Burda Style For people who sew

Seam Zip and Back Middle Seam
De-baste the seam allowances of the dress edges in the back. Mark slit end with small cuts (a)
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Place opened zip onto the right side of the fabric of the back slit, facing up. Space between the zip band edge and the seam allowances edge should be 5 mm. Pin the upper end of the zip to the edge of the seam allowance. The bottom end of the zip overlaps at the marked end of the slit. Place sewing foot onto the zip so that the spiral in the notch lies to the right of the needle (b)

Stitch zip coming from above until you reach the marked end of the slit. Close zip. Place the other band of the zip onto the front slit edge, facing up. Pin at the top. ©
Open zip. Place the sewing foot onto the upper end of the zip so that the spiral in the notch lies to the left of the needle. (d)
Coming from above, stitch zip until you reach the marked end of the slit, then close zip. Place skirt pieces below the zip onto each other, right sides facing, pin the left side seam coming from below until you reach the marked end of the slit, placing the lower end of the zip loosely towards the seam allowance. Stitch seam. Trim seam allowance.

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