Zip help

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

When I brought my leather jacket it came with both parts of the zip so you could sew the other half in to your trousers, where can i find another zip the same so i can sew the other half in to another pair of trousers ? So as my jacket will zip to two pairs of different trousers,

[bedfordbiker 0]

Try looking in shops like Singer or the sewing section in John Lewis

[smilinjack 0]

Try the market Dave. A decent haberdasher should sort you out BTW a shoe repair place might be worth asking about fitting it as sewing leather is a bit of a specialist job.

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@bedfordbiker wrote:

Try looking in shops like Singer or the sewing section in John Lewis

@smilinjack wrote:

Try the market Dave. A decent haberdasher should sort you out BTW a shoe repair place might be worth asking about fitting it as sewing leather is a bit of a specialist job.

cheers both

[dick65 0]

there should be a standard zip size as all bike gear is different,the suggestions off lizzy and jack should be worth a try,is the missus any good at sewing?

[bedfordbiker 0]

Oh and when you sew in the zip avoid using a 100% cotton thread 'cause it usually frays and breaks quite easily. I'd recommend a duel duty thread around 37% cotton, 63% polyester.

[smilinjack 0]

@bedfordbiker wrote:

Oh and when you sew in the zip avoid using a 100% cotton thread 'cause it usually frays and breaks quite easily. I'd recommend a duel duty thread around 37% cotton, 63% polyester.

Which of course needs to be corespun.

[bedfordbiker 0]

@smilinjack wrote:

@bedfordbiker wrote:

Oh and when you sew in the zip avoid using a 100% cotton thread 'cause it usually frays and breaks quite easily. I'd recommend a duel duty thread around 37% cotton, 63% polyester.

Which of course needs to be corespun.

[suzukijax 0]

[smilinjack 0]

@suzukijax wrote:

It's just us sewing thread cognoscenti being daft Jax. A cotton thread is spun around a polyester core to give a strong thread with a good "feel". Ergo, corespun

[suzukijax 0]

Its getting way too domesticated on here

[Grumpyowl 0]

@suzukijax wrote:

Its getting way too domesticated on here

I have terrible ZIP memories from when I was a little boy.
My NAN had to save the day.

[smilinjack 0]

@Grumpyowl wrote:

@suzukijax wrote:

Its getting way too domesticated on here

I have terrible ZIP memories from when I was a little boy.
My NAN had to save the day.

Shades of There's Something About Mary maybe Grumpy? "We got a bleeder...."

[Grumpyowl 0]

@smilinjack wrote:

@Grumpyowl wrote:

@suzukijax wrote:

Its getting way too domesticated on here

I have terrible ZIP memories from when I was a little boy.
My NAN had to save the day.

Shades of There's Something About Mary maybe Grumpy? "We got a bleeder...."

Too true

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

sorted went to the shop i brought my jacket from JTS and they gave me the zip and my local taylors sewn it in for £5

[bedfordbiker 0]

glad you got it sorted

[dick65 0]

nice one dave,cant complain at that price