Look what you can do to change up your zipper projects. Cut the metal stops off both ends, unzip and put the different pieces back together, Change the zipper pull colors too. You can buy zipper tape and different color pulls online and mix and match. It takes a bit of practice but it's easy after a couple of tries

cool flow - match them up perfectly to the fabric or embroidery colors, thanks for showing

such a neat idea

Brilliant!

Fun!

Very clever thinking - can see lots of uses for these. Brilliant!

A great idea! thanks for sharing. Marian

What a fun idea. Lovely for kids clothes.

What a fun idea. Can think of lots of colorful uses. Thanks a bunch for sharing this information.

Now that is a fun and great idea...thanks for sharing.
still have not made one jolly zipper bag yet...I am so slack lately.

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by bevintex 23 Mar 2016

try one,Sue had an e-z one to make

Wow, Bev, you go girl!! Maybe I can do a zipper project if I don't have to worry about the end thingy........

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by bevintex 23 Mar 2016

the end thingy comes off then you have to put it back on.

clever idea, something I would never have thought of. Striking effect.

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by bevintex 23 Mar 2016

Thanks

Hi Bev, those zipper purses are all the rage over here at the moment. I actually had to repair one for a lady (she has had a stroke and is in a permanent motorised wheelchair) the other day (only 59 yrs) and she gave me a jar of honey (from their own bee hives). She just lives down the road from me and anytime she has any sewing mishaps asks me if I can do them and of course I do, free of charge, and so I get paid in kind in fresh beautiful Honey! Love all what you have done, love Chris

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by bevintex 23 Mar 2016

I made up a whole batch of colored zips now I need to make some more bags, I give away a lot of my projects just to cheer someone up. An act of kindness comes back twofold that is why I do it. You are proof of that.

by pennifold 23 Mar 2016

And may God bless you with all that you do too. Love Chris

by kezza2sew 23 Mar 2016

So sweet both of you Ladies...

Never would have thought of that. Love the Purple and Lime one.

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by bevintex 23 Mar 2016

you can also use just one side of the zipper, loop it around and add a different color pull. Like the solid colors I've shown then you have the other half to make another, this works best on longer zippers

It would look quite good on colourful pouches. I did this with divisible zippers in the 80s or so when "colour blocking" was all the rage. Still got a blue and yellow one in my my zippers box :)

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by bevintex 23 Mar 2016

It adds a bit of fun to a project

I bet it would look good on some colorfull pouches.

Hugs,
Gabi

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by bevintex 23 Mar 2016

I think so too