Listen… I get it. You mention “zippers” in a room full of beginner bagmakers and suddenly everyone’s looking for the exit like a herd of rats just ran under the door. Zipper anxiety is very real. Sewing over the teeth. Keeping the tape straight. Tabs vanishing into the seam like they’ve been abducted. That moment you flip the pouch right-side-out and the lining is sagging like a sad hammock. I’ve been there. I’ve sweated through that. I’ve ripped out more zippers than I care to admit. But here’s