These are clothes and shoes, bags and covers, a lot of other equally useful things. Do you know what underlies its principle of operation?
Few people know that an ordinary bird gave the world the idea for its implementation. More precisely - a feather of a bird. Even more precisely - the principle of connecting the elements of the pen into a single plane. This is an alternating engagement of the feather villi, which ultimately forms a single whole.
The same thing happens in the usual "lightning". When it is fastened, the elements of one edge engage with the elements of the other edge with the help of a lock or, in other words, a “runner”. The elements can be plastic or metal staples or teeth fixed at one end to a strip of fabric. The plastic version can be cast (which is called "tractor") or twisted ("spiral").
The weakest link in this whole fastening device is usually the lock, or “slider”. Its malfunction can manifest itself in the breakdown of the "tongue" - a device that we clamp with our fingers. The mechanism that holds the slider closed may break, and then it will unfasten. In addition, a malfunction can manifest itself in the divergence of the halves of the zipper when you try to fasten it. In the latter case, many advise to tighten the halves of the castle to each other.
Zipper repair by pressing the slider
First you can try to tighten the lock without removing the slider.
Find pliers, you can use wire cutters, or even a hammer 
Find a place near the fastener where the inner space is empty, and not where the partition is. This is the part closer to the bottom of the jacket, as a rule. 
Try to squeeze this edge with pliers to such an extent that the upper and lower walls touch each other with an edge. 
After releasing the pliers, you will see that the edges will again move away for some distance, but already less. 
Try to check the fastening of the zipper, if it starts to fasten, then everything is fine ... 
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If the zipper is still not very well fastened, then you will have to remove the slider ...
To remove a faulty lock, it is necessary to remove the limiter on one or both halves of the fasteners. On one - if the lightning has a detachable connection at the bottom. The limiter is most often a metal bracket that prevents the “dog” from jumping out of the band with teeth.
This bracket will need to be carefully unbent with an awl or a thin screwdriver and completely removed from the strip of fabric-base of the "zipper".
After the limiter is removed, the slider is taken out through the zippers upwards. We see that it is really distorted and therefore the lightning does not work... 
We clamp the slider with pliers, correct its curvature 
Pressing on one side and the other 
We put the corrected slider on a zipper 
Putting the limiter in place 
And we clamp it with pliers. 
Checking if the zipper is closed... 
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It happens that there is no limiter on the zipper, and the fold of the fastener fabric with subsequent firmware serves as the limiter. In this case, the edge must be cut.. If this is difficult to do, then you can proceed as follows:
We will need small pliers (or nail clippers, or a flathead screwdriver) and large pliers 
We introduce the flat end of the tool (screwdriver, for example) under the clamp of the slider and squeeze it slightly,
So that it can be easily removed from the zipper. 
Insert the pliers into the slider as shown here to widen it a bit. 
Just don't overdo it or you'll break it. 
Then we insert the zipper slider again ... 
And then, with small pliers or nail clippers, gently press the sides 
After such manipulations, the lock simply has to work: o) 
Replacing the slider with a zipper
Pressing the lock, of course, is a useful thing ...
But such resuscitation can be carried out only once, the castle will no longer withstand and will fall apart completely. Therefore, if you managed to save your lightning once, then try to prepare a spare slider - just in case of a fire.
It is possible to qualitatively repair such a fastener on clothes or shoes without completely replacing it, only by replacing the entire lock. Even on a high-quality fastener, it fails first of all, since a constant physical effort is applied to it, and its area is relatively small compared to the area of all the teeth.
To determine which lock you need to purchase, you need to know several parameters. On the back of your "dog" look and remember the number that is stamped there. These can be numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, which indicate the width of the fastener in millimeters.
Determine the type of lock: it can be automatic - a mechanism that will not allow the clasp to unfasten in any position is inside; semi-automatic - unfastening is possible only with a raised "tongue"; haberdashery - when the teeth of the lightning are not blocked, and there is no stopper in the mechanism.
It must be remembered that sliders change on metal and plastic zippers of outerwear. On trousers and skirts, the replacement of the dog is impossible due to the specifics.
The zipper unzips and the slider remains on one half of the zipper. The upper limiter is carefully removed with a screwdriver and pliers. If the edge of the zipper next to the stopper is very close to the fabric, then it will need to be slightly undercut (this is rare).
The zipper itself needs to be fastened. After that, without much effort, completely remove the lock from the side of the removed limiters. Install the new lock in place of the old one, tucking the edges of the guide tape into the “dog” grooves. After the lock is installed, use pliers to clamp, putting in place, metal stops or sew on the ripped fabric.
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The best way to get the correct slider is when buying a new one is to have a sample of the old one. Side cutters are required for its installation. As well as “limiters” for the slider, so that it does not fly off at the top of the lightning. They are also sold in sewing stores. If you are unlucky enough to get "limiters", then you can remove them from an old metal zipper, for example, from jeans.
With side cutters, “bite” the plastic limiter at the top of the zipper (remove the metal one with a screwdriver) 
And take it off. On the other hand, do the same. 
This shows that the sliders have one shape. Colored runners are not sold in our sewing stores, so we will limit ourselves to what we have.
Now gently put the slider on slightly swinging up and down. 
Replace the plastic stopper with a metal one. 
And carefully clamp with side cutters. On the other hand, do the same. 
Replacing the slider without effort and at home is made. 
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And very good video
Most people are accustomed to such an indispensable thing as zippers, which help to fasten jackets, coats, boots, boots, trousers without any problems. Almost any thing in the wardrobe can be fastened with not buttons, but zippers. There are a variety of colors and shades of lightning, only their size and shape differ.
How to fix a zipper on a jacket if it diverges from below
They can be metal or plastic.
However, there are times when zippers break and most often this happens in children, when they put on a jacket many times a day, then take it off, then zip it up, then unzip it. As a result, the lower part of the zipper is loosened, which is inserted into the lock.
How to fix a zipper on a jacket at the bottom?
There are several effective ways to help fix a zipper on a jacket.
- Take a regular nail polish and gently smear the tattered part until the polish soaks through the material and the zipper becomes rigid. This method allows you to fix the lightning quickly, but not for long.
- Do exactly the same procedure with the disheveled part of the zipper, only use fast-curing glue instead of varnish. Here you need to be very careful, since the glue hardens very quickly, so it must be applied to the damaged part of the zipper in small portions. This method will allow the zipper to last longer than nail polish.
How to fix a zipper on a jacket?
If the zipper on the jacket diverges, then fixing it is very simple. You should use pliers: slightly squeeze the top and bottom of the zipper slider and the lock will stop diverge. Such an operation with a lightning slider can be performed only once. The next time you fix the zipper on your jacket, if it comes apart, you will have to replace the zipper slider with a new one.
How to replace a zipper in a leather jacket
Zipper repair is the most common type of outerwear repair in the atelier. However, it is quite expensive to replace a zipper in a leather jacket in an atelier, and many people try to replace a zipper on their own. To replace a zipper with your own hands, especially in leather products, you need experience and knowledge of some of the features of this technology.
When buying a new zipper in a store, it is desirable that the new zipper be of good quality. Save on this is not worth it, because high-quality lightning will last longer.
Often, zipper repair comes down to replacing the slider in the lock or, as they say, "dogs".
To properly replace a zipper in a jacket, jeans, skirt, you definitely need experience and a foot for sewing a zipper. To sew on a hidden zipper, you will need a special foot, which usually does not come with a sewing machine.
It is difficult to replace the old zipper of a skirt or trousers with your own hands. However, it is quite within the power of many. But replace zipper in a leather jacket is very difficult, because in addition to experience, you must have a suitable sewing machine.
1. Sometimes, instead of replacing the zipper, it is enough to replace the slider
As soon as the zipper stops fastening or fastens, but "diverges" from any sudden movement, we immediately turn to the studio and ask to replace the zipper. But does it always need to be changed? Let's figure out when you need to change the lightning, and when you can only replace the dog.
If the slider passes through the zipper without fastening it, then this is the first sign that it does not tighten the teeth (links) of the zipper and needs to be replaced. In an emergency, the slider can be slightly "pulled" with pliers, but this is a temporary measure. As a rule, in this case, it is not necessary to change the zipper, it is enough to replace only the dog. The same applies if part of the slider breaks off.
Mandatory replacement of the zipper is required only when the edge of the zipper is "kinked" and it is difficult to insert into the slider or some of the teeth on the tape are missing.
First of all, you need to pick up exactly the same number (size) of the slider in the store. Better yet, put it on the zipper in the same place to check how he will fasten it. The fact is that the slider number will be the same, but for a different type of lock (twisted, tractor, metal). In this case, the slider will move along the zipper, but not fasten its links.
To remove the slider from the tape, you must first remove the top bartack, and after replacing the slider, put it back. At the plastic lock (tractor), the bartack is removed completely without the possibility of putting it back. Therefore, instead of it, a metal clip is placed, which can be previously removed from an old jacket or an unnecessary lock.
2. How to replace a zipper in a leather jacket
The zipper in a leather jacket, as a rule, is installed quite strong, with a powerful slider (No. 8) and with metal links, and lasts for more than one year. But still, there comes a time when it begins to diverge and the lightning needs to be replaced.
Buying a zipper for a jacket is not a problem. In hardware stores, you can choose any color of zipper braid, the required length, size. But here's how to insert a zipper into a jacket without resorting to the services of an atelier, on your old household sewing machine?
Replacing a zipper in leather clothing is the most difficult and expensive type of clothing repair. And it doesn’t matter if the jacket has a long zipper or a short one, whether it is sewn on an oblique or straight line, it is always expensive to repair leather clothes. This is mainly due to the peculiarities of this material, which can be pierced with a needle only once. And also by the fact that leather can only be sewn on a special machine, using a special tool and a special technology for sewing leather.
3. Not every machine can sew leather
To insert a zipper in a leather jacket, it is imperative to have an industrial sewing machine capable of sewing leather. Otherwise, you can break not only the needle, but the machine itself. Be sure to read the instructions and if it does not indicate that leather can be sewn on it, then do not even try.
But do not despair, remember your grandmother. She probably has an old Podolsk or Singer sewing machine with foot or hand drive. These machines will definitely not break and will sew through the skin. At least these cars will not be a pity. Of course, the installation of the zipper will not be done with high quality, one might say in an artisanal way, but if you try hard, then a new zipper will even look decent in a jacket.
If you have a machine, and you put a thick needle (110-120) there, and also bought a zipper and threads, then you can start replacing the zipper.
First, of course, you need to remove the old zipper. Open the seams that secure the zipper and "tear off" the tape of the old lock. At the factory, the tape is covered with a special glue so as not to sweep, but to stick it to the skin. Actually, you will also need to glue the new lock, so buy leather glue or narrow double-sided adhesive tape along with the zipper.
When all the remnants of the threads are removed, you can begin to prepare the installation of a new zipper. This is done in reverse order.
First, the zipper is attached to the edges of the jacket with glue or tape and aligned. That is, you should fasten the zipper in the "glued state" and check whether the lower edges of the jacket, the line of pockets and the neck line match. After making sure that everything matches, take your time and carefully make a connecting stitch on the sewing machine.
It is desirable that the needle falls into the remaining traces of the previous needle punctures. In any case, at least on the front side of the jacket, no traces of the previous seam should be visible. Be sure to practice on something if you're doing it for the first time.
4. Replacing a zipper in a leather jacket will require glue.
With a small brush, spread glue on the inside edges of the side of the jacket where the old zipper was. And carefully, aligning the edges of the teeth strictly along the edge of the side of the jacket, put the lock tape on the glue and press it to the side of the jacket. Instead of glue, you can use a very convenient special adhesive tape. You need to wait a little while the glue is absorbed into the tape, and repeat the same on the other side of the jacket.
In addition to glue, buy an adhesive pad at the store. Adhesive fabric can process the edges of the selection from the wrong side.
5. Pierce the skin only once
A zipper in a leather jacket is usually connected with one seam. Therefore, constantly check whether the needle is grasping the bottom edge of the jacket. If you do not have enough experience, then you can sweep the board along with the zipper with threads. Just do not pierce the skin with a needle in new places, but try to pass the needle along the old tracks. In addition, you will not succeed in piercing four layers of skin with a needle.
To facilitate the sewing of leather, if you do not have a special foot, you can lubricate the top layer of the skin under the foot, but not with oil, but with soap. Yes, with ordinary soap, slightly dampening it with water. Such a "old-fashioned" method will allow the machine to "pass" thickened areas more easily. In addition, the "lubricated" thread will make fewer gaps in the stitch and pass through the hook more easily.
If you have the opportunity, then buy a special needle for sewing leather. It has a specially shaped point, which allows it to pass through the leather more easily, and in addition, the number of skipped stitches in the line will decrease.
We remind you again, be sure to practice on the old thing before you start changing the zipper in an expensive leather jacket.
7. Zipper foot
A zipper is used in almost any modern clothing and there are many types of fasteners. For women's clothing, such as skirts, dresses, hidden zippers are most often used. Twisted zippers on the braid and "tractor" are usually used to replace zippers in jackets.
To insert any zipper on a sewing machine, a special zipper foot is required. Such a foot is included in the set of almost every sewing machine, and allows you to sew a zipper evenly and neatly, close to the teeth.
Not every machine has a foot for sewing in hidden zippers, but you can buy it separately at a sewing accessories store. They can be plastic or metal, as in this photo. If you do not have enough experience, then before sewing on a zipper fastener on a typewriter, bast it to the edge of the product. This is especially important if the fabric is elastic and stretchable.
How to sew on a zipper? It is very difficult to teach how to sew a zipper in absentia. All the same, experience and a visual explanation of the "nuances" of some operations are required. However, even these simple tips won't hurt anyone.
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Sewing tools
There are many different devices and additional tools that facilitate many types of work. Some of them you need, others you don't have to have. But here are the paws that allow you to insert a zipper, you must definitely have it. If the foot for installing a hidden zipper is not provided by the factory in the machine, buy it in a sewing accessories store. A very useful foot for sewing leather. Instead of a sole, it has a roller, which allows you to firmly press the material and at the same time slide easily. Having such a foot, you can easily replace the zipper in a leather jacket.
Sewing threads, which is better?
To replace the zipper of a fastener, especially a hidden zipper, you need a special foot.
The zipper on the bottom of the jacket loosened up. How to fix it or who will fix it?
Everyone knows this, but few people pay attention to what threads are used in this case. The threads must be strong, elastic and not twisted. In addition to threads, when replacing a zipper in a leather jacket, you need to put a special needle for leather. Instead of a point, this needle has a blade that cuts the skin, which facilitates the passage of the needle and thread.
How to sew on a button correctly and quickly
Along with replacing a zipper in a leather jacket, sometimes you have to cut off the buttons, and then sew them on again. In order for the button to be easily fastened, it is necessary to make a "leg" for it. And in order not to tear out the button with "meat" when getting out of a crowded bus, you need to put a small button on the wrong side of the jacket under a large button.
Often you have to deal with an unpleasant situation when your favorite thing can not be put on due to problems with the zipper. Especially often the zipper on a jacket or sweaters diverges, since the fastener tape in such clothes is quite mobile and can be easily damaged.
Why does the zipper on the jacket diverge?
The zipper on the jacket diverges: the main problems with the fastener
A zipper has several common types of damage:
The lock diverges - the reason is that the slider is too loose, it does not bring the teeth together;
The slider moves too tight - on the contrary, the slider planes are very compressed, friction prevents it from sliding;
· the pawl flew off the clasp - the fasteners were weakened so that the working part of the mechanism slipped past the limiters;
The lock unfastens spontaneously: again, the slider is weakened, strong pressure on the joints also plays a role.
It’s easy to figure out how to fix a zipper on a jacket or jeans: if unfastening is difficult, you need to lubricate the teeth, for other problems, tighten the slider or replace it. However, the replacement solves the issue with poor unfastening.
You can squeeze the planes of the dog with pliers, but you need to do this carefully, since too much compression will lead to a problem of the second kind - with unfastening. In addition, the relatively fragile metal of cheap accessories can simply break. To lubricate the teeth, it is most convenient to use a soft graphite pencil. It is enough to run it several times over the teeth on the outer and inner sides of the tape and fasten and unfasten the zipper.
With spontaneous unfastening - this usually happens with tight jeans - let's say a variant with a stopper. It is enough to pass a ring (from a keychain made of ordinary wire or an unfolded paper clip) into the hole on the tongue and put it on when buttoning jeans together with a loop.
If the fix fails
A fastening mechanism that has flown off a zipper is easiest to replace in a workshop, where they can easily select the right size and professionally fix it. However, if you wish, you can do it yourself. The easiest option is to remove the stops at the top of the fastener and, carefully bringing the ends together on a flat surface, put the slider on them. At the same time, it will need to be slightly tightened after putting on and restore the limiters. The easiest way is to tightly sew up the upper part of the zipper with a thick thread. If the clasp is sewn into the product, this option is not suitable. How to fix a zipper, is it possible at all, or is it better to replace the fastener, in this case it will be up to the clothing repairman to decide.
The portal contains telephone numbers and addresses of studios in Moscow, where you can replace a zipper on a bag, jacket, jeans and other clothes. This is a quick and easy service that is carefully performed by seamstresses in repair shops. Affordable cost and imperceptible result fully pays off the appeal to the masters. We have collected prices for replacing zippers on clothes and presented them in tables convenient for comparison, along with other services ateliers in Moscow.
This fastener is used in many types of clothing: light or formal dresses, trousers, skirts and jeans, jackets and coats. It includes two rows of plastic or metal teeth attached to textile bands. With the help of a special slider lock, the teeth are connected in a checkerboard pattern. It seems that this is a simple service that can be handled at home. Yes, but when it comes to prominent places and delicate fabrics, it is better to turn to tailors who will replace the zipper without anyone noticing!
The main problems with zippers on clothes. What will be useful masters of the studio?
Despite the reliability and practicality of modern zippers, they periodically fail, forcing the owners in a hurry to look for the nearest studio. What can you face?
- The zippers are torn off - master seamstresses will quietly sew the escaped clasp back into place.
- Lightning diverge and seize - the replacement of the lock with a zipper saves. This is a quick procedure that requires a minimum of your time.
- A complete breakdown of the zipper - a complete replacement of the fastener is necessary, which is often required for down jackets or jackets. Tailors will carefully open the old clasp, find a similar new one and sew it beautifully into the product.
The price of replacing a zipper depends on the complexity of the work and the length of the product. It is easier to just hem a torn fabric than to completely change the entire clasp.
Variety of zippers, or are there differences between fasteners?
Zippers differ among themselves not only in colors and length, but also in the type of dogs, device and method of use.
- Tractor zippers are designed for heavy loads, so they are sewn to work clothes or tight jackets.
- Metal zippers are slightly less durable, so they are used mainly on denim.
- Hidden zippers are delicate and inconspicuous devices that are used where the fastener should not attract attention, for example, on dresses or skirts, airy sweaters.
- Plastic and spiral zippers are sewn into light windbreakers and sportswear and can be used directly for their intended purpose, as well as used purely for design purposes.
Atelier specialists perfectly understand the specifics of working with each type of lightning and will perfectly cope with the tasks assigned to them.
Not only practical, but also decorative!
Sometimes inserting a zipper into clothing is used to update the look of things. A boring gray skirt gets a new life and becomes a fashionable piece of clothing when you add full-length zippers to it. With the help of a zipper, you can make a thing tight-fitting and more fitted, modeling it according to the features of the owner's figure. Professional seamstresses will help you choose a practical and stylish solution for your clothes!
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Find a jacket, down jacket, bag, boots or something else where the lock has begun to move apart. For example, our son Pavlik held on to the lock so that the lock on his jacket began to press badly and the zipper began to diverge.
Make sure that the lock diverges by trying to fasten it. If the zipper diverges, try to fasten the zipper so that the zipper does not diverge, to do this, tilt the zipper slightly longitudinally.
If you managed to fasten the zipper, then this is our patient, but if the lock cannot be fastened at any angle, it may have already worn out and further actions will not lead to anything
Find pliers, you can use wire cutters, or even a hammer
Find a place near the fastener where the inner space is empty, and not where the partition is. This is the part closer to the bottom of the jacket as a rule.
Try to squeeze this edge with pliers to such an extent that the upper and lower walls touch each other with an edge. After releasing the pliers, the edges will again move a certain distance, but already less.
Try to check the zipper fastening, if it starts to fasten, then everything is fine, if it still does not fasten very well, you can apply a little more force to compress the zipper
If you broke the lock during the repair, then it's okay. It is enough to buy exactly the same lock in any sewing store and insert it, you can also use the services of clothing workshops. But we are crazy hands, aren't we?
3 simple Rules for using the lock for long work. (edit)
Never pull the lock like crazy, By doing this you increase the distance between the top and bottom of the zipper lock. The ability to pull is especially in children, who can freak out that they do not have a zipper. Show them how to zip up their jackets properly.
Before fastening, position the zipper of the jacket so that when fastening there are no tight spots and the entire zipper is as parallel as possible. Check at a glance whether the zipper will be able to fasten freely.
If the lock is tight or you feel difficult when fastening (especially for metal locks) you can lubricate the lock with soap
If all else fails and the lock diverges, what should I do? (edit)
- Check if there are any microcracks on the lock, once I repaired it, and then I lightly crushed it with my finger and I see that when pressing with my fingers it is easy to see that the metal is moving. It was an aluminum clasp, and it cracked easily when squeezed with flats. In this case, you need to change the clasp
- Well, I exclude the option of going to the studio. In this case, it is necessary to squeeze the lock with the help of scans, but not from above and below, but from the sides. Slightly bend the sides of the lock so that they put more pressure on the zipper from the sides. After that, the castle began to work like clockwork.