https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/q-for-sewists-how-to-fix-this-stuck-zipper Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:44:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/q-for-sewists-how-to-fix-this-stuck-zipper#post-1004256 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:45:36 +0000 Vildy 1004256@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Zippers put in with a very small hand backstitch are practically impossible to rip out, the application is so strong! Much stronger than machine sewing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/q-for-sewists-how-to-fix-this-stuck-zipper#post-1004237 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:50:58 +0000 Anonymous 1004237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too right Beth Ann, the ordinary ones are so much easier to put in and harder wearing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/q-for-sewists-how-to-fix-this-stuck-zipper#post-1004235 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:50:27 +0000 Diana 1004235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good point, Beth Ann.&nbsp; I think a heavier zipper would be better too (and I don't even mind an exposed zipper in any case).&nbsp; </p> <p>So if I did this myself, I'd have to do it by hand (no sewing machine) but if I use a heavier zipper (and leave it a bit exposed) it should have enough structure to stay straight even with my not-so-even hand sewing, right? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/q-for-sewists-how-to-fix-this-stuck-zipper#post-1004230 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:47:03 +0000 Beth Ann 1004230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana is more expert than I, but it also appears that this zipper wasn't heavy duty enough for the way it was used, in addition to not being sewn in well.&nbsp; When I sew, I rarely do the centered zip, preferring the "lapped" version. They seem to be easier to do well and less likely to break down. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/q-for-sewists-how-to-fix-this-stuck-zipper#post-1004220 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:37:42 +0000 Diana 1004220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Diane.&nbsp; That's what I suspected, no easy way to fix it.&nbsp; Oh well.&nbsp; It actually used to close (with difficulty) but I guess all the tugging I did to make it close warped the zipper even more.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/q-for-sewists-how-to-fix-this-stuck-zipper#post-1004201 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:25:15 +0000 Anonymous 1004201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Diana. It looks like one of those concealed type zips and to me it looks as though it has been put in incorrectly. There shouldn't be a bump in it like that and I imagine it is the cause of it not working. I would suggest having a complete new zip sewn in as that one may be distorted now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/q-for-sewists-how-to-fix-this-stuck-zipper#post-1004192 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:12:49 +0000 Diana 1004192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have this skirt with a zipper that always gets stuck at the waistband seam.&nbsp; At this point it's unwearable because I can't pull the zipper past the seam (in the first photo, that's as far as it will go).&nbsp; There's nothing wrong with the zipper itself as far as I can tell; all the teeth are present and straight.&nbsp; Putting soap or wax on the zipper did not help.&nbsp; I can't zip it either on my body or lying flat, so it's not my big hips pushing it out!</p> <p>It looks to me like the zipper is installed in some sort of warped way, or else those big blobs of thread/fabric right where it gets stuck are warping the zipper.&nbsp; </p> <p>Anyway, is there a trick for getting this to close, or would i have to remove and reinstall the zipper?&nbsp; Or would those lumps always prevent a zipper from closing right?&nbsp; I was thinking I could just add 2-3 hook and eye closures to the upper part that won't zip as a stopgap measure, but it would of course be easier if I could just fix the zipper! </p>