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Posted by Pogonip on June 4, 2006, 3:52 pm
Kay Lancaster wrote:
>
>>Whoopsie! Got a pair of jeans with a "too good" front zipper. Yes, it
>>has a little (very little) bit of pressure behind the fabric. But, my
>>zipper tends to zip down rather than stay up. Is there anything that can
>>be done with worn zippers like that to stiffen up their action? Or, is this
>>pair of jeans a throw-away?
>
>
> You may be able to tighten up the pull a bit by unzipping it completely,
> then taking a broad-jawed pair of pliers (electrician pliers are my
> preference)'and *gently* squeezing the slider on each side of the pull.
> One jaw of the pliers is inside the jeans, the other outside for
> this operation... but if you're too vigorous about it, you're left with
> Penny's solution of replacing the zipper, a job I'm not fond of.
>
> Then there's ye olde safety pin solution...
>
> Kay
>
>
It could be worse. Could put a double row of eyelets in, and lace it
up. Like seamen's trousers of old, and a right nuisance if a person is
in a hurry.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.alternate-universe
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