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[Bodgeitandscarper]

I love this site - all these years I've been sewing and I've not even heard of an invisible zip, never mind put one in!  Mind you, the only garments I make these days that need zips are trousers.

[Gernella]

The day I found out how to insert an invisible zip was practically life changing.  I soon found out that no stabilizing means a wobbly zip if you are not careful.

I've even replaced one in a skirt, which is a bit of a challenge when everything else is sewn up, but well worth it. 

Odd times you see people on line hand sewing them in, frankly I think they are nuts. I don't mind sewing a hem up but stuff a zip.

[Manuela]

I'm with Gernella, looooove invisible zippers. The day I discovered them, I stopped doing handpicked zippers - did way to many of them during apprenticeship and journey. I feel the same about bound buttonholes, hate them with a passion (had to do them in silk jersey too many times), I love doing handworked buttonholes, even volunteered doing a red one in Mr Manuela's Sherlock coat.