All zipped up - help!
By mummymo
@mummymo (23706)
March 25, 2007 1:32pm CST
I need help! My favourite skirt has no buttons just a zip at the back. It is not too tigh it is actually slightly loose but i have a major problem just now - the zip keeps coming down! I love this skirt and would love to be able to keep wearing it. I know that rubbing soap on a zip is supposed to stop it sticking but are there any ways to stop a zip from undoing itself?
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16 responses
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
25 Mar 07
Use a safety pin a tthe top as a temporary fix untill you can put a buttion on it your self or have a tailor put one on for you to help keep it closed.
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@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
25 Mar 07
Yes well me and my husband were just talking about this when I read your discussion and what he is suggesting that you do is when you pull the zip up make sure that you pull the little clip down at the top and this will stop it from unzipping so give this a try and see if it works.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
25 Mar 07
This is only a suggestion, I only tried it once when my zip on my best trousers broke, a girl leant me a safety pin. Could you not use the safety pin to hold the zip in place? Usually there is a hole in the zip itself thread the safety pin through that and into the fabric and then clip it to hold it in place. Hope it works x
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@Eskimo (2315)
•
25 Mar 07
You have two choices - just Grin, be happy and start a new fashion trend, or stick a saftey pin in it just below the zip fastner. Or you could replace the zip with a new one.
Most zips these days have a wee tiny catch to stop them unzipping, but if this is damaged or even sitting in slightly the wrong place then it could become loose and loose zips always follow the laws of gravity, ie unzip.
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@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
25 Mar 07
Your best bet is to replace the zipper all together. Break your sewing machine and find the zipper foot. Then rip out the old zipper and put in the new zipper.
@joyce959 (1559)
• Philippines
25 Mar 07
What you can do is to pinch a little the side and bottom of the slider with a pliers so that it will not zipped down easily and lock by flipping the holder of the slider close to the zipper. If this doesn't work, best is to replace the zipper with a new one if you really like using that skirt.
@jjwatson28 (572)
• United States
26 Mar 07
I use safeypin . right under the top part. hope this helps.
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@scarlet_woman (23474)
• United States
25 Mar 07
if you have some flat nosed/flat edged pliers,you can carefully pinch in the sides of the bottom of the slider piece so it grips a bit more-not too much,or it will break.
that'll usually do the trick until it wears out.