Tailoring & Clothing Alterations : How to Fix a Separated Zipper

If a zipper comes separated, use scissors to clip above the missing tooth so that the zipper pull can be placed back on the zipper. Make sure a zipper pull is going in the right direction when fixing a separated zipper with help from a seamstress and tailor in this free video on clothing alterations and repairs.

Expert: Debrah DeMirza
Bio: Debrah DeMirza is a self-taught seamstress who has been sewing since she was 8 years old.
Filmmaker: max koetter

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• tailoring
• clothing
• clothes
• alterations
• tailors
• sewing
• hemming
• patches
• buttons
• zippers
• fabrics
• garments

[xDeTrImEnTaLx]

@33priv Im trying to fix my spandex body suit

[jazzm]

Thanks for your help. You just saved a newly bought pair of shorts whose zipper broke after a freak accident!

[nixon7929]

Thank you! I was fixing to throw away my husband's pair of jeans and found your video and in few minutes had them fixed. Thank you!

[leenamillion]

Thannk you Thank you Thank you OmGGGG i wass lik my pannts!!! Aghhhh n then i tried it and it workedd

Thnxx !!!!

[they0are0here]

I did it thank you:)

[Joellabella247]

ooo ooo ooo I DID IT

[gmore70]

Thank you

[ilgesmccool]

Oh my gosh. I love you tube. You saved my next couple of days!! It worked on my daughters wedding dress!! I did not want to put a new zipper in this dress. Worked perfect. What a life saver. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[valerieleuba]

Thank You that was great and it worked! Happiness

It was on my giant dog pill that I did not want to throw away

just for a broken zipper. Thank you

[plutonium83]

I used the scissor method and it worked quickly and easily! I sewed some zipper teeth slightly ahead of the scissor cut to prevent the zipper from getting undone. Great video!

[lazyfool007]

after an hour trying to fix my zipper, i did a google search. this was the first video i found. i tryed the siscor method and it took a grand total of 5 seconds to fix... no exageration. thank you so much for this video as i was 5 seconds away from throwing away a perfect pair of $50 jeans!