![]() ![]() They stay too heavy on the fabric and pull and stretch it in unnatural shapes. In my experience, metal zippers don’t go too well with jersey knit fabrics. ![]() They are usually very durable and you can use them on jeans, jackets, bags, etc. They can be separating or non separating. Types of zippers by the materials used for the teeth Metal zippers The first is that unlike other zippers, there are very little colors available for zippers by the yard.Īlso, the lack of stoppers, and the easily moving zipper pull makes them unappropriate for clothing. It comes very handy on things that are too long or with exact custom measures. We widely use it for casings, bags, upholstery, and pillows of various sizes. The nice thing about zipper by the yard is that you can cut it as long as you need it. To use the ziper tape, you need to cut as much as you are going to need, insert the slider and sew. This makes them not very appropriate for garments. They don’t lock the same way as other zipper sliders on garments and are easily opened when there is some stretching or preasure. They are specifically made for this type of zippers. The zipper sliders for it come separately. It looks like a nylon coil zipper, but doesn’t have stoppers or sliders on it. It’s also called zipper on a roll or zipper tape by the yard. Here the zipper tape is sold by the yard. Separating zippers can be two-way as well, which means that they have two sliders that open the zipper in both directions – from the bottom and from the top. These zippers are used on jackets, sweatshirts, and anywhere that you might want the details of the garment to separate completely (like on removable hoods on jackets for example). The reinforcement film on the bottom end prevents the tape from breaking. ![]() The pin gets inserted into the retainer box and the zipper pull closes the teeth. ![]() Separating (open end zippers)Īs the name shows, these zippers separate at the bottom by a mechanism that include retainer box, insertion pin, and reinforcement film. If there is a lot of tension/stretching where the zipper is, I sometimes would pick a regular zipper instead of the invisible one. You might want to consider that when you pick a zipper for your sewing project. They are very delicate and break easier than other types of zippers. Invisible zippers are widely used on skirts, dresses and pants. What you see from the outside is just a bit of the tape and the zipper pull. They are made so that the teeth are staying on the wrong side of the garment. Those are widely used on bags, backpacks, covers and cases. They can be head to head or tail to tail. They have two zipper pulls that open and close in opposite directions. There also are two-way close-end zippers. Close-end zippers are used on details of the garment that don’t need to be completely separated like the fly on pants and jeans, pockets, dresses, leg openings etc. The teeth chain finishes with a stopper that doesn’t allow the teeth to separate at the bottom. Close-end zippersĬlose-end zippers have stoppers on both ends of the teeth. On the image below there are two close-end zippers, one is a nylon zipper and the other is a metal zipper.īased on the way a zipper works, there are close-end (non-separating) zippers, open-end (separating) zippers, zippers by the yard and invisible zippers. Separating zippers have a retainer box and insertion pin in place of the bottom stopper. Parts of the zipperĪ zipper consists of a tape, a slider, a pull, teeth and stoppers. Zippers can be divided into two categories: by the materials used (the parts they consist of) and by the way they function. I am using them 99% of the time and I think this is the case for most sewing enthusiasts. If you are interested in clothes and home decor, there are just a few to know. It can be confusing when you try to pick the most appropriate for your sewing project. There are many types of zippers on the market. In Sewing Tutorials tagged how to repair zippers / types of zippers / zippers by Daniela ![]()
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