I help as many people as I can with what I can - I do not do zippers of any kind and will repair things if I can... who knows - maybe one day they'll have something I need and I'll feel free to ask them for their help. I am rarely asked to do any of them for free - I did make a doll recently for an ex-co-worker - I was happy to do it - I now have the pattern and can use it for myself - thats a fair trade - it took me maybe two hours to do it.