Tandy Leather sells them. You need grommet setting tools which they also sell (about $5).
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Oh I have that large flap one in green, and you have seen my raisin Leigh, and a black Leigh, a dark pink Ali I think that's the MFF version with no striped lining. I also have a patent turquoise shoulder bag with matching wallet. Not sure of those are MFF.
Thanks for the link to the Legacy thread! I'm on my phone and can't see most of the photos. But the posts have the style numbers which are very helpful!
Come on, somebody MacGuyver this! It's not like it's chewed lol. But look at PIC 6 please!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cla...949102?hash=item21288868ae:g:f9wAAOSw0j9ZQDQv
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cla...949102?hash=item21288868ae:g:f9wAAOSw0j9ZQDQv
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Not a dumb question at all! I recently did a repeat-rehab on a Bleecker bag with tattersall lining that I had been afraid to dunk. This time I went for it and gave it the full bath treatment and it came out beautifully, see the link below. I wouldn't be afraid to dunk another tattersall bleecker bag.
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-913#post-31372785
Yes, I should have added, see pic 6 ! My bad. Hopefully when tPFers see the price, they will think like me and say, 'what gives?
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I know that this is not the favorite answer, but sometimes I think it is worthwhile to take a bag to a leather repair professional (shoe and luggage repair, cobbler shop) because they have the tools and skills for repairing leather goods.
I don't immediately run off to the professionals for help - I often try to fix things myself - but there have been failures when I've regretted not asking a professional for help - and other times when I've been really glad that I did decide to seek assistance.
Here's one of those examples. I had found a brown slim clutch large 9555 for $8 at the thrift store. It was a New York City bag with a heavy Talon zipper. The wristlet strap was still attached to the ring on the zipper pull but something was definitely wrong with it and I couldn't figure out how it was supposed to look.
I tried sewing it but it wasn't right so I ripped out my stitching. It was so frustrating that I finally took it to the shoe repair and told him how I thought it should be - but I was wrong. I couldn't believe my eyes when I picked it up. He had turned the strap right side out, folded down the edges, and stitched it securely in place. It was easy enough to see after he'd fixed it! He charged me $8 so I spent a total of $16 for the bag and it was well worth it. Some time later I finally found a catalog picture and was able to confirm that he had gotten it right!
Of course there have been a few leather repair guys that didn't impress me, but if you find a good one - they can be of great assistance. You can always take the bag (along with the miscellaneous, broken parts!) to the cobbler and ask for an estimate - you don't have to use his services if you decide not to. And sometimes they tell that it isn't worth paying for a repair because it wouldn't look right.
That's what I would do with your BT Basic Bag dilemma, good luck!
Here are before and after pics of the pesky strap on the slim clutch!
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You have me studying the attachments on the straps of two basic bags of mine. I feel you : /
It helps to live in a big city with lots of choices. Where I live, there aren't any good leatherworkers and those that are here charge an arm and a leg. I think one of them quoted $145 to replace a zipper. By contrast, when I had a bag repaired in San Antonio, I was charged $1!
That's too bad! Do you have tack and saddlery shops that repair riding equipment? Or are those the bandits that wanted $145 for a zipper?!
You're right about the special tools. When I took my Cashin Attachette bag to the shoe repair because the leather and lining had slipped out of the kisslock frame, the Cobbler told me that he could try to repair it but he might bend the metal - no guarantees - but it was strong metal so it might be okay. He said that when Coach originally made the bag in the 1960s they had a special tool specifically designed to squeeze the leather and lining into the framework, but now-a-days nobody has that tool - unless Coach still has it. Happily he was able to fix my dear little Cashin bag without damaging the metal!
Wow! Gorgeous! Do you think they are the same thin, supple leather as the Sophia? She isn't really dirty, but I'm afraid I won't get the smell out without giving her a bath.