Brilio.net - There are many reasons why the zipper ends come loose , for example because they hit the wall or floor, get caught when washing them in the washing machine, and so on. If the end comes loose, the zipper will automatically be difficult to close again, as experienced by the user of the TikTok account @sepatute with his jacket zipper.
When experiencing this, it is not uncommon for people to choose to take a jacket whose zipper edge has come off to a tailor to have it replaced with a new zipper. In fact, you can fix it yourself at home with simple tools, you know.
Well, the owner of the TikTok account @sepatute has a trick. After investigating, as reported by BrilioFood on Thursday (6/6), he only needed one simple kitchen tool to repair the loose end of the zipper so that it could function normally again.
Lazy about going to the tailor? Here is the practical solution.
The tools that must be prepared are used plastic straws. Yup, this is the ultimate kitchen tool to practice this trick to fix loose zipper ends. Cut the straw to the required length of the zipper end. Then, split the middle of the straw so you can attach it to the end of the zipper.
photo: TikTok/@sepatute
Then, make sure the piece of straw sticks perfectly to the end of the zipper, you can use glue or sew it with thread as did the TikTok account user @sepatute.
Once you feel that the position of the straw is neat and sturdy, then try closing the zipper. If the zipper hook goes up smoothly, it means you have successfully practiced this trick.
photo: TikTok/@sepatute
How about it, it's really a simple trick to fix a loose zipper tip, isn't it? Taking a peek at @sepatute's TikTok upload, there aren't many comments from other netizens, but this video has received enthusiasm from more than 51 thousand viewers, you know.