How To Put In A Zipper For Pillow With Cording

Inserting a zipper into a pillow can seem daunting at first, especially if you're making a pillow with cording or piping around the edges. But, I promise, it's really not hard to do! My tutorial will walk you through each step, and in no time you'll be making your own custom-looking pillows! 𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒 - (𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬) ✅ Glass Head Straight Pins - amzn.to/3IaroWL ✅ Magnetic Pin Bowl - amzn.to/3OMuuCg ✅ Hand-Sewing Needles - amzn.to/3I3Q7fo ✅ Leather Thimble - amzn.to/3QYoN6l ✅ Hand quilting thread to match fabric for hand sewing - amzn.to/3bnWgRL ✅ Thread to match fabric for sewing machine - amzn.to/2LmhdBT ✅ Fabric glue - amzn.to/2LpZGc5 ✅ Seam Ripper - amzn.to/3ufnCFL ✅ That Purple Thang - amzn.to/3bG8RVZ ✅ OmniGrip Grid Measuring Tool - amzn.to/3QXHuHe ✅ 18" Metal Straight Edge - amzn.to/3NtOskh ✅ Fiskars Soft Touch Spring Action Scissors - amzn.to/3bxiINP ✅ KAI 5210 Ergonomic 8" Dressmaking Shears - amzn.to/3AhCc3s ✅ Gingher 4" Embroidery Scissors - amzn.to/3yuB2Ag ✅ Nippers - amzn.to/3ab1aGW ✅ Fiskars Cutting Mat - amzn.to/3bt4m0Y ✅ Fiskars Rotary Cutter - amzn.to/3QVwXMK ✅ Chalk Fabric Marker - amzn.to/3AgaYdI ✅ Brother PQ1500SL Sewing Machine - amzn.to/3ucfoy4 ✅ Singer Heavy Duty Sewing Machine - amzn.to/3a16EUX ✅ Reliable Velocity Steam Iron - amzn.to/3IiLxKx ✅ Chalk Fabric Marker - amzn.to/3AgaYdI

So I have to tell you! I have watched many videos on adding a zipper next to cording and yours was by far the easiest to understand and navigate! Thank you so much!

This is hands down the best video tutorial I've seen for putting in a zipper on a corded pillow! (and I've watched a bunch in the past few days) I made new covers for 3 large pillows that are the back cushions on my son's favorite (well-loved and dirty) sofa. I found your video after making one pillow cover using a different technique. The two I made using your instructions came out so nice that I'm going to take the other one apart and redo it! Thanks for teaching me a new skill!

Fine tutorial. East to follow…no music to distract and I will be using your instructions as I have some pillows I wish to make in this fashion.

Oh my I’ve watched this a bazillion times I’ve been trying to sew a zipper and thick cords to two sticks of butter 😂 aka velvet with a 1/4 inch seem , Lady you are a saint for posting this many blessings your way for coming to my rescue!!! 😅😅😅😅

Thanks for this tutorial! I learned to do this around 2003 with a tutorial on a VHS tape that I think came from The Pillow Lady! That tape went missing and now 16 years later I want to make pillows but all I have are my notes from that tape. I am so happy I stumbled on your video that does such a nice job of explaining this technique.

Jan your video was very well done. I used to do a lot of zippers like this, but that was almost 25 years ago when I had my professional draperies soft- furnishings business. This is the way I did it but couldn’t actually remember all the steps, your video was as close as I did it before and was very straight-forward. Thank you!!

Thanks so much for this! I used your directions to make three pillows, one with fringe and two with self-made piping. I used down alternative inserts. Each one cost about $25 in materials but they feel and look like more expensive pillows. I used 20" squares of fabric to begin with which fit my 20" inserts beautifully. For future reference, this was what I did the first few days during the Corona virus pandemic isolation.

That is a gorgeous pillow!!! You have amazing skills♡!!! Thank you so much for showing us an opportunity to learn 🧡🧡🧡 praying for yall always xoxo-

Thank you SO much. This is the best tutorial I've seen. I've been able to make 2 pillows using your tutorial having never done this before, and they were both perfect. Thank you.

Thanks so much for your directions. I have now made two pillows and am quite proud of how they came out!

Wonderful video and advice, just completed my first ever cover! Thank you!

Really thorough instruction. I’m in the UK and we’d call this a cushion - a pillow is what we have on our beds.

I am so glad I found this! I was asked to make a pillow as a gift for the national president of an organization I belong to from our unit. (No pressure, right? Lol.). I decided on a cathedral window with an embroidered emblem on the front and an embroidered back. Then decided on cording too. As I applied the cording, it dawned on me, “ I’ve never installed a zipper with cording!” Thanks to this wonderfully explained tutorial, all went well on the first try! It turned out so beautiful! My local unit was stunned when I unveiled the finished product. It will be presented to the president of our organization on the 10th of may. Thank you so much for guiding me through the proper technique of a perfectly installed zipper!

Thank you for this video!! I used to do home dec a long time ago and forgot some of my techniques. This is well done and I appreciate you posting!!!

Worked like a charm! Great instructions. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your cording and your zippered pillow tutorials. I've been struggling with these sewing functions for years. I now know how to do it in a reasonably easy way!

Thank you very much from Greece, for the thorough explanation . I already made one and it went great. I saw several videos and yours was the very best! God bless you!

Brilliant. Neatest zipper I’ve put in for ages. Wish I had found this a long while ago. Thank You

Yay I did it! Thanks for a great video and wonderful instructions. I now have two new pillows...wonderfully made! Thank you !