Instructables user rocket had a broken zipper on an otherwise-fine pair of jeans, and by cutting out the zipper, sewing two buttons and cutting and stitching button holes has converted his jeans to a button fly. Consider making this modification to any jeans with a broken zipper.
This hack will take around 30 minutes and a dollar’s worth of sewing supplies — if you have a sewing machine you can speed up the time stitching the button holes, but this is not a requirement.
Full step-by-step directions can be found at the source link below.
jean zipper to button-fly [Instructables]
MrTaco
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 2:06 PMI don’t understand why anyone would want to do this.
The last thing I need when I’m struggling to not piss myself is waste time wrestling with buttons instead of the quick release of a zipper.
Michael
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 5:52 PMCouldn’t agree more with MrTaco. No man should ever have to wear pants with a button fly.
Sam D
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 6:35 PMA button fly isn’t too bad if the holes are big enough, you can still usually undo it with one hand quickly. That said, I hate button flies.
Cameron
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 8:32 PMGive me a button fly any day over a zipper. So much more “secure”, you never run into a situation where you fly’s come undone, you also don’t have to problem of getting “things” caught in the zipper.
Drew
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 5:11 PMWear underpants and your Twinkie will never get stuck in the zip again!
light487
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 9:22 AMI hate button flies.
Dickohead
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 9:54 AMAn article demonstrating how to remove the buttons and add a zipper would be useful?!