Zipper Reference Guide

Know Your Zippers – Zipper Reference Guide

Confused about which zipper to use or how to measure one correctly? This Know Your Zippers Reference Guide provides a simple, visual introduction to common zipper types and terminology.

Perfect for beginner sewers, sewing students and Textiles classrooms, this easy-to-use guide helps students recognise different zippers and understand their key features.

What’s included?

This 4-page digital reference guide covers:

• Common zipper types – dress, invisible/concealed, separating/open-end and two-way zippers
• Zipper teeth types – coil, metal and moulded plastic
• Anatomy of a zipper – including the slide, pull, teeth, tape, top stop, bottom stop, insertion pin and retainer box
• How to measure a zipper – including the difference between regular and open-ended zippers
• Clear photographs and simple explanations to make zipper terminology easy to understand

Perfect for Textiles Teachers

Use this resource as a classroom reference sheet, student handout, sewing workbook addition or quick revision resource when introducing zippers.

The clear photographs and labelled diagrams make it particularly useful for beginner and lower-ability students who are learning sewing terminology.

Please note: This is a digital PDF resource. No physical item will be shipped. Due to the digital nature, no refunds can be provided.