STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL on How to Shorten a Nylon Zipper + Add Fabric Tabs Professional Finish

In this video tutorial I'll explain how to shorten your zipper and add fabric tabs on each end how how to add it to your pouch for a neat, beautiful finish.

I'm using my Juki TL2000 Qi sewing machine and I'm working on The Essential Pouch, but any pouch pattern will work.

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[ItsTikili]

Not top stitching the lining fabric is such a game changer 😭🥳🥳 I have watched so many tutorials and you’re the first one to do it that way and it’s gonna make auch a difference. thanks!!

[gretchencharlton]

thank you for including your seam allowance measurements & the tip at the beginning for zipper measurement for ANY size pouch! very clear directions.

[twyla]

Best tutorial ever for zipper tabs and lined pouches!!! Just subscribed to your channel. So happy that I found you!!!

[meromena]

I had been searching for 2 days for a tutorial showing how to do tabs..I didn't know the measurements and this gave me what i wanted..Thanks you so very much.

[pamelahedgepeth]

You sew so beautifully. Your fabric and lines are so precise and clean. I loved watching this!!

[eileenhalpern]

I am so glad that I found this lady. She is amazing has such a gentle and friendly manner about her.She explains so beautifully. Thank you for this

[maplelassuk]

This is absolutely the best pouch tutorial with tabs that I have watched!! Thank you, now I see why my tabs go into a point...all others you stitch over them. You have made this pouch look so much better, and really easy to measure the zipper needed!!! Thank you again😍

[doogz]

8:30 Your tip to move the zipper pull out of the way while keeping the needle lowered was very helpful to a beginner like me - thank you. 👍

[donnababylon]

I appreciate your videos. I thank you for pressing the seams open during construction. It amazes me the number of videos (especially in bag making) that never press the seams. And, they don’t seem to realize how much better their product would be with this additional step. But to the trained and experienced eye it is so obvious.

[bethperrine]

I’ve watched so many pouch tutorials. I wish I’d seen yours first! It shows the details of every step beautifully. Thank you so much.

[lisadean]

Absolutely 'THE' best lined pouch tutorial ever, Immaculate finish. Thank you so very much 🥰❤

[elenabello]

Thank you for your video. I'v been making pouches for the last three years, but I had to put together pieces from different videos to have a sort of complete instructions scheme. In your tutorials there is every single step you need to make a nice and neat work, very well explained in a correct time. I also love the style of the fabrics you use !
Elena, Italy

[CarolleVincent]

My favourite technique for zippers. They look so much better with the tabs! Thank you!☺️

[lindareda]

That was the best tutorial on zipper tabs. This is something I struggle with and I realize I wasn’t shortening my zipper enough. Thank you!!

[PepaBotika]

You have no idea how much you just saved me! 🤗 Thank you!

[louisejgarcia]

You are an exceptional teacher. Love all your patterns.

[RainorShine]

Best explain how to do zipper tabs, now I think I can make any size bag with them. Thanks so so much.

[didirikk]

You are the best teacher I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. ❤️❤️❤️

[roxilewis]

Wonderful video. Your instructions are very clear and thorough. I’ve watched other videos on line but your video has given me the confidence to give it a go. Thanks so much.

[lafifer]

Thank you for the excellent explanation of zipper tabs! I love that you showed the whole construction of your pouch. It was so enjoyable! I have a few of your patterns and I love them! Your Devon pouch was my very first pouch I ever made and it was 100% successful - I sweated and worried it would not work but it was perfect! You gave me so much confidence to tackle even bigger and better projects. Blessings to you!