How to change the zipper slider by keeping the original zipper puller leaf.
- Jun 12, 2022
- 1 min read
One of the common problems with vintage handbags is a "ZIPPER" many times the zipper slider is broken. Still, we want to keep the original zipper puller to maintain the original handbag value then this article will clearly describe.
To know the component of the zipper should be the first step, let's see.
As the video shows the steps
1. Remove the bottom stop to get the broken zip slider out.
2. Prepare the new zip slider using the open type with the same design as the original you needed. Afterward, remove the zipper puller of the new zip slider and replace it with the original one with pliers.
3. Remover the stitching inside the bag the get the zipper tape ends.
4. Put the new zip slider which already prepares which original zip puller.
5. Replace the new bottom stop to the same location because the stopper, once you remove 99% is broken and can not be reused.
6. Restitch to close inner lining tidily.
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