How to choose the right kind of zipper for your sewing project

August 21, 2015 by Anne Weaver

How to choose the right zipper for your sewing project

Ever notice all the different kinds of zippers they have at the fabric store? The most common are standard zippers and invisible zippers, but there are also all kinds of specialty zippers. Coats & Clark has published a guide to choosing the right zipper on their blog, Sewing Secrets. They explain the parts of the zipper and then share a chart showing which kind of zipper works best for which kind of project or application.

Click below to go to their zipper post:

Puzzled by Zippers? A guide to choosing a zipper, by Sewing Secrets

[photo from Sewing Secrets]

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