I really enjoy when you share from your experience. It reinforces why your expertise is incomparable.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Patty, you are too kind 😘

Well, I never knew that about the line in the zip! I’d always thought it was to show me where to stitch…many thanks xxx

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Happy to help 😘

I'm rather new to bags and installing zips, so this is good info to have. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Happy I can help 😀

I am happy you posted this so we would know the differences! I haven't bought the striped zip and will now avoid it. As always, another great video and good advice! This is something we wouldn't know...but you do and are trying to make us better sewers! Thank you Diane!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for you kind words, glad you found it helpful. 😘

I watched this video when you first made it and thought I'd tuck the information away.......nope.....made a small bag....clipped and it frayed! LOL I wracked my brain to remember who had an explanation....and you popped into my head :-) Thank you! I WILL remember next time!

@SpencerOgg

6 ай бұрын

Sorry!

This is an excellent tutorial. The 'why' is often skipped in 'how to do' tutorials. You are the best!!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Linda 😘😘

Oh my goodness! I was devastated when a backpack I'd made as a gift for my 80-year old aunt, had this exact issue. She came to visit with what looked like a shredded zipper and it broke my heart. Yes, I'd used a striped zipper, yes, I'd cut into it over a curve and I thought secure because I'd used a lighter on the areas I'd snipped. Mystery solved. Thank you!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Oh no! That must have been so upsetting.

Great explanation of zippers. Thank you!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much for your explanation! I will use this info for future projects. 🥰

Thanks for this video. I have resorted to using a bit of Fray Block on a zip that I snipped into. Oops!

Thank you so much for this video, it answers a lot of questions. It's good to know we can snip them except for the stripped or designer zippers. Love your video's.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Happy sewing!

Thanks for the info. When things are explained it’s unlikely mistakes are made. Genius, but that’s what we get from you at all levels. Thank you once again.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Glad to help and thank you for your kind words 😘

Always knew tape weave went 2 directions, but never knew why. Thanks for teaching me something today!!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

😘😘😘

Great video Diane thank you. I used a stripped zip and didn't snip at all and it frayed. Ended up taking the bag apart. Will only use them now for little straight pouches x

@njame2137

10 ай бұрын

Me too

Thank you so much. This is very timely as I am about to teach a group how to sew zips, add zipper pulls, and other tricks. I too have fallen victim to a 'designer' zip that fell apart and I couldn't figure out what in the world made it happen.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Good luck with the class. You'll be amazing. We always surprise ourselves with how much we have buried in our minds over the years that we are able to share ❤️

That’s very helpful! Thank you. I did notice some people who were one way or the other die hard but I guess it really comes down to the material.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

My pleasure, definitely always worth checking your own zip of course, but just keep your eye out for that reinforcement line and you should be fine :)

Thanks for the tips. This is so helpful and will save a lot of tears and frustration.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks so much Diane. I’m pretty new to bag making and have a lot to learn so forewarned is forearmed. Cheers. Just going for a tea break now and possibly a Jaffa cake or two or three!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Yeyy. Can't do any sewing without a jaffa cake or 10 🤣

Thank you so much. I have some striped zipper tape and was worried about using it but now I know when it will be safe. You always explain things so clearly.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

Oh my gosh!! That video was so helpful. I appreciate your knowledge and brevity. Thanks

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad it helps

Great video and learning opportunity! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this tutorial! It helps tremendously!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

So glad :)

Thanks for the good information!

Thanks! I had no idea! 😮

Thank you for the Great info .🌸

Great info. Thanks!

Great information, thanks!

Good info, thanks.

Such useful information. Many thanks. X

Great info.

Thank you for this explanation 🙏👏🏻😊 That explains a lot 😇

@SpencerOgg

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Wow, extremely useful information on zips. Yes, I have gone through all my zip tapes and found one that does not have the line. And now I know what not to do. Thank you.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Got it! This was helpful! TY 😊

Good information

MUCH THANKS! Excellent information.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great info.... thx!!

Thank you! Very useful information (y)

Thank you!

Great information as always! Thank you for sharing!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

This was a very good video. I never knew this about a zipper.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was useful, many thanks

Thanks, very informative.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Really informative thank you so much 😊

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

Great information about zips, thank you ❤

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Diane, thank you! That was such a great explanation. Thank you for the demonstration as well!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thanks for this explanation - I never realized this!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Interesting, great info. Thank u! I don't know if u changed your hairstyle, but whatever u did, keep it. U look fabulous

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Sonia - I've grown my hair, (and I've been on a fitness campaign too lol)

Your expertise always helps me so much! Thanks for your videos!❤

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!’ I cringe every time I see zippers being snipped! I hear my mother’s voice saying, if the zip was supposed to be snipped they’d have made it that way! I appreciate this most helpful vid ❤

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, I hope it does expain a little more about what we can get away with 😍

Thank you for this VERY informative and educational tutorial!!! I’ve learned a lot for this video!!!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

😘😘

Good info!!!!

@SpencerOgg

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Love channel ❤❤❤

Hi....Thanks for that informative info.....❤

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

Thanks!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😘😘😘

THANK YOU !!!

@SpencerOgg

9 ай бұрын

Welcome!

I might try Adding Binding to edge of the striped zips before using - maybe that will help...

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

They are fine when used on the straight, its only if you are snipping into them that the problem arises 😊

This was such good and useful information! Thank you for taking the time to share!!!

Mine on the Boothstown frayed on the centre straight part. It’s put me right off striped zips. I have about 9 yds of it too 🤦‍♀️- I believe from the shop I bought it that they’ve had lots of complaints where used on curves.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Its a shame because its very pretty. Hopefully you can use it up on projects with straight zips

Very helpful video - thanks!

Wow I’m first. Hi love your patterns

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Thank you SO MUCH for this, Diane!!!! So helpful and informative.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

A lot of people are having shredding issues with the stripe zipper. I recommend folding over 1/4’ fusible interfacing around the outer seam to strengthen the weave. Great video tutorial as always!

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Great tip 😀👍👍

Great advice video Diane thanks. Instead of fancy zips would Chris Hawkes dressing a zip idea be a more suitable option?

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Hiya xxx Absolutely! That works a treat and really helps jazz up a plain zip.

I knew it! It was going to be about fraying zips!! Great explanation! I, too, was wondering if any reinforcement stitching could be added in the curved areas to stop the fraying, but knowing the manufacturing process now, I’m guessing it would not reliably hold up over time. Thanks for the info and backing it up from experience in the industry!! Now I want to buy the pattern for the shirt you are so brilliantly wearing in the color that is so perfect for you!!! Is there a garment group I’m missing?

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

I really don't think I would trust just stitching a couple of extra lines on the zip tape sorry! Thanks, wish I'd made the shirt, it's from kettlewell colours - they do fab colours to suit your own seasonal pallet 😍 (sounds fancy but you just do the online quiz 😂)

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Fantastic information! Is there a way maybe to reinforce the striped zips to emulate the solid colors? Ex: see a triple stitch in the same location as the solids or just in the areas that need to be snipped? Also, you are glowing in this video! I very much enjoy your tutorials and pattern expertise.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

You could try sewing a few lines of stitching across the middle of the tape, I havent tried it out but to be honest I'm not totally convinced it would work, you would have to grab every thread in there somehow. Give it a trial run perhaps, never say never lol. Thanks - just back from my holidays :)

@mechelleflippo5489

10 ай бұрын

If I give it a whirl, I will let you know how it goes :) @@SpencerOgg

In my experience when using the striped zippers, they frayed even when I did not snip them. Those zippers will fray even when slightly stretched along a curve.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

I kind of agree Judy, they are not very stable at all

Thanks Diane! I made a Bummity Bum bag for friend with a striped zipper. I stitched over the zipper a few times but also trimmed the seam allowance as directed. Do you think that it might also fray? In the future I’ll be sure to use a fray check product on its edges.

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

It might be absolutely fine. If you haven't heard anything after a week it's probably OK 🤞🤞

@sharonmaue6812

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Diane! I did end up seeing her yesterday and asked her about the zipper and she told me it’s fine and that she loves the bag! ❤ 🎉

I never snip a zip along the tape. I snip the fabric instead

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

Lots of people do, but hopefully this tut explains which parts of the zip tape (and which zips) are safe to snip 😍

Would it help to stitch a line of short stitches where the reinforced line would be?

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

You could give it a try but I honestly don't think it would be enough to 'grab' all the threads within the zip tape?

Thank you. Would it help to sew a line of stitches about one-eighth inch from the edge first and then snip to the line??

@SpencerOgg

10 ай бұрын

I'm not sure a line of stitching would be secure enough, you could try it on a small piece of this stripey zip though.

@inthekitchen8842

10 ай бұрын

@@SpencerOgg thank you. Appreciate your work and creativity.

I've never snipped my zippers