread from Sailrite www.sailrite.com/Notions/Thre...)
YKK® Continuous Zipper Chain #10 Black (Coil Chain) - Item # 102215 www.sailrite.com/Notions/Zipp...
YKK® Zipper Slider #10 Black Metal Single Non‑Locking Pull - (Coil Chain) - Item # 102216 www.sailrite.com/Notions/Zipp...
Fiberglass Mesh Charcoal 60" Fabric - Item # 103122 or Phifertex® Standard Vinyl Mesh Fabric www.sailrite.com/Fiberglass-M...
or
www.sailrite.com/Phifertex-Me...
TOOLS LIST:
Clear Acrylic Ruler 6" x 24" - Item # 102400 www.sailrite.com/Clear-Acryli...
Scribe‑All® Black Marking Pencil for Vinyl - Item # 121977 www.sailrite.com/Scribe-All-W...
Gingher® 8" Scissors Right Handed - Item # 19104 www.sailrite.com/Gingher-Scis...
Sailrite® Ultrafeed® LSZ‑1 PLUS Walking Foot Sewing Machine - Item # 300602 www.sailrite.com/Sewing-Machi...
Sailrite® Ultrafeed® Industrial Sewing Table & Workhorse® Servo Motor (110V) - Item # 120931 www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-Ult...
Right Zipper Foot for Sailrite® Ultrafeed® LSZ-1 Sewing Machine - Item # 909 www.sailrite.com/Right-Roping...
Chalk Pencil Cartridge Set - Item # 121669 www.sailrite.com/Marking-Chal...
Scratch Awl Yellow - Item # 2354 www.sailrite.com/Scratch-Awl-...
Seam Ripper Deluxe - Item # 18104 www.sailrite.com/Seam-Ripper-...
3M™ Specialty Adhesive Remover 32 oz. (Quart) - Item # 108984 www.sailrite.com/3M-Specialty...

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