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Shortening a Zipper From the Top

By: Linda September 5, 2009February 6, 2021

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In all my years of altering clothes, I had never thought of altering a zipper from the top to make a garment fit better. Usually, when a dress doesn’t zip all the way up, there are three things I might do. First, I try to let out the side seams at the bust area. If…

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