YKK® Zipper by the Yard, #5, Brass/Brown

Why You’ll Love It:

Brown tape sounds like a small thing until you set a zipper into a natural veg tan dopp kit and watch black tape draw a hard line right down the middle of it. Against tan, chestnut, russet and brown leather, brown tape settles in and lets the whole build read as one piece. Same #5 chain, same brass teeth, same smooth pull. The tape is the difference, and on the right leather it is the difference between a zipper you notice and one you don’t.

Key Specs:

• Zipper Size: #5
• Tape Color: Brown
• Teeth: Brass
• Length: Sold by the yard, continuous
• Manufacturer: YKK®

Things to Know Before You Buy:

• This is zipper chain only. No sliders, no top stops, no bottom stops.
• You will need a #5 brass zipper kit to turn it into a working zipper
• Order more than a yard and it ships as one continuous length, not cut pieces
• Cut it with heavy shears, then a quick pass with a lighter keeps the tape end from fraying

Best For:

• Natural veg tan dopp kits and shaving kits
• Tan, chestnut and brown bag leather where black tape fights the color
• Tool rolls, pouches and pencil cases in any size you need
• Anybody tired of buying a 14” zipper for a 9” opening

More About This Product:

Buying zippers by length means you either design around what you can find or you keep a drawer full of sizes you will never use. Chain by the yard flips that. You draw the pattern the way it should be, cut the chain to match, and finish it with a kit.

We stock brown alongside black because most of what we build here is brown leather, and matching the tape is one of those small calls that makes a finished piece look considered. Nobody will ever compliment you on your zipper tape. They will notice when it’s wrong.

Never built a zipper from chain before? It takes about five minutes once you have done it once. Here is the video that walks through it.