How To Shorten A Zipper

<p>Currently you can purchase any zipper depending on type of clothing, required fastening strength and its appearance. But suppose you have knitted a jacket for yourself and want to sew to it a zipper - and. . . you cannot find in the store the desired length of a zipper.</p> <p>Very simple: buy a zipper a little longer than required and shorten it yourself. There are zippers with metal and plastic teeth. Length of detachable zippers is 30-35 and 40-80 cm with gaps (width of zipper teeth) in 5 cm.</p> <p><strong>We will need:</strong></p> <ul><li>scissors;</li><li>clippers (or pliers);</li><li>a scorcher on a tree (or a soldering iron, or a knife, or a paper clip).</li></ul> <p>1. We mark the required length of a zipper:</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/Rci6iS8gHnKAXRWlpFo15FtHPpo=/4aba9bcd33e945c0abf2cd47feec3788"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/Rci6iS8gHnKAXRWlpFo15FtHPpo=/4aba9bcd33e945c0abf2cd47feec3788" data-image="30528"></a></figure> <p>2. We cut off from the marked point higher by 2,5-3 cm:</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/ngB2ABw6SFO4paf2IyceVFWjnwM=/582fec9e78254e76a297332290d3426a"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/ngB2ABw6SFO4paf2IyceVFWjnwM=/582fec9e78254e76a297332290d3426a" data-image="30529"></a></figure> <p>3. Now the most important: by pliers neatly cut off the teeth higher above the marked point, they are cut off well, but we obligatory need to get two intact teeth:</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/gSLMhbjmwX47MLvA-EeNOlUd0Mo=/d8fc53546c3644f4ba9a789fae3aad52"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/gSLMhbjmwX47MLvA-EeNOlUd0Mo=/d8fc53546c3644f4ba9a789fae3aad52" data-image="30530"></a></figure> <p>4. Now the received intact tooth insert between two end teeth:</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/ZXfU5gtKxUvbwHpk1qwIgC1GX90=/376e4749e8714ffd8902f280a42c424a"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/ZXfU5gtKxUvbwHpk1qwIgC1GX90=/376e4749e8714ffd8902f280a42c424a" data-image="30531"></a></figure> <p>5. Heat up a scorcher (a soldering iron, a knife, a paper clip) and neatly solder the end teeth:</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/bbp8fW8b3vXs2O6d5CLyB-irdQU=/5c2ad13df6244a099858de2a4adb3778"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/bbp8fW8b3vXs2O6d5CLyB-irdQU=/5c2ad13df6244a099858de2a4adb3778" data-image="30532"></a></figure> <p>6. Similarly, in the second half of a zipper, now we get accurate stoppers at the ends of a zipper, which are not worse than the factory ones:</p>