Process Essay: Broken Irony

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It can be devastating when you find out that your favorite pair of jeans, coat, or handbag has a broken zipper. You may feel like your only options are to pay an arm and a leg for a professional seamstress to fix it or throw the item away.

Thankfully, you do have another option, and it isn't difficult to do from home. The only supplies you need are your hands and some pliers. Here's how to fix a zipper that no longer closes in just three easy steps:

1.Figure out the exact point the problem is occurring.
Typically, this type of zipper damage happens when the slider wears out and doesn't engage with the teeth of the zipper. You need to first figure out where the slider is losing its grip. Once you have found the problem spot, you can start

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