Fix It Friday - How to Replace the Zipper Pull

I've just realised how many garment repairs I've done since I started the Fix It Fridays series in October last year ..... (drum roll....) fourteen! That's quite a lot, but it's also an indication of how long I have made do with the torn this, that and the others. I think most of the time we just leave them in one pile, hoping that we will mend them.... some day! One of my readers, Eimear, was very interested in setting up her own Fix It Friday mending sessions, and said that meeting up would be a solution to the mundaness of fixing things. Very true!

Zipper Pull Replacement

One of the things that I had never gotten round to fixing was this zipper. The pull had come off and I was left pushing the zipper head up and down, and with great difficulty. I read you could replace it with a key ring, or even a telephone wire connector. But I settled for a friendship braid instead - do you remember doing them in school with your friends? Over, under and over!

What You Need

Embroidery thread (6ply) of any colour - I used black and deep purple.

Scissors

Needle

Cut 4 strands of embroidery thread, each ~20cm long. Use all 6 plys.

Thread Holes

Using the needle, thread 2 strands through each hole. Double the thread as though you are threading the hole. You will now have 8 strands.

Start the Macrame

Pick the left most strand (black in the video) and tie double knots over the one next to it; remember the left most strand will go OVER, UNDER, OVER it's neighbour each time. Don't change the way you knot or you will end up with a funny braid.

Your left most strand will now be the 2nd left most strand. Using this same strand repeat with it's neighbour to the right, and continue until the former becomes the first strand on the right. Sound complicated? Take a look at the video below.