I think on all the projects I have made the zipper has only worked out well once… That was when it was part of my Thru-hiker down jacket kit. I see everyone using continuous coil zipper on what seems any type of project and it seems to work out well. I see how continuous coil works on a project that doesn’t completely come apart like say a tarp beak or tent entrance. At the top you just sew the ends into the fabric and the slider can’t come off at the bottom you fold the ends at a 90 and sew them into the seam and then the slider can’t come off the bottom.
I am lost on garments. I made a pair of down pants that I wanted to completely unzip up the sides but when my continuous coil zip came I couldn’t figure out how to cleanly do that with the two open ends. I am about to make a vest with another section of continuous coil zip but I want to get it right this time.
So is it possible to make a piece of clothing and have the zipper come apart but also stop the slider from falling off the bottom cleanly? Or am I just completely backwards and need to order a separating zipper with the plastic stop on one side and the feeder on the other side?
