Originally Posted by
lynnie
how about a thing, brass zipper, the tiny ones, or a piece of wire.
I have used a paper clip, slide it through the zipper carriage, then slid around to the closed small end, then used acrylic yarn on a darning needle, to weave in and out through the center of the paper clip to fill it in. Tie a secure knot when it is all filled in, and the edges are padded a bit. They usually outlast the sweatshirt doing this.