One of the zipper pulls on the duffle bag that I use to carry the majority of my sewing and crafting supplies with me when we’re traveling from contract to contract broke.
But the zipper itself was still fine.
So I stopped off at Joann Fabrics (with 50% off coupon) and picked up one of these zipper pull repair kits.
They are also available on Amazon: Dritz Zipper Repair Kit-Clothing
Dave had to cut out 4 or 5 of the teeth at the bottom of the zipper on both sides in order to install the new zipper pull.
Then the new zipper pull was installed on one side.
It took a bit of wiggling and adjusting then readjusting to get the zipper pull installed on the second half of the zipper.
Finally it was just a matter of installing one of the zipper stops that was included in the kit. He installed that above the area where the zipper teeth had been removed.
Now I have a fully functioning zipper once again.
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4 Comments
Aurore St-Amand
November 22, 2014 8:55 pmAchat d’un kit de réparation pour fermeture éclair.
Aurore St-Amand
November 22, 2014 8:54 pmJe veux me procurer votre kit de réparation pour fermeture éclair. Merci!
Mary
November 15, 2014 10:57 amMy zipper pull kits have not had the stopper in them, but I have used a zig zag stitch at the bottom instead. I like the looks of a new stop better, but the stitching will work too.
Celtic Thistle Stitches
November 14, 2014 5:51 amHave never seen a zipper pull repair kit will have to look out for one now it looks like a handy thing to have on hand!
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