If only I had watched this BEFORE I tried to do it myself! (My zipper is not hidden like yours.) Very clear instructions. Thank you. Will refresh my memory with this video before I try again.
THANK YOU for talking! Every other zipper tutorial I've watched is all music and no sound, even as they are sewing at angles only they know, with no explanation.
That was one of the best tutorials. You were thorough and explained everything clearly. I can tell a lot of thought went into this video. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am trying to sew some shorts for my daughter with no pattern except her favorite pair of shorts. She didn't want an elastic waistband and I was stumped on how to attach the zipper so it looked store bought. You are a life saver and she loves her new shorts
Thank you for this tutorial! I need to install a zipper fly in some pants I’m making and I had no clue how to do it. Your tutorial was super easy to understand and very clear! Thank you so much!
This is a great step by step to installing a zipper with a pattern and I can say also without a pattern. From watching this I was able to insert a zipper in a pair of pull up, flat front shorts that I had made for a granddaughter that did not like tugging them on. Thanks so much for all the help.
I would think a flat felled seam would look very nice and professional. We will be releasing a flat felled seam tutorial soon. I'm hoping sometime next month. Thanks!
Thank you so very much for this detailed,educative and informative tutorial. I never made a fly zipper but was able to make one yesterday after watching this tutorial . God bless you!
Thank you for a perfect tutorial, it's clear, to the point, nothing extra, nothing short, oh and I love the mani and how you matched it to your fabric :) Can't wait to check your other videos.
Omg you are an amazing teacher, I struggled so much to install the perfect fly after watching so many different tutorial. You are the only one that finally I understand and now I believe that I can finally do this. Thank you very much👍
YES! THANK YOU! Finally, a tutorial showing how to do a FLY zipper, not just a lapped zipper. Mens jeans/pants always have the under-zipper flap for that extra layer of.... preventative measure. :)
Thank you very much for sharing. Deciphering written instructions was driving me nuts. Figuring out how to post comment was more difficult than inserting the zipper with your fabulous instruction.
After staring at the pattern instructions for nearly 30 minutes and near tears, I found this video. Thank you so, so much for saving my sanity and making such a helpful, clear video.
this is an absolutely excellent tutorial! It has refreshed my memory as I had forgotten some bits on how to make a zipper fly, but it has all come back now, thank you!
Please note that if you are not confident it is just as easy to baste or tack the pieces by hand. This is often easier when sewing a zip because it is easier to ensure the edge of the fabric matches the middle of the zipper for concealment.
Your videos are so helpful! I have been too scared to try to sew anything with a fly zipper, but I feel like I can do it after watching this. Thank you!
Most amazing tutorial! I have tons of sewing books, read many blog posts, and I even have an A.A. in Fashion Design and your tutorial was so great and refreshing my memory!
I learned a really easy way to edge finish the fly: Before fusing the fly and the interfacing, pin the right side of the fly to the wrong side of the interfacing. Sew a 1/4" seam around the curved edge. Clip the seam allowance, turn it so the wrong side of the fly is against the right side of the interfacing, and fuse the two together. It's really easy and gives a really nice finish.
This is great--thank you so much for the extreme detail. I followed along with my zipper step-by-step, and it came out looking perfect. I don't think I'll ever memorize how to insert a fly zipper so I've saved this tutorial to refer back to each time I attempt my next one.
Thanks so much!! I watched this so many times bc I'm using a different/older pattern and the zipper instructions are different, so I'm trying to improvise an easier way to sew this zipper!! This was definitely helpful!
Boy, you're good. If I was a beginner I'd be able to understand all of this. A good teacher tries to place themselves in the place of someone who has no idea of how to do this.
I've watched Sandra Betzina's method but that was a long time ago before TH-cam. Yours is a lot better, you don't get complicated and seem to know what your viewers are looking for. Thanks again.
Thank you thank you thank you! You saved me once again and I couldn't be more grateful for your wonderfully CLEAR videos you make. They're the best on TH-cam.
I love your channel! I hope one day you can do a Marfy pattern tutorial, an old vintage pattern or international magazine sewing pattern. It's very hard to find the basics on tackling these types of patterns because there are language barriers and/or lack of instructions. Having a video tutorial would be awesome!
Great video. It was very helpful. Can you comment on finishing the crotch seam from center back to center front when there is a fly in the pant? I was hoping to use a flat felled seam but I'm not sure if that will work.
Thanks so much, I just made a fly for a pair of pants using this technique! This was so easy to follow, I was even able to make my own pattern for the fly and underflap. I used a zig zag stitch to finish the raw edge cause I don't have a serger :) THANKS A BUNCH! :D
wow. great shorts! is there any video tut on how to draft the zip fly pattern? I am just confused on how to make but gets lost when i do it. please? :)
Love this video! Always come back to it. Just remember that if you are sewing men's zipper flies or jeans for both sexes you usually sew the fly the opposite way...
Great and easy explanations! Much easier than the instructions on a pattern!! Thanks so much!! I am trying Simplicity pattern 1430. Would be able to make a video on how to do the waistband for pants, and make button holes? Thanks!!!
Thank you for being so detailed and explaining everything! I am a fashion design student, about to be a junior, who wants to go into menswear, but we have only done womenswear in class... Therefore, I've never been confronted with a front fly zipper! Now I can practice before next semester. :)
I'm 13 and I'm making pants for a cosplay and this tutorial was soooo helpful because I didnt know how to put on the zipper so it wouldn't show without using an invisible zipper. It was very easy to understand! Thanks
do you have a joann's near you? they sell both fusible and sew-in interfacing. But all fabric stores should carry it. If you can't find it, ask a sales associate. If you don't have a fabric store near you, you should be able to purchase it online
I do hope to have this tutorial eventually but it'll probably be part of our patternmaking series, which is currently only offered on our site. Make sure you register on our site so you can get the notifications of our new tutorials.
Enable cc pretty please- love your other videos concise and succinct. I am deaf and working on Lutterloh pattern of dress pants & need direction for assembling front fly zipper.
Oh how I wished I'd seen this before sewing the shorts. My zipper tape is into the waistband and I can't do the buttonhole because it's in the way! I'm going to watch all your videos before going near my sewing machine now!
Many many thanks! Your great tutorial really helped me remembering how to sew a zipper fly ... I just didnt apply interfacing to the under flap once I was using a heavy fabric. Also, Id like to know the measurements of your fly and under flap pattern so I can compare to the patterns I have been drafting. Again...many many thanks!!
hello! i love your channel so much. I have a pants pattern from simplicity. instead of attaching a zipper, i would like to change it to elastic waistband. Can you make a video showing how to do alteration to the pattern? thanks in advance!
This is a little difficult in that there are many factors to consider. Are you using stretchy fabric compared to non stretchy fabric? You'll notice that a pajama pant pattern is a bigger in the waistline and hipline area than a zipper pant pattern so there would be a lot of changes to be made. There are some cute elastic waist pants though like this one: mccallpattern.mccall.com/m6843-products-47790.php?page_id=114
Wow, thanks so much for this tutorial!!! I was so frustrated with the instructions for the fly from the McCalls 7907 pants and this tutorial really helped me!
Do you have the pattern available for download, and can denim fabric be used for it. I have been searching all over the web to find a pattern to make my own denim shorts from scratch, but I cant find a thing.
Thank you for this amazing video! I sewed my fly front successfully! however, may I know the seam allowance of the flap and fly front on your pattern? I am doing my own pattern, so it'll be very helpful if I follow yours! Thank you!
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If only I had watched this BEFORE I tried to do it myself! (My zipper is not hidden like yours.) Very clear instructions. Thank you. Will refresh my memory with this video before I try again.
broooo this video saved my life I’ve been trying to learn how to do a fly front for school and I didn’t understand it til I watched this vid 😭🙏🏼❤️
Glad I could help :D
Thank you for explaining and showing how to sew in a zipper fly. Your instructions are clear and hand placement does not hide what you are doing.
glad you found it helpful
THANK YOU for talking! Every other zipper tutorial I've watched is all music and no sound, even as they are sewing at angles only they know, with no explanation.
That was one of the best tutorials. You were thorough and explained everything clearly. I can tell a lot of thought went into this video.
Thank you for sharing. ❤
YOU ARE THE BEST EVER!!! I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU FOR YEARS AND YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT!
thank you so much for the kind words :)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am trying to sew some shorts for my daughter with no pattern except her favorite pair of shorts. She didn't want an elastic waistband and I was stumped on how to attach the zipper so it looked store bought. You are a life saver and she loves her new shorts
yay! so glad it worked out :)
Thank you for this tutorial! I need to install a zipper fly in some pants I’m making and I had no clue how to do it. Your tutorial was super easy to understand and very clear! Thank you so much!
This was the best description of how to sew a fly that I've ever seen. God bless you angel.
Jessica Harmon glad you found it helpful :)
Nobody can beat this tutorial. The bestest video ever on this. Thank u so much for making it so easy. love u.
This is a great step by step to installing a zipper with a pattern and I can say also without a pattern. From watching this I was able to insert a zipper in a pair of pull up, flat front shorts that I had made for a granddaughter that did not like tugging them on. Thanks so much for all the help.
I would think a flat felled seam would look very nice and professional. We will be releasing a flat felled seam tutorial soon. I'm hoping sometime next month. Thanks!
Thank you so very much for this detailed,educative and informative tutorial. I never made a fly zipper but was able to make one yesterday after watching this tutorial . God bless you!
+Taiwi Akinbiola yay! I'm so glad you were able to do it :)
Taiwo Akinbiola CT
You are an Angel! Haven't done a fly zip in years and I couldn't or the life of me figure out the pattern instructions. Thank you so much! Xxx
Thank you for a perfect tutorial, it's clear, to the point, nothing extra, nothing short, oh and I love the mani and how you matched it to your fabric :) Can't wait to check your other videos.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed our tutorial :)
Omg you are an amazing teacher, I struggled so much to install the perfect fly after watching so many different tutorial. You are the only one that finally I understand and now I believe that I can finally do this. Thank you very much👍
Thank you! This is most straight forward zipper installation video I have ever watch on TH-cam and I have seen many.
+shadine Wilson you can do it! :)
Thank you so much. You are ver thorough. I’ve watched other videos and even bought pattern to follow the instructions but none helped till now.
for the raw edge you can either do a zig zag stitch or if you have a serger you can use that. :)
YES! THANK YOU! Finally, a tutorial showing how to do a FLY zipper, not just a lapped zipper. Mens jeans/pants always have the under-zipper flap for that extra layer of.... preventative measure. :)
I'm so glad you found our tutorial helpful! :)
Thank you so much for the clarity and detail - this is the easiest video I have seen. Thank you
You're welcome. I'm glad our video helped you out. :)
Thank you professor for this tutorial it's very helpful and neat.
Thank you very much for sharing. Deciphering written instructions was driving me nuts. Figuring out how to post comment was more difficult than inserting the zipper with your fabulous instruction.
Yes, definitely clip a notch at this point and it'll make doing this seam a lot easier.
Thanks I was afraid to sew in a fly zipper but now after viewing your video i know i can do this with ease. Thanks for the close up view!
you can do it :)
After staring at the pattern instructions for nearly 30 minutes and near tears, I found this video. Thank you so, so much for saving my sanity and making such a helpful, clear video.
this is an absolutely excellent tutorial! It has refreshed my memory as I had forgotten some bits on how to make a zipper fly, but it has all come back now, thank you!
yay! Glad we were able to help :)
Professor Pincushion Me too haha x
Please note that if you are not confident it is just as easy to baste or tack the pieces by hand. This is often easier when sewing a zip because it is easier to ensure the edge of the fabric matches the middle of the zipper for concealment.
Thanks! Very easy-to-follow and well-produced tutorial.
Thanks for the kind words
Your videos are so helpful! I have been too scared to try to sew anything with a fly zipper, but I feel like I can do it after watching this. Thank you!
you can do it!
I'm gonna 'go ahead' and like this how to!
Love how your nails match your fabric!
yay! Thanks for the positive feedback :D
I love the coordinating nail polish too.
Thanks! :)
Most amazing tutorial! I have tons of sewing books, read many blog posts, and I even have an A.A. in Fashion Design and your tutorial was so great and refreshing my memory!
i really appreciate ur method of teaching very nicely....... i love it
this is very very very useful, informative, helpful,etc video. you are the best teacher over here. and i am thankful to you.
I learned a really easy way to edge finish the fly:
Before fusing the fly and the interfacing, pin the right side of the fly to the wrong side of the interfacing. Sew a 1/4" seam around the curved edge. Clip the seam allowance, turn it so the wrong side of the fly is against the right side of the interfacing, and fuse the two together. It's really easy and gives a really nice finish.
This is great--thank you so much for the extreme detail. I followed along with my zipper step-by-step, and it came out looking perfect. I don't think I'll ever memorize how to insert a fly zipper so I've saved this tutorial to refer back to each time I attempt my next one.
so glad it worked out for you :)
Thanks so much!! I watched this so many times bc I'm using a different/older pattern and the zipper instructions are different, so I'm trying to improvise an easier way to sew this zipper!! This was definitely helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Boy, you're good. If I was a beginner I'd be able to understand all of this. A good teacher tries to place themselves in the place of someone who has no idea of how to do this.
thanks! we do our best so everyone can understand the process :)
I've watched Sandra Betzina's method but that was a long time ago before TH-cam. Yours is a lot better, you don't get complicated and seem to know what your viewers are looking for. Thanks again.
Thank you thank you thank you! You saved me once again and I couldn't be more grateful for your wonderfully CLEAR videos you make. They're the best on TH-cam.
+LadyLeloi thank you so much for the kind words. I'm so glad you found our tutorials helpful :)
Thanks! glad you enjoyed it.
I love your channel! I hope one day you can do a Marfy pattern tutorial, an old vintage pattern or international magazine sewing pattern. It's very hard to find the basics on tackling these types of patterns because there are language barriers and/or lack of instructions. Having a video tutorial would be awesome!
Thanks!
Thank you so much! :D I'm so glad you found our video helpful
Great video. It was very helpful. Can you comment on finishing the crotch seam from center back to center front when there is a fly in the pant? I was hoping to use a flat felled seam but I'm not sure if that will work.
Thanks so much, I just made a fly for a pair of pants using this technique! This was so easy to follow, I was even able to make my own pattern for the fly and underflap. I used a zig zag stitch to finish the raw edge cause I don't have a serger :) THANKS A BUNCH! :D
thanks to you i can do a fly front zipper without any guidance! you have a great way of explaining!
Thank you for teaching me to putting on the zipper straight you are bless
Thank you for such an easy and very clear video tutorial... o was always scared of sewing pants just because of zipper fly.. now it seems easy
You can do it! :)
Thank you. You are a very good teacher.
merle hofer Thanks! I'm glad you found our lesson helpful :)
wow. great shorts! is there any video tut on how to draft the zip fly pattern? I am just confused on how to make but gets lost when i do it. please? :)
Best teacher! Lovely nails! Thanks!
Love this video. I had a impossible written instruction but thanks to you my first zipper turned out perfect!
Love this video! Always come back to it. Just remember that if you are sewing men's zipper flies or jeans for both sexes you usually sew the fly the opposite way...
Great and easy explanations! Much easier than the instructions on a pattern!! Thanks so much!! I am trying Simplicity pattern 1430. Would be able to make a video on how to do the waistband for pants, and make button holes? Thanks!!!
Great tutorial. Thank you so much 👍❤️
awesome tutorial! Thanks!
Sorry, we don't sell any patterns. You may be able to purchase a printable version of this pattern from New Look's website.
Love, love, love this tutorial! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks! I'm so glad you found it helpful :)
Wow! You are truly one of my favorites! You make things sewww simple!😃
+Sew Russia I'm so glad you're enjoying our channel :) thanks for the kind words
Thank you so much!!!!!! Omg best video out there! Really helped me out alot very detailed and to the point.
so glad you found this helpful :)
Thankyou so much for this detailed video. I just made a fly and zipper after watching this.
Hi, ur sewing method is so good.
Easy to understand . Can u show
How to sew tailor collar pls?
MsAlicia03 we do have a tutorial on how to do the shirt collar found in a button up shirt. It's on our channel.
with the modern nylon zips, they are self locking and can be shortened from the top which is much easier.
excellent video of teaching how to sew a zipper , thank you so much
Thank you so much for this! Your instructions are so easy to follow!
Thank you for being so detailed and explaining everything! I am a fashion design student, about to be a junior, who wants to go into menswear, but we have only done womenswear in class... Therefore, I've never been confronted with a front fly zipper! Now I can practice before next semester. :)
+Brandon Yarchuk so glad our tutorial helped you out :)
Thank you so much for the kind words! :D
I'm 13 and I'm making pants for a cosplay and this tutorial was soooo helpful because I didnt know how to put on the zipper so it wouldn't show without using an invisible zipper. It was very easy to understand! Thanks
Gina Yu yay! so glad to help. Please post a pic on our fb wall when you finish your costume :D
Okay!
Thank you so much, you made it look so easy! I think I could do this thanks again.
You can do it! :D
Thank you! Why do you spray water before ironing the interface ?
do you have a joann's near you? they sell both fusible and sew-in interfacing. But all fabric stores should carry it. If you can't find it, ask a sales associate. If you don't have a fabric store near you, you should be able to purchase it online
wow I love your teaching thanks.now I can finally sew a trouser well
Best teacher!!! Just love it!!!
aw, thank you for the kind words :)
fantastic video. I've watched others but yours was definitely the easiest to follow! thanks again! :-)
I don't know if it'll help, but we do have a few tips in our tutorial, working with knits. It's also on our channel. Have a nice day. :)
This is very pratical and easy method of attaching chain in front of the trousure.
I love this tutorial!!!! What pattern are you using?
It's New Look 6873 www.simplicity.com/p-2543-misses-skirts-and-pants.aspx
Prof. Pincushion makes is it look easy.
I do hope to have this tutorial eventually but it'll probably be part of our patternmaking series, which is currently only offered on our site. Make sure you register on our site so you can get the notifications of our new tutorials.
Enable cc pretty please- love your other videos concise and succinct. I am deaf and working on Lutterloh pattern of dress pants & need direction for assembling front fly zipper.
Oh how I wished I'd seen this before sewing the shorts. My zipper tape is into the waistband and I can't do the buttonhole because it's in the way! I'm going to watch all your videos before going near my sewing machine now!
I'm glad you found our tutorial helpful, better late than never. :)
Many many thanks! Your great tutorial really helped me remembering how to sew a zipper fly ... I just didnt apply interfacing to the under flap once I was using a heavy fabric. Also, Id like to know the measurements of your fly and under flap pattern so I can compare to the patterns I have been drafting.
Again...many many thanks!!
hello! i love your channel so much. I have a pants pattern from simplicity. instead of attaching a zipper, i would like to change it to elastic waistband. Can you make a video showing how to do alteration to the pattern? thanks in advance!
This is a little difficult in that there are many factors to consider. Are you using stretchy fabric compared to non stretchy fabric? You'll notice that a pajama pant pattern is a bigger in the waistline and hipline area than a zipper pant pattern so there would be a lot of changes to be made. There are some cute elastic waist pants though like this one: mccallpattern.mccall.com/m6843-products-47790.php?page_id=114
So, at the point at which the seam meets the fly, I would just have to clip the seam and end the flat felled finish at that point?
You're welcome. Glad to help. :)
Wow, thanks so much for this tutorial!!! I was so frustrated with the instructions for the fly from the McCalls 7907 pants and this tutorial really helped me!
great tutorial
This was really easy to follow, thanks x
You're welcome! Glad to help out. :)
Great video! I'm ready to go sew in my zipper.
I had a question for you, what do you do to finish the edge of the underflap? Thanks! :)
Fantastic video!
Do you have the pattern available for download, and can denim fabric be used for it. I have been searching all over the web to find a pattern to make my own denim shorts from scratch, but I cant find a thing.
Thank you so much for teaching that!!!!😄❤️💋
excelente vídeo, explica muy detalladamente paso a paso, mis felicitaciones..
Could you show me sewing on a special design zipper ment to be placed on the right side
Thank you for this amazing video! I sewed my fly front successfully! however, may I know the seam allowance of the flap and fly front on your pattern? I am doing my own pattern, so it'll be very helpful if I follow yours! Thank you!
Can you show how to attach the waistband? The zipper video was great. Thanks
Whats the pattern that she used? Is it Simplicity 6873?
Thankyou! Very thorough!
thanks professor......this really really help me alot...
yay! glad we were able to help :)