How To Attach a Zip To the Zipping

HOW TO PUT A SLIDER ON A ZIPPER TUTORIAL

This, first tutorial uses a simple household item you've already got - a fork. Let's go!

First, cut the length of your continuous zipper tape to the length required for your project. It's always better to cut it an inch longer than you need. Get a zipper slider ready - make sure it's the right size.

STEP 1 - OPEN ONE END OF THE ZIPPER TAPE

Open the end of the zipper tape by gently pulling the zipper teeth apart. For me, it's easiest to work with the zipper tape when I open approximately 5-inch of the zipper tape length.

STEP 2 - SLIDE THE ZIPPER HEAD ON THE FORK

Take the zipper head and flip it over, so the front side with the puller is facing away from you. Also, the top part (with two holes) is at the top of the fork, and the narrow, straight-edge one-hole part is down.

Now, slide the zipper head (slider) onto the fork, with the front side of the zipper slider facing down.

NOTE: just the zipper pull will be caught by the fork, the fork will NOT go through the actual hole in the slider. See here:

Also, have something heavy to hold the fork in place. I placed a hammer head on the other end of the fork. Anything that's heavy and not too bulky will do.

STEP 3 - PULL ZIPPER TAPE ENDS INTO THE ZIPPER SLIDER

Turn the zipper tape face down. This means that the zipper teeth will face the table, you will only see the back of the zipper tape.

Holding your two zip tape 'tails' at an angle (forming a V, see the gif below), slowly feed them into the two openings at the top of the zipper slider. Both at the same time.

Gently pull, wiggle a bit if needed, until they both come through and out at bottom (straight) end of the zipper slider.

Pull a bit more so you have the zipper slider at least an inch into the zipper tape, then remove the fork and slide the zipper head more towards the middle of your zipper tape. It's done its job, perfectly: