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Zip stuck!

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  • sali_mali
    sali_mali Posts: 1,967 Forumite
    Hello everyone :hello:

    As the title suggests, I have a problem with a stuck zip. It's on a dress which I HAVE to wear next Monday. The problem is that it's a stretchy type material (not very stretchy but enough so I can move when it's on - v tight and slinky!) but there's a band just underneath the bust that isn't stretchy. The sides meet ok but the zip just won't go past the band!

    When the dress is off it's still a bit tricky to get the zip past the band, but it will go up. Is there any way of getting me into the dress?! I've got a black tie do on Monday and cannot afford a new dress.

    Also, the zip is on the side so it's difficult for me to do up anyway, but Mum tried helping getting me in too and same problem. I'm really hoping there's a magical solution or I'll have to stop eating! :eek:

    Any help would be appreciated :o
    Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. Oscar Wilde
  • anniebooklover
    anniebooklover Posts: 1,211 Forumite
    This may seem a strange solution but you could try running the lead of a pencil over the teeth of the zip that are sticking. I have used this in the past and it has worked.

    Hope you manage to get it fixed and have a great time at the "do".

    hth x
    "Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."
    - Proverb
  • sali_mali
    sali_mali Posts: 1,967 Forumite
    Ooh I thought I remembered something about pencils. Thankyou I'll give it a go (sat in the dress right now so I'll give instant updates :D)

    Love your avatar by the way
    Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. Oscar Wilde
  • sali_mali
    sali_mali Posts: 1,967 Forumite
    Baaaarrgghh stupid dress! Pencil made the zip nice and slippy... until it got to the band :mad:
    Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. Oscar Wilde
  • anniebooklover
    anniebooklover Posts: 1,211 Forumite
    Sorry that didn't help sali. I'm not much of a dressmaker (I was so bad at school that I was sent into the store cupboard to sort buttons and threads while everyone else made cushions, etc. :rotfl: ) Hopefully someone else will have solution for you.
    "Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."
    - Proverb
  • sali_mali
    sali_mali Posts: 1,967 Forumite
    Haha thanks annie. At this stage I'm just hoping noone will notice if the zip is halfway down...
    Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. Oscar Wilde
  • Stompa
    Stompa Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    anniebooklover wrote: »
    This may seem a strange solution but you could try running the lead of a pencil over the teeth of the zip that are sticking

    Never tried it myself, but I believe candle wax can also be used.
    Stompa
  • sali_mali
    sali_mali Posts: 1,967 Forumite
    Hmm... I don't have a candle but my flatmate does and she's back tomorrow. Thankyou, I'll try that one then. :think: Maybe she can help wrestle me into the dress too...
    Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. Oscar Wilde
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,638 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi sali_mali,

    There are more remedies on these older threads:

    Whats wrong with my Zip?

    Zip very stiff - how do I sort this ?

    Zip on trousers sticking

    I hope you get it sorted out.

    Pink
  • sali_mali
    sali_mali Posts: 1,967 Forumite
    Thanks Pink Winged, next attempt will be soap :D
    Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. Oscar Wilde
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