Have you guys seen Google today? I might have beat you to it on account of being ahead of most of you time-wise 
Today is the birthday of Swedish born Gideon Sundback who invented the zipper between 1906 and 1914 - although it didn’t catch on in the fashion industry for another 20 years!
Thanks Mr Sundback and Happy Birthday! 
Posted on April 24, 2012, in Just for fun and tagged Birthday, Gideon Sundback, zipper. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
I used to use the big light box at Uni sometimes to trace my envelope tissue patterns, it's so much
I do not disagree that halving the tracing sheets has made it harder to trace from. The older sheets
Ah yes, I hate having to unfold the big sheet again if I've missed a marking. The technical mini pie
Lunch paper is good and cheap too. I like the sound of your cutting guide/wheel, that sounds like a
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I can’t believe I missed that. Here’s to Mr Sundback!
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A bit more on today’s Google banner from The Curious Kiwi!
And whatever would we do without zips?? Skirt zips, jeans zips, open ended zips, invisible zips and lightweight zips. Fabulous invention!! Happy birthday Mr Sundback!
I know!
Despite them sometimes being annoying to insert I can’t imagine how we’d make all those amazing garments <3