How to Fix a Zipper in Minutes: The Easiest Way!

[@prashantramhit7687]

I tried it on my jacket and it worked, after several trials. Thanks for this great ideas.

[@MagicStitches1]

Great to hear! thank you for your feedback!

[@EugeneOkean]

THanx a lot. Kind regards from Russia

[@johnjay5895]

Good tip…now go find a ‘plastic’ straw.🙄 (uk)

[@DimKAt21]

Black market 😂

[@laurenalexander4438]

Plastic is the only kind that work. If you're stuck with those crappy paper "straws", I feel sorry for you

[@gregbrophy5781]

What’s a straw. ? Canada

[@AquaMarine1000]

​@@gregbrophy5781The thing that broke the camel's back.

[@gte1340]

You must live in California..... I'll send you some from WI 👍🏼

[@kaz-aloha]

丁度悩んでいたところです。 トライしてみますね…ありがとうございます。

[@masaokagitani368]

Thank you for your ideas 💡 very useful and we can use our clothes more and more ❤

[@Marshlander5]

Excellent idea! Those small plastic straws always get thrown out. They come with small drink packs. So good to upcycle and reuse. 😊

[@svenboden68]

No more Plastikstraws here in OZ since 2022!! But hey there are plenty of other produkts one can cut to size.. good hack....❤

[@JamesMiller-lq5rd]

Too bad... Plastic straws were banned in the Communist Nation of Kalifornia!

[@carpballet]

There’s billions and billions of 4-8 inch straws. This “hack” will happen a few hundred, maybe a few thousand times, each time using about a half inch of each straw. You finish the math…

[@marcusjosefsson4998]

​@@carpballetGood luck finding a plastic straw in Europe. They're banned here.

[@TanteTiffy1979]

Guter Tipp 🎉🎉🎉Schade dass Strohhalme nicht mehr so einfach zu bekommen sind. Also die aus Plastik.

[@58icarus]

Uh, no. The "repair" does not anchor the opposing half to prevent separation. However, an alternative title, "Caressing plastic straws to piano" would certainly fit 😇.

[@dreamterry]

What a fantastic burn!

[@tess7798]

Somebody goes to all the time in trouble to make a video, only for you to watch it and be snarky. Is it your intention to be rude?

[@Torrque]

@@tess7798 Well, this isn‘t exactly a “fix” if the repair still allows the separation failure that existed before… so, let’s not worry about “feelings” here and let’s critique the results of the claim.

[@LoopyChew]

It does provide a decent anchor on with you could melt more plastic to make a tooth, but the most critical part is making sure the thing stays attached. Wax might help in the short run but eventually it will crumble, I think.

[@raywest3834]

@@LoopyChew I think the melted part was a glue stick perhaps?

[@micmuc1000]

I’ve never had a zipper break like that before. Yipes, did I just jinx myself. Well at least I have a hack to fix it 😅

[@magmay8573]

It is a very simple and ingenious solution

[@skulver]

Unfortunately it won't work. The end of a zipper is profiled to hold in the bottom part of the zip, since this is flat it will make it a bit easier to close the zip but it'll just slide out constantly meaning the zip will constantly come apart at the bottom.

[@paulforgette4910]

all these years and the answer has been right there💥🌹🌹💋💯

[@3mountains307]

Great video. Short, to the point, and effective. Thank you very much. I won't be throwing away jackets anymore when the zipper fails.

[@mzaki4949]

That's never happened to me but I have had one or two of the zipper "teeth" fall out and having the zipper replaced was more expensive than buy a new garment.

[@normanodell2277]

Ingenious solution.

[@donnarae8823]

Okay if you have a straw & heating tool. Yet you could just buy the repair parts for the zipper. They do sell them. Little clamp you squeeze on with whatever type of pliers you have. I'v even used scissors when I couldn't find my needle nose.

[@RT-rt9rt]

Excellent tip - Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤

[@audibletapehiss3764]

OH! After you demonstrated the zipper working perfectly well with no adjustment, I felt certain you were going to take that straw and simply enjoy a nice cold beverage. The wistful piano music had me thinking comedy the whole way!

[@yerkodiegoborjakvessitchva2183]

WELL DONE ! ! 😮😊👍

[@Joe_Peroni]

Great! But what was that thing that was held to the flame? Glue? If so, would ordinary glue from a tube suffice?

[@davemceachran8788]

Unless there is a ridge on the repaired piece, the zipper will still pull out and open from the bottom

[@SCorpG22]

Yeah, it looks like it's starting to do it already, it's wider at the bottom when shut.

[@alexandertanseco548]

@@SCorpG22 When you melt the plastic, be creative and put a ridge at end of zipper.

[@BenRias]

Saw that too... notice how hard she pulls to separate the zipper prior to the repair, but then how delicate she tugs after the repair.

[@alan4sure]

Shhhh, don't spoil the mirage 😅😅

[@Red-Feather]

Great sent it to a friend, seamstress. Thank you.

[@dmitriyvaulin]

Amazing!

[@mimijeru4419]

excellent merci.

[@muhammadshakeelahmed2839]

You are so caring

[@hanskeusch6922]

Mir kann keiner erzählen, dass diese Reparatur lange hält!

[@michatablet9242]

Die Reparatur hält lange! Leider verloren 😅

[@alexandraraducan5592]

Exact. Va ține 3 zile , cu cea de ieri.😂

[@happylifeSteph]

Ist das andere Wachs ?

[@to_loww]

@@happylifeSteph Heißkleber.

[@RickB500]

Wie wäre es denn mit Sekundenkleber, oder 2K?

[@tinderbox218]

Will this work with a paper straw? -- asking from California

[@to_loww]

… or the EU.

[@TomasFaktor]

Paper ones made in US - yes. Paper ones made in China - no.

[@Lone_Star_Proud]

We could ship you some from Texas.

[@bonniephelps9481]

Will this actually last through the washing machine and dryer??

[@nealesmith1873]

Hand wash.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Do not expose to water or air.

[@CanMoose]

Great tip.. it'll definitely come in handy

[@christianvalenzuela225]

Nice hands, seems like other video about repair holes on clothes...❤❤❤😊 and nice relaxing music too....

[@abchappell01]

That is simply amazing! 😊

[@sharonjack8582]

Thanks so much for this!!

[@MagicStitches1]

Any time!

[@sharonjack8582]

@@MagicStitches1 🙂

[@terry_willis]

Great video. I can use that. But what kind of burn ointment do you use? That hot plastic hurts.

[@waynefrick1]

Inserting a short piece of toothpick inside the straw would act as an anchor in the metal receiver at the bottom of the zipper so it doesn't slide out unexpectedly.

[@brianfromtheambar7944]

To me....that looked like the little straw you get stuck on a juicebox. (sharp tapered end). Great tip. Thanks. I wonder: Given sufficient time, could you fashion an end using just the hot glue (if you treated the receiver with silicone to prevent adhesion while modelling). I may give it a go on a damaged garment or gym bag.

[@MarkJoseph-vv4pj]

I never thought of this!

[@neiltitmus9744]

Well done its proof you have a brain

[@susanvillanueva8184]

Thanks for sharing your ideas

[@ccooper8785]

Excellent ! Now, about the rest of my problems.... (I think we might need a bigger straw 🤔)

[@somitbhandari1749]

Short, sweet, quick & informative…just subscribed.

[@mancinieric]

Buen "truco" Lo malo es que en Colombia no funcionaria siendo que ya no venden en lado alguno "pitillos" (popotes, sorbetes...)

[@Jiminvt1]

That works nice thankyou

[@MagicStitches1]

Happy to help

[@TonyButchT]

Great idea and repair!

[@carlaroman7043]

Very clever and useful. Thank you.

[@MagicStitches1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pnyarrow]

Brilliant! Thank you

[@MagicStitches1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MsChand89]

merci beaucoup pour l'idée

[@gabrielthuo9041]

Good ones ❤

[@dallastrujillo7286]

Nice! Thank you! Subbed.

[@marjoriegoodwin2993]

I like that, really helpful.

[@hestergreen2031]

Thank you

[@tarifdefterim384]

Çok harika paylaşım yapmışsınız 💐

[@pfgpowell]

It would help if we were told what the 'stick' of something was which is melted to 'glue' the piece of plastic straw to the zipper.

[@amirulmuminin6975]

Glue gun stick

[@Robin.1929]

It is from a juice box. The ones people pack in school lunches for kids

[@frangeewong6215]

Thanks!

[@julien2912]

It was a glue stick for a glue gun.

[@julien2912]

​@@Robin.1929No. They're talking about the other stick, not the straw. It was a glue stick from a glue gun that she melted.

[@rodrigovareto3633]

Top, excelente dica!

[@badrcoach]

إبداع!! كل الشكر على النشر

[@gloriaavilavega1685]

Excelente la idea, gracias 🙏🔥

[@Teemzsaerialmedia]

Good tip ! 👕

[@ivanPipiskin]

thank you!

[@awoopa_paul5867]

Well done 👏 👏

[@NizeteRibeiro-p8l]

Amei a dica não sabia como consertar 🖐️🖐️🖐️

[@MagicStitches1]

Fico muito feliz que a dica tenha sido útil para você! Obrigado por assistir e pelo seu comentário! 😊

[@Skedawg88]

I tune my own skis. That is a P-Tex candle. I have plenty of those around. The next zipper broken in this manner? EZ fix! Thank you,

[@mikejessmax]

That's a hot glue stick dude

[@metatron-007]

Very Good

[@marthaperez6741]

WONDERFUL THANKS FOR SHARE ❤❤❤

[@MagicStitches1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@oatnoid]

Cool, I'll try it.

[@tomh4257]

Good idea, but how long does it last after a fews washes

[@stratoman5504]

How long will that hold up for?

[@riverraisin1]

Until you throw it in the dryer and get hot glue all over your other clothes.

[@stratoman5504]

@ No Kidding👍👍

[@danwonders9403]

Awesome!!! Thank you.

[@glennwilson6249]

You really tested the strength out lolol…

[@beansgas6821]

Good tip but unfortunately we are not allowed plastic straws here in the UK, apparently we can't be trusted with them.

[@TrootHunterFlies]

Do they still have plastic straws in uk on the small cartons that kids drink.Or have they gone too

[@AngelaHolthuis-Aeilts]

Das geht auch mit Tesafilm ..Tape 😊sehr gut 👍

[@gidget4971]

Very cool idea...thanks

[@jetblack2602]

would it work with a paper straw, too?

[@carrilho1000]

Excelente!

[@David-p9y9c]

Good hack

[@kimberlybryant3954]

That is only for emergency. When you wash it, the heat from the dryer will melt wax. Try using a zipper repair kit or using nylon thread

[@DanielTerestenyi]

Only problem is that we don't have plastic straws anymore!

[@ellenhulsbergen3209]

Bella idea!

[@renatanovelopacheco7755]

Buena idea pero eso no evitará que se salga de la base, pues al quedar delgado, se volverá a salir, en los cierres, la parte que entra en la base, es más gruesa y con eso evitas que se salga

[@deevnn]

Well done...

[@jeffwoodard]

Does if fall off when heated in the dryer?

[@robbiecryer]

Thank's for sharing

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Thanks* (plural of "thank", no apostrophe)

[@T.J.Lightriver]

There is a cut in this video , she does something in the corner of the patch , but she does not show it in the video ... at min 2:37 the corner of the patch is clear in 2:38 there is a black spot in the corner, I assume it is so the patch stays hooked into the metal clasp ... without it the patch would not have any hold in it

[@madmanbass78]

There it is, I knew someone else would've noticed that! 😏 I'm seeing the same too, it is indeed an extra bit of dark plastic or metal added in during the cut!

[@gerryjames9720]

Thank you for an alternative to the throwaway culture.

[@senianns9522]

What was the stuff that was melted? Wax, plastic or glue ?

[@inci2]

Super Tipp ! Aber leider gibt es in Deutschland keine Plastikstrohhalme mehr zu kaufen,,,

[@BergflitzerFoto]

Spitzenklasse ist die Idee 😊

[@LEXICOGRAFFER]

I'd stick a piece of a larger-size paperclip wire into the fold to create a more palpable engagement spur for the zipper, first making the piece of straw a bit more shallow. And....dare I say it? Don't be afraid of bringing a pair of needle nose pliers to the party.

[@nativebikers]

Was war das für ein Stick, den Du angezündet hast (Klebstoff?)?

[@MagicStitches1]

Es war ein Heißklebepistolenstift

[@bhanumathyhariharan8036]

Instead of a straw we can used the refil of a ball pen. That would be more easier n will fit in I think.

[@DavidLopez-gs1fb]

¿Y aguanta la lavadora? Eso es lo que me sorprende más....

[@edivaldosilva3641]

Ótima idéia parabéns.

[@dircml]

3R is a lifestyle!

[@sugarsaint]

What was melted into the straw ?

[@MagicStitches1]

it was hot glue sticks for hot glue gun.

[@IndomitableT]

@@MagicStitches1. Does this glue hold with washing soap in the washing machine?🤔

[@tonycamplin8607]

​@IndomitableT Hot glue won't stand up to washing, it'll come unstuck.

[@IndomitableT]

@@tonycamplin8607. In that case: why fix it like this?🤷

[@barrybrodin7085]

​@@IndomitableTof course not

[@chrisgentry2780]

This woman has very pretty hands.

[@abishekragu7947]

Super 👌

[@MrWetnutz]

This is the real reason McDonalds started using paper straws.

[@Xavier-Denis]

How long does it gonna stay there?

[@paulatangren7869]

Clever!

[@joseh.c.2482]

Houston tenemos un problema... las cañitas de plastico ya no se fabrican.

[@chrisbradley1192]

1:43 It's at this point I stick my fingers to the straw.

[@evaweisse8847]

Das ist nur die halbe Wahrheit, denn es muss am Ende eine kleine Wulst geben, damit der Reißverschluss nicht wieder aus der Führung rutscht.

[@JelMain]

No, go further. Add a crimp-on metal bottom tag for wear resistance.

[@CreamySpoon]

What's that thing she's holding at the 0:30 mark? 🤔 It looks vaguely familiar.

[@Robert-cr8bq]

Think you might have saved me some pennies.😊