Replace zipper 'tags', how?

Marvelous how people arrive at the same conclusion, paper clips here as well.

Finally ended up copper/silver plating the paper clip. Looks a bit beter and works superbly.

The only alternative we found was to weave a little toggle from copper wire, after threading through the hole.

Problem is, it breaks off after a while and has to be replaced.

Small stainless steel split ring (=keyring) from an anglers' shop, attached to anything you fancy (small coin, drilled for the split ring; old padlock key; larger split ring.....)

Adrian

If you have kids, or young nieces or nephews, ask them about "scoobies".

MBQ

One of my jackets has a small nylon cable tie doing this: pulled through the appropriate size, cut and welded with a soldering iron.

:-)

I had wondered about 'whipping' the paper clip round the open end so it won't pull open. The whipping would be very fine wire. Rather laborious I suspect but effective. Alterntively one could solder the paper clip.

Like the originals! :-)

How small can you get them, they sound ideal if small enough.

I've seen them down to about 3 or 4mm outside diameter but they are too fiddly to put on a zipper. I have used ones about 6mm for this purpose successfully.

Adrian

Boot laces various colours strong don't hurt if you catch yourself on them

Similar ideas to elsewhere in this thread. However, some zipper pulls incorporate a little which engages with the track to stop it undoing when the zip pull is flat. If there's no tang, it can be a source of some embarrassment.

Key rings.

So ask people for their old jeans,coats ect and take the pullers off and discard the clothes.

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

They look as if they're "one piece" so I don't think the pullers of old zips would help much. It's an idea though, I'll take a closer look as we have a store of old zips and even buying a new one to cannibalise it wouldn't be too expensive.

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Many years a motorcycle clothing shop gave me some replacement tags. They are (were?) actually made for the job. Hook it into the zip, clip it shut and virtually as good as new.

No idea if they're still made and can't find them on google either :-( Someone

Most good sewing supplies places, will have replacement zipper pulls.

electricity meter seals (or something similar from the security and quality assurance seals section of industrial catalogues)

Owain

Try using beads. Something wooden, or maybe coin silver with an interesting pattern, would be functional without looking too "girlie."

Slide the bead onto a "head pin," (a jewelry finding that looks like a regular dressmaker's pin but is longer, and blunt) or even a regular pin, if you can find one long enough. Use a pair of needlenose pliers to form a circle (possible 2 or 3 loops) in the end and thread this onto the top of the zipper where you were attaching your paper clips.

Most craft stores have inexpensive head pins. You'll probably want to look for something about 5 cm or more - you can always cut off any excess!

I have used keyrings on some larger zips before. You used to be able to get small ones in places like poundland.