*It takes a skill-
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
August 21, 2017 2:38am CST
- To repair a zipper that is no longer working.
I posted a picture of my white uniform pants in a discussion of a mylotter here (@ilocosboy’s Yes, that pair of white pants was what I wore last Tuesday for our case colloquium in school.
Since I grew fatter, my pants were getting tighter, and I just noticed my pants’ zipper was damaged when I was home. It was good I wore a long blouse. I thought the zipper was destroyed when I was already home; it was still okay when I was in school.
I thought of bringing my pants to a nearby neighbor but her dress shop was closed for several days now. So this morning at 10AM, my son accompanied me to have my pants be repaired.
The man who fixed the zipper is really a skilled man. He sewed the zipper of my pants with much confidence and ease. With a little of this and a little of that, my pants’ zipper were done. It took just 10 minutes to repair my pants.
Although I know the skill of sewing, I have not yet mastered putting on a zipper in pants or skirt. I can sew simple dresses but I have to stitch buttons or hooks and eyes.
Can you sew a zipper?
http://www.mylot.com/post/3096437/what-if-you-see-someone-whos-pant-is-unzip).
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21 responses
@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
21 Aug 17
Me too, I'm only using my hands
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
i and my sister have inherited our own sewing machines from our departed mother. i can sew a dress but i still have not mastered sewing zipper.
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@LadyDuck (457422)
• Switzerland
21 Aug 17
@ridingbet My mother has an old manual type, but the zipper tip is available also for the old sewing machines.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
our sewing machine here is the old manual type, not electricity-powered. so if i have to start sewing a corner, i have the lift that 'stick' at the back of the needle and move the cloth forward and back. 
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
My wife and my mother can cause they both took up special sewing lessons separately as a hobby. Me? No way I just reap the benefits of their skills
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
@resukill22 good for me and our kids too.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
good to know they can sew. do they use the manual sewing machine or the electric one?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
buttons and hooks and eyes are the better options than zippers.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
how about bringing your clothes to a dress shop when a zipper is damaged?
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@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
21 Aug 17
@ridingbet It's pretty expensive. If it's an expensive piece of clothing I will bring it to a dress shop but 98% of the time I don't.
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
Nope. Never tried. Everytime a repair in my clothing is needed, I always let my mother repair it But now that Im married,... I know my husband will do it for me.
But now that Im married,... I know my husband will do it for me.3 people like this
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
really? why? does your husband know more about sewing and repairing?
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
@ridingbet Yes he knows, better than I am.
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
21 Aug 17
Haha what a funny thought, good for you
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
21 Aug 17
Gosh..yes I know how to use the sewing machine because I make new clothes style from my old clothes 
..Sometimes if one of my friends had so many old clothes instead of throwing it away they give it to me and I will make some little changes to make it up to date and sell..hehehe..it is not much but good 
..Sometimes if one of my friends had so many old clothes instead of throwing it away they give it to me and I will make some little changes to make it up to date and sell..hehehe..it is not much but good 1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
that is great. we have one skill that we can be proud of.
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
23 Aug 17
@ridingbet Yes, it isn't really that hard. It just takes a bit of time to do it.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 Aug 17
@poehere i did sew a zipper in one of my white skirts, and i must say with so much pride... IT WAS AWFUL! hahaha! i still have not mastered that skill.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Aug 17
wow, that is great. so, if there is a skirt or pants that have zippers that no longer move, maybe you can sit and change it to new zippers.
@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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23 Aug 17
Mom is a professional dressmaker. I love dressing up and I can say that I am a fashionista but I don't know why I did not learn how to operate a sewing machine.Hmmmm.
When we were younger,I and my brother would manually sew the clothes of our dolls.He has Ken and I have barbie hehebe. Now my mom's sewing machine sits lonely in the corner of her dresshop turned dining room.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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26 Aug 17
@ridingbet unfortunately , no one. Nonetheless,my brother and I like fashion. Most people say we always look so put together. Most probably we got this from our mom.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Aug 17
really? so no one inherited the talent of your mother?
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
I simply rub it with candle so it will be smoothly open or closed again.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
the zipper, kabsat, is destroyed. haven't you seen the picture in your discussion where i posted the picture of my white pants? that was the one i had it repaired this morning.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
@ridingbet yeah I saw it he he, it's good it was repaired now.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Feb 18
last Saturday, i brought anothe pair of white pants/ uniform again to that tailoring shop and told the man to repair. the zipper is damaged. i think it is because of my weight gain that almost all of my pants are tight-fitting already.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Feb 18
@Hannihar obviously. it is posted in my discussion. thank you
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Aug 17
sewing should be inherent in a woman but i think not all women want to learn how to sew in a machine
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
@YrNemo the sewing machine in the picture is not ours, but the man who repaired my pants. it is electricity-powered.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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21 Aug 17
@ridingbet The machine in your pic is very ancient too.
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
21 Aug 17
I don't know how to do that but I know how to sew the damage clothes but the zipper haha don't know
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
are you a Filipina? i hope you won't mind my asking this because i am quite surprised that you have replies in almost all of the comments here in my discussion. i appreciate your interaction but i hope you will be able to look into other discussions as well.
thank you.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
@resukill22 it is just fine but i hope you won't get into the nerves of others who would not want to have somebody butting in to their discussions like responding in almost all comments.
I believe this site pays its members with active participation and interaction. I agree to that a hundred percent. But what if you read a comment of somebody...
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
21 Aug 17
@ridingbet yes I'm doing that I respond all the discussion, not only your discussion! Why is there something wrong for commenting your discusion
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
I cannot sew at all but I love embroidery when I was a student. I can make different kinds of embroidery stitches without any difficulty. But to sew a clothing? I cannot do it.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
we also learned how to embroider.and also the French embroidery. even stitching, but knitting was not part of our work education.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
yes he did change the zipper; it was done in 10 minutes.
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@Letranknight2015 (51498)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
I would have a Taylor do it for me, I have little experience with sewing. I did it for a few clothes but it wasn't tough. What you did was logical, but I wonder why didn't just buy another one? or just have sewed an entirely new uniform fit for you.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
no, i won't have one sewn. the uniform is still good for me; it has some few allowances yet.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
27 Aug 17
really? i would love to learn how to sew a zipper, with our old manual sewing machine.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
yes my friend. thank God the man did not have much to repair.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 17
thrice, my friend. the first one was repairing the denim pants of my son; the other 2 are my white pants.
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