1. Home
  2. Home & Garden
  3. Horses

How to Repair Stitching in Leather and Heavy Fabrics

By Katherine Blocksdorf, About.com

2 of 9

Clean up Loose Ends

2006 K. Blocksdorf
Trim away any loose and frayed thread. Here I am reattaching a length of zipper on a pair of half chaps. The thread has unraveled and frayed and I am clipping it away being careful not to accidentally cut the leather or the zipper.

2 of 9

Explore Horses

More from About.com

  1. Home
  2. Home & Garden
  3. Horses
  4. Horse Tack and Equipment
  5. Step 2 Clean up Loose Ends

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.