Sew a bar tack over the zipper teeth at the mark. A bar tack is sewn by setting the stitch width wide enough for the needle to land on both sides of the zipper teeth and setting the stitch length so that the stitches are almost right on top of each other.
How To Shorten a Zipper
By Debbie Colgrove, About.com
Measure and Bar Tack the Zipper
Sew a Bar Tack on the Adjustment Mark
Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com
Transfer the measurement on to the zipper and mark the zipper tape for the length you want.
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- Finishing a Shortened Zipper
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