How can I repair this lovely bag?

gabes_mommy

gabes_mommy

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#1
I won the auction on Ebay for the damaged Foresta Campeggio. It arrived today and I love it - it's so bright and pretty. It is missing one of its screws though, on the back side. The holes are there so I am thinking I can replace the screw with something else that will secure the leather in place. Since it's on the back I am not too worried about it not matching the others - I just want the leather not to stick out like it is now. Any ideas on what I can use to secure it? I don't suppose Lesportsac ever sells replacements?

Here is the pic, you can see how there is a hole in the leather and in the fabric where the screw should be so it should be easy to put something else there.

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#4
I think you can take it in and try to have them fix it. My zipper broke off my caramella and they help fix it.

My OP bella (that i sold) was missing a rivet, so what i did to secure it was buy a cheap "O" ring with a open and close clasp and just stuck it through the hole and bag. It was a excellet fix, it's not to bad because it' in the back so it won't be seen. You can get the ring at any office supply store.
 
#6
I've seen some fakes with the Nana Star screws... but it seems that fakes are running pretty high on e-bay lately so hopefully you can find one elsewhere... otherwise you might be paying 50+ for a screw. Maybe you'll be able to find a low BIN for a fake?

 
#11
djr0658 said:
LOL, no. Just my one op bella. I tried the paper screw thingy(name??) and it worked,but since it was the side rivet it could be seen, i used the "O" ring (name??) instead because it looked better on.
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I guess you meant the paper fastener like these :

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Think it's a good idea for temporary relieve, but for a larger bag with heavier capacity, I doubt this will work for long time, unless it's for cosmetic purposes only.

I read that someone brought her bag to either the tailor:confused1: or the cobbler:confused1: to have the popped rivet fix. :rolleyes:
 
#12
pinkpeony said:
I guess you meant the paper fastener like these :

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Think it's a good idea for temporary relieve, but for a larger bag with heavier capacity, I doubt this will work for long time, unless it's for cosmetic purposes only.

I read that someone brought her bag to either the tailor:confused1: or the cobbler:confused1: to have the popped rivet fix. :rolleyes:
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YES that's it! I had a brain fart and couldn't think of it!
I'll try to find my "O" ring and take a picture of it.
 
#13
I would take it to a shoe repair place and they could probably replace it w/a similar color rivet...

you can buy the screwback things at scrapbook stores but I'm not sure they would be the right size.
 
#14
the one i'm talking about isn't that one though. xD

it's actually a screw with that flat head on both sides. i don't know what it's called, but they sell it at a store called fishers here. ^^;

i went to look for it.. it's book/scrap book fasteners sorta like the ones you screw off the back of a scrap book so you can put more pages into it.

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http://www.ukpatternbookfasteners.co.uk/
 
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