Installing a Curved Zipper in a Vinyl Window

Your boat’s enclosure can get hot and stuffy. Installing a roll-up window is a smart way to bring cooling airflow and much-needed air circulation into your enclosure. In this how-to video, we’ll show you how to install and sew a curved zipper into window material. And we have some useful tips and tricks on how to draw the perfect curve, how to bend and shape bias binding, and how to bend and sew a coil zipper around the curve of the window.INSTALLING A CURVED ZIPPER IN A VINYL WINDOW CHAPTERS LIST:Intro - 0:00Marking Clear Vinyl Window Material - 0:39 Basting Bias Binding - 2:40 Testing Thread Tension - 6:41 Sewing Inside Edges of Binding - 9:01 Marking & Pre-Shrinking Zipper - 13:15 Basting & Sewing First Half of Zipper - 15:37 Basting & Sewing Second Half of Zipper - 20:31 Slitting Clear Vinyl - 26:55 How to Remove Seamstick Residue - 28:52 Materials & Tools List - 30:21 MATERIALS LIST: Clear Vinyl Window Material from Sailrite – we used Strataglass™ 30 Gauge - Item # 791 https://www.sailrite.com/Fabrics/Marine-Fabric/Clear-Vinyl-Window-Material Seamstick 1/4" Basting Tape for Canvas & Upholstery (36 yds.) - Item # 122065 https://www.sailrite.com/Seamstick-1-4-Basting-Tape-for-Canvas-Upholstery-36-Yards Seamstick 3/8" Basting Tape for Canvas (36 yds.) - Item # 122064 https://www.sailrite.com/Seamstick-3-8-Basting-Tape-for-Canvas-36-Yards Bias Binding Tape 3/4" from Sailrite – we used Sunbrella® Acrylic Bias Binding Tape Black - Item # 29138 https://www.sailrite.com/Notions/Trims/Bindings/Width/3-SLASH-4%22 V-92 Polyester or Lifetime Thread from Sailrite https://www.sailrite.com/Notions/Threads/Outdoor-Thread/Thread-Size/V~92-(Tex-90) YKK® Continuous Zipper Chain #10 Black (Coil Chain) - Item # 102215 https://www.sailrite.com/Notions/Zipper/Zipper-Chain/Size/-HASH-10-(10mm)/Zipper-Type/Coil-Chain YKK® Zipper Slider #10 Black Metal Single Non‑Locking Pull - (Coil Chain) - Item # 102216 https://www.sailrite.com/Notions/Zipper/Sliders-and-Pulls/Size/-HASH-10-(10mm)/Zipper-Type/Coil-Chain TOOLS LIST: Clear Acrylic Ruler 6" x 24" - Item # 102400 https://www.sailrite.com/Clear-Acrylic-Ruler-6-x-24 Scribe‑All® Black Marking Pencil for Vinyl - Item # 121977 https://www.sailrite.com/Scribe-All-Water-Soluble-Marking-Pencil-Black Gingher® 8" Scissors Right Handed - Item # 19104 https://www.sailrite.com/Gingher-Scissors-Right-Handed Sailrite® Ultrafeed® LSZ‑1 PLUS Walking Foot Sewing Machine - Item # 300602 https://www.sailrite.com/Sewing-Machines/Portable-Heavy-Duty-Sewing-Machines Sailrite® Ultrafeed® Collapsible Sewing Table - Item # 104821 https://www.sailrite.com/Ultrafeed-Collapsible-Sewing-Table Chalk Pencil Cartridge Set - Item # 121669 https://www.sailrite.com/Marking-Chalk-Cartridge-for-Fabrics Scratch Awl Yellow - Item # 2354 https://www.sailrite.com/Scratch-Awl-Yellow Seam Ripper Deluxe - Item # 18104 https://www.sailrite.com/Seam-Ripper-Deluxe 3M™ Specialty Adhesive Remover 32 oz. (Quart) - Item # 108984 https://www.sailrite.com/3M-Specialty-Adhesive-Cleaner-32oz-Quart