Zipper Knowledge

The fashion industry is always changing, and so are boots. However, a pair of well-made boots with attractive design is an essential item in a women wardrobe. No matter which type it is, loose, comfortable, neutral or retro, it is a must-have fashion weapon for each season and will not be out of style.

Similar to nylon zipper’s manufacturing process, the production of metal zipper is basically divided into 4 stages, including dyeing, chain production, slider manufacturing and finished product. However, the slight difference is that metal zipper’s dyeing is arranged before teeth chain production.

Tiny as zipper is, it actually involves a wide range of knowledge and procedure. The production of zipper is a work with high professional and technical requirements because the whole production involves more than a dozen professional disciplines such as chemical industry, machinery, textile, printing and dyeing, metallurgy, electronic engineering and automatic control.

Zippers have a wide range of applications. Hence, with different matching objects, their requirements on zipper products in terms of functionality, decoration and economy are different, that is, the focus of zippers vary with their applications. When purchasing zippers, we must put forward corresponding requirements of zippers according to the characteristics of applications.

Zipper is a kind of fastener composed of tape, teeth, slider and puller, functional accessories, etc. However, there are subtle differences between different zippers. For instance, nylon zipper tape are normal and teeth are attached by sewing, while the inner edge of tape for plastic zipper and metal zipper has additional cord so that teeth can bite the tape tightly.

Have you ever handled a sewing project before? If you have, you may have found out that a majority of items do not require the same length of a zipper. If a zipper is too short to fit on the required space, you have to purchase a new one. However, if the zipper required is short and you have a long zipper, you can easily shorten it to fit your needs.