Zip by the Metre in Steel Grey
€1.33per 0.5 m
Unit price €2.65 / m
Teilbare Reißverschlüsse series · 268 colours
Separating Zip 85 cm Steel Grey
Item no. 14506
€3.30per piece
Unit price €3.88 / m · incl. VAT, plus shipping
A 85 cm separating zip in steel grey. Version Spirale, width 5 mm, available singly. The stated length is tooth length without the tape. Measure on your finished pattern piece.
Colour: Steel Grey (319)
in stock
Delivery time approx. 3–5 working days
Free shipping within Germany from €50
- Material
- 100 % Polyester
- Colour
- Stahlgrau
- Care
Wash at 40°C
Iron at low temperature
Wash without fabric softener or bleach
Tumble dry low temperature (gentle)
- Breite des RV
- 3 cm
- Verschlussart
- teilbar
- Ausführung
- Spirale
- Breite
- 5 mm
- Länge (cm)
- 85 cm
- Farbcode
- 319
Description
Steel grey is a mid grey with a slight blue cast. It reads cooler and more technical than a neutral grey. It measures 85 cm. Too long, and you shorten it from the top, setting a new stop there.
That continuous coil runs 5 mm. Against metal teeth it reads less conspicuous and follows curves more softly. If the slider sticks later, fabric is usually caught between the teeth — ease it out rather than forcing it. A little candle wax on the teeth gets it running smoothly again.
What Separating Zip 85 cm Steel Grey is suitable for
- Sweat jackets, because the piece opens completely.
- Softshell jackets, because the fastener carries real function there.
- Rain jackets, because a separating fastener frees the whole front.
Sewing tips
- Länge am fertigen Schnittteil messen, nicht am Schnittmuster — Nahtzugaben und Saum verändern die gebrauchte Länge.
- Reißverschlussfuß verwenden. Mit ihm kommt die Naht dicht an die Zähne, ohne dass der Fuß aufläuft.
- Vor dem Annähen beide Seiten gleich hoch ausrichten und heften. Verschiebt sich eine Hälfte, steht die Jacke am Saum auseinander.
- Bei dehnbaren Stoffen den Beleg mit Vlieseline verstärken, sonst wellt sich die Kante entlang des Bandes.
- Den Schieber vor der Quernaht öffnen und beiseiteschieben, damit die Nadel nicht auf Metall trifft.
- Metall- und Krampenverschlüsse nicht bügeln. Bei Spiralverschlüssen nur mit Tuch und niedriger Stufe.
- Beim Waschen den Verschluss schließen, dann verzieht sich das Band nicht und die Zähne haken sich nicht in anderer Wäsche fest.
Available in more colours in the Teilbare Reißverschlüsse series.
Care instructions:
Frequently asked questions
How do I thread it back together?
Slider all the way down, guide the pin straight into the box and push it in to the stop. Only then pull up. Entered at an angle, the pin jams and the slider jumps off again.
Do I need a facing?
It makes the edge tidy and covers the tape. On stretch fabrics reinforce it with interfacing, or your front edge ripples along the tape.
What is the box at the bottom for?
That box takes the pin and holds both halves together while the fastener is closed. It is the part that makes a separating jacket possible at all.
Does a separating zip suit bags?
Rarely. A closed-end one serves better there, or your bag opens at the bottom. Separating only pays when two parts really should come apart.