Uttu-textiles.com // Issam Yousef // August 2013
Zipper, zip, zipper fastener, zipper tape
A slide fastener used for binding two edges of an openings of fabric as on garments or a bag. The helical slide fastener or the interlace-able teeth is fixed on the edges of a narrow woven or knitted fabric (zipper tape).
Zips might be coil or chain. In the Coil zipper the teeth are made of continues strands of nylon or polyester, which is twisted into a spiral when attached to the zipper tape. A chain zipper has individual teeth, metal or plastic.
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