Thank you so much. When you sewed over the end where the zipper pull was I was saying, "Tim, Tim, Tim no, no, no."😂 It really was a great lesson though. Thanks for not cutting that out of the video and showing how to correct the mistake.
Love your tutorials, especially showing us that mistakes do happen and how to fix them. Your explanations are easy to understand and you don't complicate things, thank you.
That's very kind of you! I figured that too many tutorials are just some super-quick thing with no words (just music) and don't always give you the details you need. And I know people make mistakes and I hope it makes people feel like they can do the stuff I do if they see I also make mistakes. I never manufacture a mistake, but I also never take them out of the video because I think we all learn from mistakes. Happy sewing!
Great videos! I love that you leave mistakes it, as I am a novice sewer, it gives me confidence to know that its OK to make a mistake and be able to correct and go on...thanks
I just LOVE the way you do diagrams & clearly explain processes... and the end products are gorgeous! .. For me: logical is so much better, especially with visuals... a "whole head" experience... Thanks!
Awesome. Just straight forward stitching. No extra needed. You have taught me more in these few videos. Very few get to the nitty giddy like you do. Appreciate it.
Tim, I sometimes do the same with my zipper pull and have to undue stitches to correct. I use a hemostat to grab the zipper pull open. It's a handy tool to have on my sewing table.
Just make sure they aren’t putting HOT irons into this unless you use a cotton placemat. The pioneer woman ones are polyester and can melt with a hot iron.
I would have sewn my zipper shut like that, too! I get so caught up in some details and totally miss others. I'm going to make a couple of these for my daughters in law.
When sewing across the end where the zipper pull is, I sew up to the zipper tape, back stitch, sew across the zipper tape with basting stitches, sewing slightly past the zipper tape, back stitch to the zipper tape, then stitch forward again with regular stitching. Then I remove the basting stitches in order to unzip the zipper. That narrow area where the basting stitches were, help to hold the unzipped sides if the zipper together, however, I slip in a piece of masking tape just below the line if stitching, which helps to hold the sides of the zipper together while I sew over it. After trimming the tails, I coat them with Fray Bond to prevent raveling.
As soon as I remove the zipper from the package, I give it some steam, and then use the tip of the iron to press the zipper tape. This removes the folds. If I don’t press the zipper, it remains lumpy unless I place the pouch over something that will allow me to press it from the wrong side, which is awkward.
I put wonder tape on my zippers when doing the zipper like u r doing,it holds the zipper great and no pins necessary and it holds it in place with no shifting
Video was good, only thing I would add is to lengthen, not shorten your stitch length with so many layers. You might go over ends twice, but definitely a longer length. I sew lots of bags and really never use a small stitch length.
