I find this so difficult!
I am doing outworking for an upholstery company, so i am making a lot of box cushions for arm chairs, sofas, also large scatters etc. i am finding the piping tends to be quite bulky, the fabric's obviously thicker and so putting zips into piped seams becomes really tricky as the zips just don't seem wide enough!
I have looked online and it seems that zips come in just one width, is this so? and if it is then what am i doing wrong or is it just diffcult and time consuming to get right?
My main problem is the zip moving about when i line it up halfway up the piping to sew nice and close, and when i try and anchor it in place with pins there just isn't enough of it to do it effectively. I then find it equally as tricky to get the other side in as well!
Any advice before i run screaming to the hills, or from the hills....
I am doing outworking for an upholstery company, so i am making a lot of box cushions for arm chairs, sofas, also large scatters etc. i am finding the piping tends to be quite bulky, the fabric's obviously thicker and so putting zips into piped seams becomes really tricky as the zips just don't seem wide enough!
I have looked online and it seems that zips come in just one width, is this so? and if it is then what am i doing wrong or is it just diffcult and time consuming to get right?
My main problem is the zip moving about when i line it up halfway up the piping to sew nice and close, and when i try and anchor it in place with pins there just isn't enough of it to do it effectively. I then find it equally as tricky to get the other side in as well!
Any advice before i run screaming to the hills, or from the hills....
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