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Beccabaglady said:
Thanks Joodlz! I didn't want to add extra holes, because it would just make the leather weaker (like perforating a piece of paper), not to mention that it would have bugged me to no end to keep seeing them, ha ha!
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AMEN to avoiding extra holes!

Beccabaglady said:
Thanks Two.time! I thought about the pliers, but I was determined to see it through for some odd reason. I'll post pics once she's had her beauty treatments. :smile1:
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My mom was quite the seamstress, back in the day...she often cut a couple of fingers out of rubber gloves and wore just the fingers to give a little more traction to pulling a needle through layers of fabric or leather...just a thought...and way less clunky than pliers. I've occasionally used a rubber jar opener for tough pulling.
 
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JOODLZ said:
AMEN to avoiding extra holes!

My mom was quite the seamstress, back in the day...she often cut a couple of fingers out of rubber gloves and wore just the fingers to give a little more traction to pulling a needle through layers of fabric or leather...just a thought...and way less clunky than pliers. I've occasionally used a rubber jar opener for tough pulling.
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Love this idea, thanks joodlz :smile1:
 
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whateve said:
Does anyone else have the robot keyfob? I think the antiqued brass looks great on many of my vintage bags.
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ledobe said:
me! me! me!

I reall need to get some dogleash clips for fobs so I will use them more. I love that one because it reminds me of a little robot pendant I had when I was a kid that my lil brother swiped and broke. I thought I still had it because it is worth fixing but I can't find it!
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I just bought one for my 12 1/2 year old son as a reward for a recent achievement. He thinks its really cool and plans to attach it to the zipper pull on his school pencil case. Guess who's going to be borrowing it during school holidays? :graucho:
 
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Beccabaglady said:
Well gang, I am halfway thru the rehab on my duffle sack. The zipper has been sewn back in! I have to tell you, my fingertips are pretty sore! I tried to stay true to the original construction, so I sewed the zipper onto the body of the bag first, then went back and sewed the piping on. I used a lockstitch instead of a backstitch because I wanted it to look the same as the original. I tried to go through the original holes as well. I have to tell you, going thru 6 layers of leather (at the pocket edges - 1 layer of pocket, two layers from the pocket piping, the purse body, and the original piping) is very very hard on your fingers! Now she is due for a bath!







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Very impressive work! (I probably would have taken it to the shoe repair.) I hope that after all that work that you use and enjoy this grand old bag!
 
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I found out something very sad the other day: My local shoe repair has stopped carrying Blackrocks! They said they didn't like it! They have something called Urad instead. Anyone familiar with it? It contains carnuba and lanolin. BTW, the jar is smaller and of course costs more!
 

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Did someone try dunking a small scarf bag in not too bright colors (white, beige, brown and light blue, with white leather)? Not that it's too dirty, but it's got a few small stains all over it and I thought maybe it would be easier just to dunk her completely. Thanks!
 
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catthecurious said:
Did someone try dunking a small scarf bag in not too bright colors (white, beige, brown and light blue, with white leather)? Not that it's too dirty, but it's got a few small stains all over it and I thought maybe it would be easier just to dunk her completely. Thanks!
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I haven't but I think that fabric is probably polyester so it should be fine. Just don't use any bleach.
 
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JOODLZ said:
AMEN to avoiding extra holes!



My mom was quite the seamstress, back in the day...she often cut a couple of fingers out of rubber gloves and wore just the fingers to give a little more traction to pulling a needle through layers of fabric or leather...just a thought...and way less clunky than pliers. I've occasionally used a rubber jar opener for tough pulling.
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Beccabaglady said:
Love this idea, thanks joodlz :smile1:
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I can't use a standard metal thimble. When I quilt, I use a leather one. It is soft enough to mold to your finger but still provides some protection.
 
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whateve said:
I haven't but I think that fabric is probably polyester so it should be fine. Just don't use any bleach.
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Thanks, Whateve! I don't think I would be brave enough to use washing machine like someone did (I read about it somewhere on the internet, but not on TPF), but will definitely wash it in the sink. Besides, it doesn't look too dirty, so I'll pretreat the stains and then just dunk it. I still have that ivory satin wristlet I didn't have guts to touch, so in some reason it feels like this small scarf bag is easier to destroy.
 
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catthecurious said:
Thanks, Whateve! I don't think I would be brave enough to use washing machine like someone did (I read about it somewhere on the internet, but not on TPF), but will definitely wash it in the sink. Besides, it doesn't look too dirty, so I'll pretreat the stains and then just dunk it. I still have that ivory satin wristlet I didn't have guts to touch, so in some reason it feels like this small scarf bag is easier to destroy.
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You're welcome. Several ladies on tpf have put bags in the washer. I did it once with a pebbled leather bag. Usually if you put the bag in a pillowcase first, it protects it some. With pebbled leather, I wasn't worried about damaging the bag. In my case, it didn't come out any cleaner. I think with satin, the biggest worry would be snagging.
 
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whateve said:
You're welcome. Several ladies on tpf have put bags in the washer. I did it once with a pebbled leather bag. Usually if you put the bag in a pillowcase first, it protects it some. With pebbled leather, I wasn't worried about damaging the bag. In my case, it didn't come out any cleaner. I think with satin, the biggest worry would be snagging.
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Good point, Whateve... thanks again!
 
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