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How to Put a Zipper on a Flared Skirt: Part 2

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Summary: Make your own flared skirt! Learn how to sew a flared miniskirt and add a zipper in this free video covering clothing and fashion design.

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"I'm Candi Cane Canncel with Expert Village. In this clip we're going to prep our panels to put on our zipper. The first thing you want to do to repin your panel so once you have pinned your panel the next step is going to be putting in a basting stitch. A basting stitch is basically a normal stitch just on a wider stitch line either a four or a five. For your basting stitch it's just a regular stitch except on a wider either a four or if your machine has it a five. Before you stitch your machine you just want to take your zipper and place it on the fabric and just measure it see where it ends. When you find that you want to stick a pin in."

eHow Article: How to Put a Zipper on a Flared Skirt: Part 2

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