Add an exposed zipper to a garment

I’ve been asked to do a tutorial about exposed zippers, which are a popular way to add pizazz to a garment. Basically, it just means adding a zipper right on top of the fabric. Normally, of course, you try to hide most of the zipper tape inside. But the exposed zipper is just that … exposed. And that makes it really, really easy to do. A few things: You can do this on an existing garment or on one you are making. You can do it where there is no seam (like my example) or on a seam. You can…