Customers who shop via our online haberdashery department are more likely to Buy Zips than any other item of haberdashery. Zips are a very important aspect of most clothing items and accessories and here at fabric world, customers can Buy Zips in a variety of colours, sizes and styles. Our zips are available to purchase in a wide range of materials and varying types od teeth including metal and brass. For customers who Buy Zips for dressmaking projects our selection of dress zips are perhaps the most popular item we sell. Dress zips are a relatively lightweight closed end zip, meaning the two parts of this zip fastener are joined at the bottom. Dress zips are ideal for adding to a wide range of clothing items including formal items such as evening dresses and work wear such as skirts and trousers. Dress zips are available to purchase in a fantastic range of colour options and are supplied with matching teeth to ensure that these zips will blend perfectly with your clothing item. For customers who Buy Zips for more formal clothing items our selection of concealed zips are a fantastic choice. Also known as invisible zips, this fantastic quality zip fastener is chosen when the dressmaker does not wish for the zip to be visible from the outside of the garment. Concealed zips will appear as part of the seam resulting in a high-end, professional finish. [caption id="attachment_4124" align="alignleft" width="300"]nickel-trouser-zip-green Many customers buy nickel trouser zips to extend the life of existing clothing items.[/caption] We also carry a variety of heavier zips suitable for items such as coats and jackets. Metal open end zips are a high quality zip most often used as a replacement zip for medium to heavy weight materials. Metal open end zips are a YKK number 5 and work particularly well in a variety of designs. For customers who wish to Buy Zips for heavier weight items, heavy duty metal zips are a YKK size 8 and are perfect for use alongside heavy weight fabrics for leather jackets, motorcycle wear and much more. A large number of customers wish to Buy Zips to extend the life of their jeans and trousers. Due to the heavy use of zippers on these clothing items it is possible that the zip fastener will experience a great deal of wear and tear and may become defective, however with our excellent range of trouser zips there is no need to throw away your clothing garments, simply replace the zip to extend the life of your clothing garments. Choose from our nickel trouser zips and our jeans zips both of which meet and exceed British Standards for strength and durability and can be cut to size.