Hubby has a 2-pants suit that that he got before going on his mission...over 13 years ago. Of all his church attire, it's still his favorite (even though I've been beginning to prevail upon him that machine washable pants are more practical when you've got little kids around.) Anyway, considering the suit and pants are 13 years old and have had fairly regular wear, they're in pretty good condition. About a year ago, the zipper gave out on one of the pairs of pants. (You can see here, it's attached to one side, but not longer attatched to the other side.
I bought a new zipper quite a while ago, but the pants have been sitting in the mending pile because I've been too intimidated to try to replace the zipper. The pants have all sorts of linings and things and I'd have to undo some of them and mess with the waistband. As tempting as it was to just call them ruined and make the pants into matching pants and vest for Boy, I figured I had to attempt a repair.
And this is what they ended up looking like.
And now Hubby has a 2-pants suit again instead of a 1-pants suit.
Wow! Great idea. I ended up taking a pair of pants to a friend to fix a zipper a few months back. She did it for two dollars . . . it probably would have cost me more in sanity dollars, so it was worth it. However, this is a great tip to keep in mind for next time.
ReplyDeleteYears ago I fixed a broken zipper with 2 strips of velcro. Voila! It was a great idea until the fellow used the public mens room... First there was the "riiiiippppp" sound as he undid the velcro. Then there was the patting it back together afterwards. Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteKathy that is a funny story. I can't believe that those pants are 13 years old!
ReplyDeleteVery smart! (Although I'm not sure my hubby would go for it.)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!! Far less intimidating than trying to replace the actual zipper.
ReplyDeleteI linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-easy-workaround-for-a-busted-zipper/2010/05/27/
--Anne