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separating zipper
blessedtosew Intermediate AL USA Member since 4/16/08 Posts: 860	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/13/12 8:29 PM Does anyone know where I can find a 9" kelly green separating zipper? I found a 14" but I am not sure how to shorten a separating zipper.
Nancy K Advanced NY USA Member since 12/28/04 Posts: 7583	Login to reply to this post In reply to blessedtosew << Like this post Date: 11/13/12 9:09 PM If it's a metal zipper you can shorten it. You shorten from the top, removing the stops carefully so that you can put them back on. Using a knippers you cut of the excess zipper teeth. ------ www.nancyksews.blogspot.com
diane s Intermediate OR USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 3886	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/14/12 1:46 AM If it's plastic molded you do the the same way as metal, except for the stops. If it's coil, I cut it a little longer than needed and fold the top underneath and stitch. ------ My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 10, and I've been sewing ever since.
arianamaniacs   Advanced AUSTRIA Member since 6/11/04 Posts: 939	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/14/12 3:42 AM I've never successfully shortened a zipper either without destroying it. Somewhere there was a thread about which are the best zippers to buy and someone posted some links to shops. I'll try to find them again and post here.
blessedtosew Intermediate AL USA Member since 4/16/08 Posts: 860	Login to reply to this post In reply to arianamaniacs << Like this post Date: 11/14/12 1:05 PM I would probably mess it up. Look what I found. I decided to pop over to Amazon.com and came across this. I snapped it up.
JKimes   Expert/Couture TX USA Member since 11/4/05 Posts: 387	Login to reply to this post In reply to blessedtosew << Like this post Date: 11/14/12 3:33 PM ZipperStop (AKA A.Feibusch)--those guys are great! I've been buying zippers from them for years. I've had the YKK color chart for about 5 years, and will go through and match all my upcoming projects and order a bunch at one time. They can also do custom lengths. Juliette ------ Juliette near Austin, TX Bernina 830LE Bernina 350PE Babylock Evolution ElnaPro 905DCX
lgrande   Advanced Beginner MT USA Member since 1/18/12 Posts: 1032	Login to reply to this post In reply to blessedtosew << Like this post Date: 11/14/12 3:36 PM Dontcha just love it when that happens?! Who'd have guessed that you'd be able to find precisely the right type and color? ------ Linda Bernina 830LE Bernina B530 Janome 6600P Pfaff 1209 Babylock Evolution Janome 644D

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