Today’s Google doodle honors Gideon Sundback, developer of the modern zipper. I suppose I like zippers well enough but I really like when Google has a doodle you can play with.
I don’t like sewing zippers into clothes. I can never make them look nice and neat. I actually avoid anything that requires a zipper and haven’t had to sew one in years but I have a new dress pattern that will have one. I have been contemplating sewing it into the side instead of the back but then I’m not sure how I would do the pockets. This pattern doesn’t actually have pockets but pockets are essential.
April 24th, 2012 - 7:43 am
I always hand-sew (“Hand picking”) zippers into things I make, because I can never get a machine-sewn zipper to look good enough to satisfy me. It takes a lot longer but I prefer doing it that way.
April 24th, 2012 - 7:44 am
Also – with the pockets, could you do the zipper on one side and eliminate that pocket? I’ve done that with skirts where I had a size zipper and an in-seam pocket on the side without the zipper. It’s not symmetrical but it’s better than no pockets at all.