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Well, that’s a little more involved. When you manipulate the metal by bending or hammering you actually make it harder to bend. When making jewellery, you would heat the metal with a torch until red, clean it, then continue working. The heating softens it. In this case it would only be advisable if it were solid brass. Plating would be damaged by heating. I would just try to gently reshape using pliers. Try not to bend it back and forth too much. Try to avoid too much hammering. The metal could get brittle and break. I know this all sounds very scary if you’ve never done it before but keep in mind, the metal was probably only bent before when the bag was assembled. I just wanted to give you a heads up so you could avoid trouble.That’s a clever trick, thank youI better find some pliers. How did you reshape the brass? I tried to get a hammer to them and they didn’t budge
Thank you for this! Best way to be! I’m leaning towards leaving it leaning to the side hahahh it adds character
Sorry but I'm so confused - so if I unravel the straps on my Casino straps would there be holes from stitching?The spare strap I had was a vintage coach strap. I just unraveled the ends. The holes were already there from when Coach stitched it!
@Coachaddict4020 Awesome! I love mine and use @LunaSilver tea rose bag charms on some of mine. I’ve got several originals and some of the anniversary editions. I actually like the 1991 anniversary bags best because of the brass feet and chunkier handles. These bags clean up nicely. Congratulations! I was lucky to find a burgundy one too that was a steal. You got an excellent price. These bags are little gems and they hold a ton more than you‘d think. Enjoy!Found this 50th Anniversary Retro Dinky Shopping Bag (Shout-out to @Hyacinth for the name & authentication) for $39! Can’t wait til I have excuse to carry it!
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Yes, I know that seller. She told me about it before she listed. Initial listing price was $795 and then she removed it to do more research before re-listing it. Mine is also coral. I bought the abused little bag for $46 and then started working on it. It was in such bad shape I ended up sending it to Sue Tremonti for rehab. She replaced three split piping sections with donor piping from similar vintage bags. It was filthy dirty and stains did not come out when I dunked it.
You can probably remove it with acetone and a lot of scrubbing. I've never had good results with Fiebings. A lot of dyes get that iridescence. I don't know what causes it. I think you might have to redye because I doubt you'll be able to remove all the dye evenly.
The stains on the strap are likely permanent. Where there are missing pieces of edging on the strap, I think you should remove it all and find new edging to sew on. The holes in the piping on the bag are fairly easy to fix with leather glue and fabric puff paint. I've done it several times. I think there are pictures somewhere in this thread of the work I've done.
You're welcome! Alternately, you could buy a bag in another style that has a strap you could use on this bag.
