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April 18th, 2008 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

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A Solution To Zippers That Do Not Work

You have just purchased an item of clothing and find that after a short time that the zipper either sticks, slips or the teeth do not connect. Before deciding that you will change the zipper over to a new one - look at the following for a solution.

Sticking zippers can easily be fixed providing that the zipper is metal, use a lead pencil and run the pencil along the teeth on either side several times. Pull the metal tag up and down the zipper until it glides smoothly, however if you have a plastic zipper this will not work.

Metal or plastic zippers can be repaired aligning both sides together and by slipping each tooth into the other using a flat head screw driver, once the start of the zipper is aligned, the housing can be moved the rest of the way to close and open the zipper.

Once you are able to work the zipper, do not slide to the very end because it may disconnect from its path. Sew several stitches across the path of the teeth to create a new stop at the bottom of the zipper.

Do not use a candle or wax paper, to try and get the zipper to glide smoothly, the candle will only cause a blockage between the teeth spaces and it will be harder for the zipper housing to glide up and down.

If the cause of the problem is the fold of material along the path of the zipper and it gets caught every time the zipper is moved along the teeth, then sew a stitch into the fold of the material away from the zipper path.

Is the material connecting one side of the zipper frayed? Strike a match and carefully burn the frayed ends, leave to cool off for a split second, smooth out with your fingers as the burning will cause the material to bubble at the edge, then align both sides of the teeth and feed into the zipper housing, once the housing is attached and able to be moved up and down, then it should glide without getting stuck again. This applies to both metal and plastic zippers.

For zippers that do not remain closed in trousers, this is for metal or plastic zippers, insert a key ring into the metal tag and use this extended ring to hook up to the button at the top of the trousers or hook it up into the belt tongue and close both the belt and button, the zipper will remain closed and will not open on its own accord.

If the metal pulling tag is broken, use a suitable size key ring, safety pin, paper clip or strong fishing line which can be fed into the main housing on the zipper to replace the tag. Loop and knot the end of the fishing line and ensure that the length is short enough to remain hidden from view.

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How can I a fix WWII era silk blouse that got put in the washer (colors bled) Or where can I get it fixed?

My grandpa recently gave me a few sets of silk clothing that he got while in Japan during WWII. The tags said hand made in china, and they are both silk. When I returned from a New Year's Eve party my mom told me she had had the brilliant idea to put these antique heirlooms into the washing machine. I really thought she was kidding but no such luck. Anyway my favorite article of clothing was the one to receive the most damage. It was a silk blouse mainly off white but with a red collar and red fabric loops that work like buttons. The red bled heavily into the off-white around the collar and button things, and there are other little red spots littered across the rest of the blouse. Is there any way to get the red out of the off white? Or are there places that can professionally repair the garment and reverse the damage my mother did. I don't know the first thing about clothing or antiques, but these were important heirlooms just entrusted to me and I really want to save them.

Usually dry cleaners can fix that right up.