[Ack - I just put in an invisible zip in a very non-historic dress but the
tab at the top is a) the wrong colour and b) hanging out
Any suggestions? (polite ones thank you). No sign of zips this colour in
the locale so]
I have had success using model paint enamel to paint the zipper
In a message dated 7/17/2006 12:09:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Any suggestions? (polite ones thank you). No sign of zips this colour in
the locale so I could always take it out and put in a regular one but this is
so cool and makes it look like just another
Ack - I just put in an invisible zip in a very non-historic dress but the tab
at the top is a) the wrong colour and b) hanging out I tend to use eyelets,
laces, pins etc to close clothing for clients but this is a new problem and not
one I can work around...
Any suggestions? (polite ones
Can you paint the tab? Nail polish maybe?
Katy
On 7/17/06, katherine sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ack - I just put in an invisible zip in a very non-historic dress but the tab
at the top is a) the wrong colour and b) hanging out I tend to use eyelets,
laces, pins etc to close
In a message dated 7/17/2006 12:09:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Any suggestions? (polite ones thank you). No sign of zips this colour in
the locale so I could always take it out and put in a regular one but this is
so cool and makes it look like just another
In a message dated 7/17/2006 12:23:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Can you paint the tab? Nail polish maybe?
Given the color, you may not find nail polish, but perhaps acrylic craft
paint?
Ann Wass
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h-costume
Then there is the theory of If you can't fix it, feature it! How
about cutting off the pull and replacing it with a bead or ornament,
or make something with seed beads.
I wonder if there is some sort of pull replacement you could make
using just the thread, which would be unobtrusive?
] invisible zip (ok, not v. historic!)
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:07:37 + (GMT)
Ack - I just put in an invisible zip in a very non-historic dress but the tab
at the top is a) the wrong colour and b) hanging out I tend to use eyelets,
laces, pins etc to close clothing for clients
-cost] invisible zip (ok, not v. historic!)
Can you paint the tab? Nail polish maybe?
Katy
On 7/17/06, katherine sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ack - I just put in an invisible zip in a very non-historic dress but
the tab at the top is a) the wrong colour and b) hanging out I tend
Thanks to all who replied on and off list: I am going to try the nail varnish -
if no luck, then acrylic and if all fails, suggest the paperclip (which is a
good idea for me personally but maybe not for my v. nice customer).
Katherine (brain stumped by heat as much as anything complicated!)
I would suggest that if you can't find the colour in Nail polish, try
Testor's Model paint - which is a laquer and will not rub off like acrylic
will. (Acrylic can also melt in the wash and stick to your fabric where you
don't want it) Model paints usually come in very small bottles, and a
katherine sanders wrote:
Thanks to all who replied on and off list: I am going to try the nail varnish -
if no luck, then acrylic and if all fails, suggest the paperclip (which is a
good idea for me personally but maybe not for my v. nice customer).
Katherine (brain stumped by heat as much
Thanks to all who replied on and off list: I am going to try the nail
varnish - if no luck, then acrylic and if all fails, suggest the paperclip
(which is a good idea for me personally but maybe not for my v. nice
customer).
The tab is cream, I'm guessing, from experience, thatit is metal
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