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From: tattooed vixen
Date: 05-12-2006, 09:24 PM (1 of 9)
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I am in desperate need of a very hard to find zipper apparently. I need a 32" metal or coil separating zipper , but the catch is I need it in a hard to find kind of brown. I have searched high and low for this, and all I've managed to find, even online is a place that will get it for me at the cost of nearly $20!! Ouch!! I can't afford that just to fix a jacket. So I got to thinking that maybe I could dye a white one to match the color of the jacket. But I don't know if that is even possible. Does anyone have any ideas??? Please help. (If the jacket was mine I wouldn't even care if I found a zipper that matched completely...but it's my boyfriend's and he is so picky he would flip out if I tried to use black or something!) So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I am running out of options and time! Thanks 
Anastasia Beaverhousen
"Anastasia like that of Russian Royalty...and Beaverhousen like where the beaver live!!" |
User: tattooed vixen
Member since: 01-27-2006 Total posts: 6 |
From: Chrysantha
Date: 05-12-2006, 11:34 PM (2 of 9)
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It doesn't say where you live.... Do you have Joann's, Hancocks, Wally World, a local fabric/quilting/sewing shop ??? Hobby Lobby ??? www.sewtrue.com they have zippers of all colors of brown for about $2.00 and up. (plastic or metal....1 or 2 sided....closed or seperating.) Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
Member since: 09-06-2002 Total posts: 2414 
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From: blackie
Date: 05-13-2006, 01:50 AM (3 of 9)
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I know that RTD stuff (from Dharma Trading Co. etc) has blanks with zippers that are dyeable, so they must be out there. I looked at Dharma and couldn't find any individual zippers, unfortunately. Honeslty though, $20 isn't too much to fix "just a jacket" if it's a well-loved favorite. IMHO. I'm really unhelpful, I know. Hang in there! see the mundane life of a housewife.
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User: blackie
Member since: 03-31-2004 Total posts: 594 |
From: paroper
Date: 05-13-2006, 03:21 AM (4 of 9)
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If you can find the proper color in a major brand zipper of any size you might ask your local store if they can order it for you in the length/style you need...never hurts to ask. It is difficult for stores to keep everything "out there" in stock if it isn't in frequent demand. Too bad it is a jacket because you might be able to use the zipper by the inch but I don't think they have the ends you might need. I agree though that you might just have to fork over the 20 if that is all you can find.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 05-13-2006, 08:51 AM (5 of 9)
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I think I would let that picky boyfriend make the decision to either dump the jacket, use a black zipper or pay at least part of the $20. But first I would check with Dharma and Purrfections. Check the web sites and if there is a phone number call to see if they can help. But, by the time you get a zipper you can dye and the dye and put up with the mess, you might find just spending the 20 bucks would have been easier and cheaper. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: sewingcybermom
Date: 05-14-2006, 01:28 AM (6 of 9)
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Try panda supply in NYC. they have tons of zippers.
See some of my work here:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ce%20costumes/ |
User: sewingcybermom
Member since: 01-18-2006 Total posts: 58 
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From: guppie
Date: 05-14-2006, 08:28 AM (7 of 9)
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Also try www.stanssewingsupply.com. I special ordered a zipper and was very pleased. Very quick mailing, too! Good luck. _____________ Cathy Cathy
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User: guppie
Member since: 12-29-2004 Total posts: 43 
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From: tattooed vixen
Date: 05-14-2006, 07:53 PM (8 of 9)
I'd like to thank all of you who posted a reply to help me with this!! Ok so I live in So California and I've tried JoAnns, Hancocks, and every little fabric store within a 30 mile raddius from my house! But I have never heard of Dharma and Purrfections so I will look them up online. But I never even thought to ask the sales people if they could special order a longer zipper for me...duh!  . So I hope one of these suggestions will find me closer to a solution to my zipper nightmare! Thanks Again, Monique Anastasia Beaverhousen
"Anastasia like that of Russian Royalty...and Beaverhousen like where the beaver live!!" |
User: tattooed vixen
Member since: 01-27-2006 Total posts: 6 |
From: MartySews
Date: 05-17-2006, 05:24 PM (9 of 9)
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Try www.zipperrule.com for specialty zippers. Happy Stitching! Marty It takes one moment to change a life.
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User: MartySews
Member since: 02-23-2003 Total posts: 504 
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