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How to Repair a Broken Zipper

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Zipper Repair

An easily fixed zipper takes just minutes.

Pull your zipper all the way to the top. It shouldn’t catch anymore. If you zipper gets misaligned again one day, just remove the stitching with a seam ripper and repeat this simple fix.

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