Repairing and maintaining your hiking gear will extend its lifespan, which is great both for your wallet and the planet. A busted zipper is no reason to trash your favorite jacket (or sleeping bag or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But let's not get ahead of ourselves as it isn't always an easy fix. In fact, broken zippers are arguably the most awkward fashion ...

Michelle Elise is known in repair cafe circles as the "Zipper Queen." She finds that most broken zippers just need some TLC, not replacing.

We’ve all been there: you’re in the backcountry or on a long hike when you yank the zipper on your jacket and—bam!—it comes undone, gets stuck, or the whole thing rips off. You’re forced to ski or ...

Everyone has dealt with a zipper that didn’t close as expected. Sluggish operation and quirky components can make it seem like you have no choice but try to find a pricey professional sewer to replace ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Being trapped on the other side of a stuck zipper can incite panic attacks. The more you realize you can't get out of the jacket, a boot or tent you're stuck in, the more you ...

January 4, 2016 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If the pull tab on your zipper inexplicably snaps off, a zip tie can make a great replacement until you can find ...

We’ve all been there. That sad day when the zipper on our favorite hoodie, bag, or pair of pants breaks in some seemingly irreparable way. But there is hope, and [Magic Stitches] is gonna show you how ...

Fixing your handbag’s broken zipper or getting its leather cleaned can really work wonders. Here’s a repair roundup – from department stores to local shops — to give your damaged goods a second life… ...

Ah, zippers. The contraption was first used on boots, then tobacco pouches, and then leather jackets (by Schott in 1925). Crazy, right? Zippers on clothes isn’t even a 100-year-old idea yet. The ...