#needleworkmonday :: A not-so-successful zipper fix
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The problem was that the zipper head came off. I tried to insert it back into the zipper but to my horror, it broke apart ๐ฑ
I thought, oh well, let the pants continue to be zipper-less until my smart self decided to take a look at the stitches. I probably should have tried to insert another zipper head but my fingers and eyes couldn't coordinate well enough to insert it properly.
The stitches looked fairly straightforward and so I drafted a plan, take out the stitches and sew a new one! I rummaged through my zipper stash and dang, I do not have a black one. The closest I could find was a brown zipper which I salvaged from a rotting PVC bag:
Okay, brown is pretty close to black right, shouldn't be that bad. I started picking out the stitches with my faithful stitch picker or seam ripper:
Then, as carefully as I could, pinned the brown zipper to the pants:
And, off to the sewing machine. I changed the foot to a zipper foot and confidently started sewing, just like how I watched some of the Youtubers did:
When I reached the bottom of the pants, I cut the excess and tucked the zipper in carefully and sewed it on:
Once I was done, I was so excited to zip it on:
Until I realized, one side was longer than the other! ๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐ณ
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There wasn't any time left to re-fix it and so I had to pass the pants back to my hubby.
He was really sweet and didn't mind the brown and uneven zipper. He was happy that there is a functional zipper now and that the pants won't be flapping around his ankles.
Maybe I will re-fix it later if my mood to fix zippers comes back ๐
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Wow I commend you for braving this zipper challenge. I have yet to insert mine. You were going so smoothly and confidently too. Bummer that it was uneven but hey itโs functional! ๐ Iโm glad he was okay with it. Hopefully youโll get in the mood again to refix it later. But honestly unless someone is really looking closely they might not notice it :)
Thank you @crosheille! ๐ yah what a bummer ๐. I was consoling myself that too, especially since it is right above the foot ๐ I hope nobody notices.
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I do alterations for a few clients and zipper replacement is a popular service. The most difficult part is removing the damaged zipper, I think.
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Yah. It takes quite some patience to remove the zipper. Not the most fun thing to do ๐
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This could have ben me :-DDDD Or better even, I guess I would have sewn it in inside out. Sorry, but I really had to smile: you did everything so planned and clever and then this stup** zipper decided to misbehave at the very last step.
Nevertheless, you managed to sew it neatly into the cuff and I imagine this is not easy (zippers are still my angst item, as are buttonholes) and it's a gesture of love for your husband. <3
Righttt? It is the stup** zipperโs fault. Haha. But my bad, I forgot to consider for the stretchy track pants fabric and was too excited executing my plan. Oh well, lesson learnt.. if I remember the next time ๐ Thank you @neumannsalva ๐
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I may have written this in some answers to your other comments, but its not you, itโs the zipper :-DD I suspect a conspiracy, mine are also doing unwanted things and never could I be responsible for this (your hear me laughing very loud while I rip out a zipper from a skirt I tried to sew)
You managed more than I ever would have! :)
Good job and you learned something too!
Thank you @jamethiel! Hehe yah. Learnt not to be overly confident with a plan that has not been tried and tested before.
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Oooh! how offensive. you worked so much! Why was one edge longer? you have a wonderful husband :) this job really does not look complicated at all, but it turns out that everything is not so simple. I will keep this in mind when I need to do this kind of work :)
Thank you @tali72. Yah it was quite frustrating. Looks simple but darn, forgot one thing. Haha. I think one side became longer due to the stretch fabric. Will need to keep in mind when dealing with stretch fabric that it can expand as you sew.
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Oooooh! thank! I will take this into account