Fall fashions are full of glitz and glitter and a rhinestone zipper can make an outfit casually elegant. Try one in a vest or, for more drama consider a simple sheath with a rhinestone zipper in the back Coupled with black pants this velour top is perfect for at home holiday entertaining, an evening at the theatre or that special dinner out. Never put rhinestones in the dryer. To add stability insert a narrow strip of interfacing in the zipper seam. Nice topstitching can be difficult to achieve when using fabrics such as velour, so rather than the traditional application, you may wish to hand pick the zipper.
Machine baste the zipper to the garment a little outside of the stitching line.
In the above tip I inserted the zipper by machine using an application similar to that of an invisible zipper. Lay the zipper right side up. Place one pin at the top of each side. This ensures that you won't twist the zipper. Now flip each side of the garment to the wrong side, remove the top pin, pin and baste the zipper in place making sure the zipper teeth are on the seam line.