This howto is part of my <a href="http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/messengerbag_with_painting/">Messengerbag with Painting</a> project.
I made two zippers: One for inside the bag, and one outside. I'll show you the one that's on the outside of the bag.
I'll try to explain this in english.
1
First, you take one piece of fabric you like for the outside.
( I glued a piece interlining on it, so the fabric would be stronger)
2
Then you take a piece of interlining and draw a rectangle on it that is a little bit shorter than the zipper.
(Like the light lines)
And in the middle of the square another line and on the sides a triangle
(Like the darker lines)
(This is not a new zipper I bought, but I cut it out of an old sportbag)
3
You take a piece of another fabric you want to use for the inside of the zipper-bag.
and stitch it with the piece of interlining like this
!Only stitch the purple rectangle!
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Make sure the piece of fabric is not in the middle of the fabric of the zipper-bag (below)
4
Like this
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This will become the zipper-bag.
And the black fabric is going to be the big messengerbag.
5
Now you cut the black lines and fold and pin the sides like this.
6
Then you sew a rectangle, so it will look like this
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7
Sew the zipper in a rectangle on the fabric.
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Then sew your other piece of fabric(dots) for the bag on the other piece(dots).
!Don't attach it to the black fabric!
9
Tah-daah!
Your zipper-in-a-bag is finished!
*Go to
<a href="http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/messengerbag_with_painting">here</a>
to see how you make the messengerbag*