Product Description
Sorbet Ombre Zip | No.5 Continuous Zip
Light, fresh, and easy to pair, Sorbet Ombre brings a gentle sweep of colour to everyday makes. Both the tape and the teeth share the same pastel gradient—pink → peach → green → aqua → blue and back again—so the zip reads as one softly blended ribbon along the seam. It’s a calm way to introduce colour: uplifting on pale linens and low-volume prints, quietly bright against chambray, oatmeal, or chalky neutrals.
You buy it by the ½ metre; when you order multiples we supply them in one continuous length so you can cut exact runs for pockets, main openings, and coordinated sets with minimal offcuts. Each ½ metre includes one matching #5 teardrop ring pull in a nickel tone. Add extra pulls if you’re planning a double slider or several shorter zips from a single length.
The construction is Size 5 (5 mm) continuous nylon coil—chosen for reliable handling on a domestic machine. Coil feeds smoothly under a zipper foot, is gentler on needles than metal teeth, and flexes neatly around curved openings and boxed corners. The ombré tape presses flat and accepts top-stitching cleanly, giving that tidy, parallel finish makers look for. If you prize components that behave predictably and wear well, this format earns its space in the notions drawer.
Design pairings are straightforward. Echo a single hue from the gradient—peach, mint, sky, or blush—in your lining, webbing, or zipper end tabs to tie the palette together. Because tape and teeth match, the closure looks considered from both sides—useful for patterns where the zip is visible inside and out.
As a continuous zip, it gives you full control: feed sliders from either direction for single- or double-pull zips, trim to the millimetre, and finish ends to suit your pattern—fold back and stitch for a neat stop, or seal carefully with a fray-preventer. It’s a flexible, workshop-friendly staple for pouches, wash bags, project cases, organisers, and everyday totes.
Key details
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Type: Size 5 continuous nylon coil zipper tape (zipper chain by the metre)
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Colourway: Sorbet Ombre—pastel pink, peach, pale green, light aqua, light blue (tape and teeth match) and silver metal teardrop pull
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Unit: Sold by the ½ metre; multiples supplied in one continuous length
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Included: 1 × #5 teardrop ring pull per ½ metre (additional pulls available separately)
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Compatibility: Use with #5 coil sliders only
Maker’s notes
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Use a zipper foot and a steady, moderate stitch length for parallel top-stitching.
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Basting tape keeps layers aligned; press lightly from the wrong side if needed.
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You can stitch across nylon coil when a pattern requires it; avoid this on metal teeth.
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To finish short ends, fold back the tape and stitch, or apply fray-prevention.
Other Details
✨ Attaching a Zipper Pull
- Separate the ends of the zip tape by a few centimetres to give yourself space.
- Place the slider so the flat side faces upward and the curved side points down.
- Insert the first side of the tape into the slider until it catches.
- Line up the second side carefully and feed it into the opposite channel.
- Push both sides in gently until the teeth begin to mesh.
- Slide the pull along the tape to check it’s secure and moving smoothly.
✂️ Snip Snip Tip: For easier threading, cut about 5 mm of the zipper teeth off one side of the tape. Feed the longer side with the teeth into the slider first, then the trimmed side — the stagger helps the pull catch and align cleanly.
Alternative: Trimming both ends of the tape on a slight angle can also help. Seal the cut edges with a quick pass of heat or fray stop to prevent unravelling.
