Transform Your Favorite Hoodie: How to Add a Zipper to a Hoodie
- gprintingau
- Jun 26, 2024
- 2 min read
If you enjoy wearing hoodies but dislike putting them on over your head due to glasses, headphones, or sensory problems, know that you're not by yourself. Don't worry because adding a zipper to a hoodie is an easy job. It changes your preferred pullover into a flexible zipup. This modification works for your hoodies or jackets designed for chilly weather wear.
Materials Needed
Separating zipper: Opt for a jacket or sportswear zipper.
Zipper foot: Essential for machine sewing.
Seam ripper: For unpicking stitches.
Measuring and cutting tools: A self-healing cutting mat, metal ruler, chalk, and fabric scissors.
Step-by-Step Guide
1. Mark the Center Line
Begin by marking the center line of your hoodie. This can be tricky due to the often poor construction of hoodies. Measure between key seams (bottom edges of the kangaroo pocket, side seams, armpit seams, shoulder seams) to find the center. Trust your eyes as well as your ruler to ensure it looks symmetrical.
2. Unpick the Neckline and Cut
Most hoodies or jackets have overlapping edges at the center front neckline. Seam rip a couple of inches on either side of your center mark to keep the neckline neat. Then, cut along the chalk line you drew.
3. Sew the Pockets
Cutting down the center will split your kangaroo pocket in two. Instead of simply basting the layers, sew them together properly for strength. This ensures the pockets won’t shift when you attach the zipper.
4. Attach the Zipper
With right sides together, pin one half of the zipper to one cut edge of the hoodie. Align the bottom of the zipper with the bottom seam of the hoodie, letting the top extend past the neckline. Use your zipper foot to sew it in place.
Pin the other half of the zipper to the opposite edge, aligning key visual elements (bottom ribbing, pocket edges, graphic center). Sew this side, then top stitch both sides to prevent raw edges from catching when zipping up.
5. Conclude the Zipper Top
Seal the zipper top in the neckline seams or build an elegant zipper stop. If you have hoodies featuring a drawstring channel, push the leftover zipper length into it. Then, close it with hand stitching and fix the undone neckline with your machine.
Celebrate Your New Upgraded Hoodie!
Putting a zip in your hoodie makes dressing up simpler and offers an element of unique style suitable for winter workwear outfits. This homemade task is an excellent method to modify your current attire, making it practical and cozy. Being dressed in your newly zipped hoodie prepares you to confront diverse weather conditions from spring rain to winter cold with flair. Note that this approach isn't just restricted to hoodies. It can be applied as a beneficial skill for modifying numerous outfit types, including custom-printed hoodies and crucial pieces of winter gear. Go ahead, pick up an economical hoodie, and start practicing!
Savour your freshly moved up easy to wear hoodie and forget about wrestling with glasses and headphones every time you get dressed. Enjoy sewing!
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