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  • 15-04-2008 12:59pm
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    jobless
    Registered Users Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭


    Not sure if this is the right forum but….

    Does anyone know how to replace a zipper on a jacket/top that is broken. I bought a top recently and the metal part of it used to pull it down/up has broken off.
    I’m just wondering if there is a way to remove the rest of the zipper and put a new one on?..... or do I have to go to a tailor?


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    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    jobless wrote: »
    Not sure if this is the right forum but….

    Does anyone know how to replace a zipper on a jacket/top that is broken. I bought a top recently and the metal part of it used to pull it down/up has broken off.
    I’m just wondering if there is a way to remove the rest of the zipper and put a new one on?..... or do I have to go to a tailor?

    Depends on the zipper. If you want a quick fix get a little bit of fabric and thread it through the hole in the zipper carriage (bit that goes up and down) then sew it up. You could also go into your local hickeys and ask them and see what they tell you.

    Putting in a zip can be tricky, especially if you have to rip a lot of stitches to get it out. If all else fails I think it costs around €20 to get a zip replaced.


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    keevita
    Registered Users Posts: 522 ✭✭✭keevita


    12.50 I paid last week


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    dudara
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    Replacing a zip can be tricky, depending on the garment.

    If the handle of the zip has broken off, why not try threading something (piece of fabric, piece of wire) through the hole and using that to help close the zip.


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    hairymolly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭hairymolly


    dudara wrote: »
    Replacing a zip can be tricky, depending on the garment.

    If the handle of the zip has broken off, why not try threading something (piece of fabric, piece of wire) through the hole and using that to help close the zip.

    If you can get a key ring thin or large enough to fit, it should do the trick and save you money. Also if a metal zip sticks/jams keep rolling the lead of a pencil up and down the zip, it will do the trick, especially clothes that have been dry cleaned, for some reason some zips jam up after the cleaning.


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