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Old 07-11-2005, 12:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Odd length zippers?
Okay ya'll I need your help! I'm designign a hooded, zip front cardigan for my guys for winter, and I need zippers in 12", 14" 16" and 18". I;m guessing I'l have to buy onger ones and shorten them, right? But how do I do that? What is the best kind of zipper to get for this?
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Yes, just buy them longer, cut them off at 1" longer than you need it to be and wip stitch about 6 times at about .25" below the length you need. I have done this with all kinds of zippers even metal. You can machine stitch the nylon ones, but I like to hand stitch.
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Those sizes you should actually be able to buy as is, not necessarily at Joann's or Walmart though. Try zipperstop on ebay- they have EVERYTHING!
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I always buy zippers that are too big, just cut them down to size.

Found this a while ago & it really helped me visualize it:
Great article in Sew News that explains it.
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