Yeah. Awesome!
This was a Coats & Clark invisible zipper — really the only brand I have access to out here in the sticks. Clearly, I will have to make a stock-up run to G-Street if their quality is this unreliable.
I made a pair of pants (no write-up, no photo yet). I tested the zipper before I put it in, it ran fine. I tried them on, and the zipper worked fine. I finished the seams inside the pants and around the zipper, then I decided to wear the pants. I think you can guess what happened next — the zipper failed. One of the links was a teensy bit out of true. I wiggled out of the pants (couldn’t move the zipper). I used the iron to re-press the links into place, just in case I could fix it. I got the pants zipped once. I went to take them off, and it stuck again *and* opened a gap below the pull.
This necessitated a very messy removal, the result of which is pictured above. I had to replace the zipper with a non-invisible one because there was no way to get the invisible one in there correctly at this point. Since these pants are made of leather, finishing the seams around the zipper involved glue. Quite permanent glue. (Fabri-Tac)
The pants work now, but I’m kind of pissed off at them at the moment. This doesn’t matter much as it’s too cold for capri pants at the moment.
I really had to laugh at your picture and title on this one! Thank you, thank you for making me feel like I’m not alone with this kind of stuff.