Special Delivery

These new leather bag straps from Clover are lovely.  Just gorgeous.  Beautiful quality leather with "antique brass" fittings.

They're not cheap ($53.90 a pair), but would be perfect on a special handmade bag.  I'm not going to carry a large stock of these, but can order them in black or brown for anyone who needs them.

Hooked

Teeny tiny hooks...

We've been having supply issues with our usual small swivel hooks, so I got these in as a temporary stop-gap.
I think I love them. They make the sweetest little detachable straps.

The hooks are available in packs of 4 for $3.95, 10 for $9.40 or 20 for $17.35.
I'm not sure if I got the colour balance the way I wanted it on this Chunky purse, but I'm going to keep working on it. I need to find a colour to bring the two prints together. Thinking yo-yos or buttons... hmmmm. I'll get back to you on that.


I have plans to lock myself in my sewing cave tomorrow. I need to restore a bit of balance on the computer-to-sewing machine front. Restore a bit of faith in my ability to create. Have some time to let my brain free-wheel... recharge.

I also have a bit of (..ahem...) fabric to use.

How to insert eyelets in straps

My cinematographer and I have been at it again... This time it's a video tutorial on using our eyelet kits - something I'm often asked to demonstrate in classes.

I'm using the saddlers punch (again) and working on the Day Bag.

I love my saddler's punch... have I mentioned that before?



For those of you who missed it, I also have a tutorial (not video) on how to use eyelet pliers - here.