Those zip sliders are a pain in the wotsit...I've been trying to fix a zip on a fleece jacket but having no success. I don't know where it came from - I found it on the coat rail in the hall. It is a big jacket and would fit either Neil or Alistair, but both deny any knowledge of it. It's been hanging around waiting for something to be done with it for more than a year but it needs fixing because I realised that the zip slider was missing. But it was such a good quality jacket that I was loath just to throw it out and decided to fix it before sending it to the charity shop. Bought a zip repair kit from Amazon and, finally, got around to doing it today. I notice that the pockets also have no sliders on their zips so I wonder if it was a substandard one and never did have sliders. Anyway, I struggled for about half an hour trying to put a slider on the main zip - all to no avail. I can't do it. Not going to waste any more time on it. It will go into the skip for old rags and leather goods that is parked in the centre of 2 villages away from us. Frustrating! It's a shame because if I could repair it, it would keep someone beautifully warm next winter.
Very creative solution. If someone I knew could use it, but I don't think I'll do that with this one. I had to turn up some trousers last week (why do trouser manufacturers assume that all women have 30" long legs?). They were black and the thread was black, of course. Difficult to see what I was doing. The fabric was a soft type of jersey so to allow it to hang properly, I had to do it by hand using a herring bone stitch. Took me ages (wide trousers) and my fingers are peeling where I must have caught them with the needle. No more hand sewing for a while.Those zip sliders are a pain in the wotsit...
I too have spent hours to no avail. If the jacket is big enough, I carefully cut the zip out of the front. Then overlap the front about an inch. I have a collection of buttons. Collected them since I was a child. Space the buttons down the front, maybe starting at the top, but maybe starting a bit further down (so you can create a little lapel), and going down to the bottom of the jacket, or stopping short of the bottom (since hips often prevent the last bit being fastened). And the then I use cord or material to make button loops and sew them on. On something like that I will put a small button on the inside at the back of the main button, to make it look neat if the jacket is open....
Too much trouble? It probably is, but I would do that on a garment that meant something to me @Annb
I detest those zip slider repairs. Our local cobbler can completely replace whole zips for pennies few so I tend to take things there.I've been trying to fix a zip on a fleece jacket but having no success. I don't know where it came from - I found it on the coat rail in the hall. It is a big jacket and would fit either Neil or Alistair, but both deny any knowledge of it. It's been hanging around waiting for something to be done with it for more than a year but it needs fixing because I realised that the zip slider was missing. But it was such a good quality jacket that I was loath just to throw it out and decided to fix it before sending it to the charity shop. Bought a zip repair kit from Amazon and, finally, got around to doing it today. I notice that the pockets also have no sliders on their zips so I wonder if it was a substandard one and never did have sliders. Anyway, I struggled for about half an hour trying to put a slider on the main zip - all to no avail. I can't do it. Not going to waste any more time on it. It will go into the skip for old rags and leather goods that is parked in the centre of 2 villages away from us. Frustrating! It's a shame because if I could repair it, it would keep someone beautifully warm next winter.
Could do with someone like that here. At one time I would have done it myself but I'd rather just give the money it would cost for a new zip and all the work to the charity, even if someone would do it. DIL probably would, but she's doing enough already. Bit beyond Em at present. No, this time, I'll dump it. I imagine it will be recycled anyway.I detest those zip slider repairs. Our local cobbler can completely replace whole zips for pennies few so I tend to take things there.
Probably right. Does anyone now turn a collar or repair a cuff? My grandfather used to repair all the shoes in our family, right into old age and he only had one hand having lost one in the steel works at age 13.Could do with someone like that here. At one time I would have done it myself but I'd rather just give the money it would cost for a new zip and all the work to the charity, even if someone would do it. DIL probably would, but she's doing enough already. Bit beyond Em at present. No, this time, I'll dump it. I imagine it will be recycled anyway.
Just a time not to be doing this! The meds my beloved gets are in a blister pack, and that would be okay except that every time we speak to either, a doctor, or our pharmacy, something changes! So once a week, the blister pack is opened until the wrong uns are removed and the new uns replaced.is there a champion sticker for sorting out pharmaceuticals - I did get the front lawn mowed - it’s quite small so only a five minute job.
I had a similar experience with a very expensive branded jacket. Which was bought for a stay in the Lakes at Christmas. And after five places told me that they couldn't replace the zip. It had only come away from one side, I got in touch with the manufacturer and they more of less said, we don't do repairs or manufacture zips, no spares, no more, sorry! Would a voucher worth £10 be acceptable for another jacket?I've been trying to fix a zip on a fleece jacket but having no success. I don't know where it came from - I found it on the coat rail in the hall. It is a big jacket and would fit either Neil or Alistair, but both deny any knowledge of it. It's been hanging around waiting for something to be done with it for more than a year but it needs fixing because I realised that the zip slider was missing. But it was such a good quality jacket that I was loath just to throw it out and decided to fix it before sending it to the charity shop. Bought a zip repair kit from Amazon and, finally, got around to doing it today. I notice that the pockets also have no sliders on their zips so I wonder if it was a substandard one and never did have sliders. Anyway, I struggled for about half an hour trying to put a slider on the main zip - all to no avail. I can't do it. Not going to waste any more time on it. It will go into the skip for old rags and leather goods that is parked in the centre of 2 villages away from us. Frustrating! It's a shame because if I could repair it, it would keep someone beautifully warm next winter.
A last-ing memory!Probably right. Does anyone now turn a collar or repair a cuff? My grandfather used to repair all the shoes in our family, right into old age and he only had one hand having lost one in the steel works at age 13.
I used to do all those repairs and I learned to darn socks from my Dad - he was very good at it. He also repaired our shoes (and polished them until black leather looked very like black patent - he learned that in the army), until shoes started to be soled with rubber types of substance and he couldn't fix them with leather or stick-on rubber soles. He actually used to resole shoes from time to time hand-sewing on new leather soles. Can't do that with many modern shoes. Mum taught me to turn collars and cuffs, repair damaged clothes, and to make my own clothes. If the jacket had been one that somebody wanted, I probably would have bought a new zip and fixed it myself (no probably about it) but not for a jacket that nobody wanted.Probably right. Does anyone now turn a collar or repair a cuff? My grandfather used to repair all the shoes in our family, right into old age and he only had one hand having lost one in the steel works at age 13.
Ouch....hug for pain (& irritation of how our bodies can conspire against us sometimes )Good morning everyone from a day of unknown variables here in the dark and dangerous north. Dinner out last night - 5.4 this morning so happy with that. Hip decided to have a melt down walking home and the 15 minute journey took 35 - I think I twisted it (and my hip) fitting the water butt back to both the down- and the-over flow pipes. Multi-tasking can be dangerous! I have just roasted a chicken carcass and it is now in the pressure cooker. Stock needed for soup this evening. Better get a bit of frozen chicken out of the freezer to add to the pot later in the day. Art bit - coming along. Hope your day is a happy one, I shall celebrate my joy by having yet another koffy.
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Win for the diligence.Yet another cloudy with (meatballs, home made ones!) rain imminent.
Other than the usual chores, it was pharmaceutical Tuesday sorting hat on day.
Trying to work out her cocktail of meds, without her going OD, is part of the day.
Her rememerberitis, has her confused if I'm not there to sort. And I'm aware that there is a possibility of her not being aware that the days pills had been had!
My first fasting was 7.8mmols, but I realised that my hands cou!d do with a quick wash, because of the chores, so under the tsp, paper towel, dry and a couple of relaxation deep breaths. And...........
6.5 mmmm! So I repeated, using the next finger and again 6.5 mmols! I'm going with that! Continues the trend!
Still haven't got the mower out, I want to do it, but you can guarentee, it will start raining! Sod's Law. Or is it Murphy's law? Huge dark cloud from the West outside my window. Where is the sun?
A few chores now before this afternoon. Going to shop for fresh stuff. Before pork chops!
Have a sunnier day that on this part of the North West coast!
Or you could simply send to a charity shop with the zip repair kit attached. Let someone else do it.Those zip sliders are a pain in the wotsit...
I too have spent hours to no avail. If the jacket is big enough, I carefully cut the zip out of the front. Then overlap the front about an inch. I have a collection of buttons. Collected them since I was a child. Space the buttons down the front, maybe starting at the top, but maybe starting a bit further down (so you can create a little lapel), and going down to the bottom of the jacket, or stopping short of the bottom (since hips often prevent the last bit being fastened). And the then I use cord or material to make button loops and sew them on. On something like that I will put a small button on the inside at the back of the main button, to make it look neat if the jacket is open....
Too much trouble? It probably is, but I would do that on a garment that meant something to me @Annb
Having worked in local Charity shops while I could still stand up, I know they would sell the kit but throw out the jacket in the rubbish. They will iron clothes but not repair or sell on for repairing. I also have some shoes which could be passed on to somebody but they show that they have been worn a few times (soles marked but no real wear) so would not be accepted, so those will go to the skip as well.Or you could simply send to a charity shop with the zip repair kit attached. Let someone else do it.
Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen and those on holiday and those Trekkie fans.
Welcome @Omar51 to this little corner of this useful site.
Blood sugars this morning were 6.3 after some careful eating last night. With good reason.
This morning I took my motorcycle out for a shakedown run after a few minor, but essential modifications, I left Tilehurst Towers before Mrs J was up and able to thwart my plans and of course had to stop part way round my journey for the obligatory bacon and koffy.
Stay safe all.
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