Where to get fabric to make your outdoor gear and clothes

Finding quality fabric to use to make your outdoor gear and clothes is a challenge.  Especially when there are very few local, independent fabric shops to visit, and places like...
All About YKK Coil Zippers and Pulls

All About YKK Coil Zippers and Pulls

In this post, we will explain how you can use YKK coil zippers and pulls in lots of applications -- from applying new pulls to finishing zippers.  Coil zippers are...

Size Inclusive Patterns by The Green Pepper

The Green Pepper patterns have been around for more than 50 years! And in that time, sizing and grade rules changed a bit.  Many of the original Green Pepper patterns...
The Green Pepper Gift Guide 2024

The Green Pepper Gift Guide 2024

The Green Pepper patterns are ideal for making gifts to give over the holiday season.  There are loads of options for making things that don't depend on sizing (bags, for...
three molded tooth zippers - blue, navy, black

Shortening Molded Tooth Zippers and Applying New Pulls

Sometimes you need to shorten a YKK molded tooth zipper to use in your sewing project.  Or sometimes you want to use the zipper you have, rather than buy a...
pile of colorful molded zippers

All About YKK Molded Tooth Zippers

Do you ever get confused about using zippers in different applications?  Or what zipper to use? And why?  Or what the numbers and zipper sizes mean?  We are going to...
Welcome to The Green Pepper's New Website!

Welcome to The Green Pepper's New Website!

There are lots of new things happening for The Green Pepper in the last few months.  New Ownership and Location First, our company changed hands!  Susan Downs, who had started The...