Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
How to Sew a Zippered to a Collared Jacket: youtu.be/aDpDX7kKFgI
Make Joggers Here: youtu.be/8iz6xUfM5dg
How to sew a zipper to the front edge of a fleece jacket when it has a hood. This setup sews the zipper to the front with the additional details of a hem finish along the bottom edge and with a hood that has a facing or a hem for the opening. It leaves the zipper tape unfinished.
If you want to sew the zipper to the front edge of a fleece jacket that has a collar and rib waistband, see the other video linked above. This video also shows how to finish the center front zipper edge with a tape finish.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro & Overview of Options
2:00 Materials
2:18 How to make the drawcord
3:03 How to make twill tape
3:37 Assemble and attack Pockets
4:27 Line Up Pockets Across Fronts
5:02 Assemble Jacket Body
5:51 Eyelets or Buttonholes
6:42 Facing to Hood
7:31 Prep to Sew Zipper to Front
9:03 Make Sure Pocket Matches
9:57 Hem Overview and Marking
10:36 Optional: Finish Front Edge
11:02 Mark Zip Length
11:53 Shorten Zipper
15:37 Sew Zipper to Front
16:42 Transfer Landmarks
18:18 Sew Zipper to Other Front
19:17 Tape Finish Option (covered in other video)
20:05 Press Opening
20:09 Prepare Opening
20:36 Finish Hem at Zipper
22:02 Top Stitch and Hem Options
22:48 Last Tips before Top Stitch
24:11 Top Stitch Zipper Opening
24:52 Repeat for Other Side
25:43 Trim Zipper Flush with Neck Edge if necessary
26:00 Neckline Option 1
26:48 Neckline Option 2
27:53 Attach Hood
28:12 Optional: Sew and Insert Drawcord
28:59 Clean Finish Facing
29:41Tape Finish Neckline
30:33 Edgestitch Tape to Seam Allowance
30:56 Optional: Add Label
a32:45 Wrap Edge with Tail
33:25 Edgestitch Remaining Tape Edge
36:17 Hem or Finish Facing on Hood Opening
37:59 Hem Hood
38:45 Other Jacket Sewing Options and Reveal
39:37 Outro
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How to Sew a Zippered to a Collared Jacket: youtu.be/aDpDX7kKFgI
Make Joggers Here: youtu.be/8iz6xUfM5dg
How to sew a zipper to the front edge of a fleece jacket when it has a hood. This setup sews the zipper to the front with the additional details of a hem finish along the bottom edge and with a hood that has a facing or a hem for the opening. It leaves the zipper tape unfinished.
If you want to sew the zipper to the front edge of a fleece jacket that has a collar and rib waistband, see the other video linked above. This video also shows how to finish the center front zipper edge with a tape finish.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro & Overview of Options
2:00 Materials
2:18 How to make the drawcord
3:03 How to make twill tape
3:37 Assemble and attack Pockets
4:27 Line Up Pockets Across Fronts
5:02 Assemble Jacket Body
5:51 Eyelets or Buttonholes
6:42 Facing to Hood
7:31 Prep to Sew Zipper to Front
9:03 Make Sure Pocket Matches
9:57 Hem Overview and Marking
10:36 Optional: Finish Front Edge
11:02 Mark Zip Length
11:53 Shorten Zipper
15:37 Sew Zipper to Front
16:42 Transfer Landmarks
18:18 Sew Zipper to Other Front
19:17 Tape Finish Option (covered in other video)
20:05 Press Opening
20:09 Prepare Opening
20:36 Finish Hem at Zipper
22:02 Top Stitch and Hem Options
22:48 Last Tips before Top Stitch
24:11 Top Stitch Zipper Opening
24:52 Repeat for Other Side
25:43 Trim Zipper Flush with Neck Edge if necessary
26:00 Neckline Option 1
26:48 Neckline Option 2
27:53 Attach Hood
28:12 Optional: Sew and Insert Drawcord
28:59 Clean Finish Facing
29:41Tape Finish Neckline
30:33 Edgestitch Tape to Seam Allowance
30:56 Optional: Add Label
a32:45 Wrap Edge with Tail
33:25 Edgestitch Remaining Tape Edge
36:17 Hem or Finish Facing on Hood Opening
37:59 Hem Hood
38:45 Other Jacket Sewing Options and Reveal
39:37 Outro
Join this channel to get access to perks:
tinyurl.com/5n7v5hz6
Check out my sewing community:
Sew Sew guild: sewsewguild.com
Website: https://sewsew.live/
Instagram: instagram.com/sewsewlive/?hl=en
Hope to see you in the Guild!
xo Saremy
