https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:27:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372440 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:14:24 +0000 Chris987 2372440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>cjh</b> thanks. <b>Joyce B</b> those are good ideas once I figure out how to get the current longer piece removed, thanks!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372339 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:10:41 +0000 Joyce B 2372339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe making a macramé or crochet type sleeve for it? There seems to be a little bit of space at the base of the pull, maybe enough to get some threads through. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372320 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:09:27 +0000 cjh 2372320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I second the idea of cobbler to insert a leather tab pull, or even an alterations person might have a product which is used to replace lost zipper pulls.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372313 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:51:19 +0000 Chris987 2372313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks <b>Lisa!</b></p> <p><b>RobinF</b> - littel strips of leather might work, thanks. The hole is really tiny so the leather would have to be a lot thinner than a round shoelace. More like thick thread like is used for upholstery sewing ... hmm.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Jaileen</b> your idea could work, but everything would have to be quite a lot smaller that what you showed. That's where it gets tricky Thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372311 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:25:51 +0000 JAileen 2372311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Several years ago I thrifted a Coach bag that was missing its zipper pull. &nbsp;I found a scrap of leather and used a rotary cutter to cut the leather, and then hand sewed it onto a clip. &nbsp;It was very easy to do. &nbsp;I wonder if this might work in your situation. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372308 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:28:07 +0000 RobinF 2372308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can buy little strips of leather at a craft store. They can be cut to size. Thread it through the hole and knot. Hard to tell how big the hole is.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372300 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:43:56 +0000 Lisa 2372300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting, I've never considered zippers that flop around but I can see how that would be annoying when it's on a sleeve. I like the double sided tape idea. Your quick sew job was also quite clever. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372286 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:22:44 +0000 Chris987 2372286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>April</b>, do you mean try using fashion tape instead of the current zipper pull? Good suggestion, thanks.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>cat2,&nbsp;</b> good suggestion, hadn't thought of a cobbler. I haven't been to one in quite a long while, and am not even sure where to find one,&nbsp; but will consider it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Roberta,</b> good idea on the cobbler. . Leather would be less clunky but I also want a pull that is quite a lot smaller than the one there already.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372280 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:55:32 +0000 Roberta 2372280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Cat2 said! If you have someone who can fix shoes, they will have encountered this before. I am now noticing that most of my bags have leather or canvas pull tabs on the zippers.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372279 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:48:37 +0000 cat2 2372279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can your cobbler help? Mine fixes zippers on purses and likely has the right tools. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372277 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:25:25 +0000 April 2372277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What about a creatively-folded piece of fashion tape? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/annoying-zipper-pulls#post-2372275 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:15:06 +0000 Chris987 2372275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just bought a ponte moto jacket that has sleeve zipper pulls that are most annoying. I’ve been thinking about ways to make them less&nbsp;annoying, and thought I’d ask here to see if any other fabbers have found good&nbsp;ways of dealing with this. (Macys finds are not working so I made a custom find)</p> <p>I wore it last night to a dinner event. No photos – was in a&nbsp;rush . I tried a quick hand&nbsp;sewing job but the stitching came out on one sleeve and sure enough on that sleeve the zipper pull was flapping around, clacking on the table when I was eating and&nbsp;writing notes, generally being most annoying. I'm very happy with the jacket otherwise.&nbsp;</p> <p>The hand sewing trick was to attach the zipper pull to the zipper teeth to make&nbsp;it not flap around. I could do a better job and this would be a good solution, but&nbsp;it would make it impossible to open up the zipper and fold the sleeves up. Maybe I can live this that.</p> <p>The other possibility is to remove the longer part of the&nbsp;zipper pull and leave just the very small piece, so I’d have something to grab&nbsp;onto if I wanted to open the zipper. I’d need to find some tiny tools to cut it<br /> off without damaging anything and am not sure even DH’s extensive tool<br /> collection has anything like that.</p> <p>Maybe I could cut it off entirely and find a substitute on&nbsp;Etsy made of soft leather so it would flap around a little but be silent. I did&nbsp;a quick search and found nothing small enough.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Still have the issue of finding the right tools to do this)</p> <p>Any other suggestions? <i><b>Thanks in advance!!</b></i></p> <p>Photo 1: the zipper pull sewed onto the teeth - my temporary hack&nbsp;</p> <p>Photo 2: the zipper pull flapping around in it’s “natural state”. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>