This section is for designers who want to learn how to be creative with zippers. Learn new fastening skills, tricks and techinques. Watch videos, follow tutorials and learn more about how YKK are supporting young designers, through the creation of fastening skills workshops.
Workshop
Outi Pyy's Zipper Belt Tutorial
Learn how to create your very own zipper belt, step by step, following Outi Pyy's zipper belt method.
Added 13 / May / 09 Read more >
Who’s Kei?
Japanese fashion designer Kei Kegami is running a series of practical workshops at some of the most prestigious fashion schools on the planet. He will show fastening tricks and techniques using simple tools and know how. In this section you can find his biography.
Added 03 / Nov / 08 READ MORE >
Kei's Fastening Masterclass Series- Volume One
Kei's Fastening Masterclass Series - Volume One. In this volume Kei shows designers how to cut a zipper to the exact length you require using simple hand tools.
Added 22 / Dec / 08 READ MORE >
Kei's Fastening Masterclass Series- Volume Two
Kei's Fastening Masterclass Series - Volume Two. In this volume Kei shows designers how to make a three way zipper.
Added 22 / Jan / 09 READ MORE >
Kei's Fastening Masterclass Series- Volume Three
In this class Kei shows designers how to smooth a zipper using candle wax and a metal file.
Added 20 / Feb / 09 READ MORE >