How do I insert a zipper into a bias seam?

I'm making a bias dress, and need to put a zipper into the side, I tried doing it normally and got a wiggly seam. any help is great, thanks!|||sew seam tape to the seam on both sides. This will stabilize the seam. Then put the zipper in as you normally would.





bias seams are the pits aren't they! They have a severe tendancy to stretch out of shape! Stabilizing them is the only way to deal with the stretchies.





You might go back and put seam tape on the other seams as they will warp out of proper shape really fast.





This is that 1/4 inch woven tape stuff. It helps a lot to stabilize any seam but bias seams demand it.|||Take a look at Kate Dicey's website:


http://www.katedicey.co.uk -- she has a section on this. Click on "Learning Zone" then on "how to rescue a bias cut disaster" in the righthand column.





I don't do zippers in bias... I personally find them too stiff for the fabric. Instead, I harken back to the days of olde and use snaps or hook and eye in a wide placket. That keeps the fluidity, imo.





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