Convert A Jean Zipper Into A Button Fly

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]


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