You can find a plethora of how-to videos on YouTube. Just do a search for "how to load a quilt on a frame" or whatever you want to learn. As far as zippers vs red snappers, that's a personal choice of preference, it depends on how much $ you want to spend (zippers are far cheaper) and how much you want to unsew (zippers are basted onto the quilt, so you'd have to rip when you are done, although there are techniques to get them undone fast). Go to YouTube and search for "man quilter", he has some pretty good videos, including how to load a quilt using red snappers or leadergrips. I also learned a lot from the "pajama quilter", but I had DVDs, I don't know if you can watch them online. I'm sure others will have good recommendations, too.