Hi! Can you please post clearer pictures of this modification? It looks so pretty and gives new life to the bags with busted straps! I would really like to see this close up! Thanks in advance!
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Do you have any photos of this? I will do a quick google but would love to see a picture if you have one! Thanks!
I literally twisted and pulled to get the handles of. They sort of squeeze out through the holes in the canvas that were obviously punched by the factory. I know you can use a leather punch (I got mine at the local tack shop for adjusting stirrup leathers and bridles) to put nice holes in the canvas if there are not any. Here are close ups of the rivets. I got mine from a seller on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/169712520307741/
They literally fit into the holes perfectly and I used a regular flat head screwdriver to screw them tight.
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This is amazing! It looks so pretty and I love that you can use any strap that you like! Thank you for sharing!
Hello all,
This is not the most professional looking hack, actually it's looks kind of tacky but it does the job. Turning a handheld bag into a hands free bag. I have Boetie PM which is a handheld bag and I wanted to add a crossbody strap to make it more versatile, so naturally i just hooked on a crossbody strap to the existing strap rings. Being a 2 handled bag, adding one crossbody strap attached via a front ring and the back opposite ring created uneven weight distribution on the chaps so the those chaps started to wrinkle up and the rings started to get a lot of scratches. So then I ended up with unevenly wrinkled chaps and scratched rings. Then I tried to even out the weight distribution so I made it into a shoulder bag, attaching two shoulder straps but then I noticed rubbing stains on the leather that was touching the metal hardware on new the straps, the stains were this blue/grey colour and my vachetta still has a light patina so it was starting to become obvious. On top of that now all 4 rings had more scratches. So I contacted Mautto straps about any possible solutions they had to offer, they were very realistic with me (which i greatly appreciate!) in telling me adding any straps to those existing rings would mean the hardware will touch and rub the leather, thus they could not alleviate my problem. So back to the drawing board. My current solution is threading fabric ribbon through the leather which holds the existing handle rings as a faux D ring (there is not enough space between the leather and the existing handle ring to add an actual metal ring of any sort). So now I have even weight distribution through all 4 chaps, no rubbing or staining of the vachetta, no extra scratches on my existing hardware and I can wear it hands free! There is some restriction as to how wide I can open my bag when unzipped but I made the fabric rings pretty big to account for that, so I can still get all my things in and out without too much struggle. The fabric is sort of hidden by the upright handles so it's not overly obvious when worn.
This is not the most professional looking hack, actually it's looks kind of tacky but it does the job. Turning a handheld bag into a hands free bag. I have Boetie PM which is a handheld bag and I wanted to add a crossbody strap to make it more versatile, so naturally i just hooked on a crossbody strap to the existing strap rings. Being a 2 handled bag, adding one crossbody strap attached via a front ring and the back opposite ring created uneven weight distribution on the chaps so the those chaps started to wrinkle up and the rings started to get a lot of scratches. So then I ended up with unevenly wrinkled chaps and scratched rings. Then I tried to even out the weight distribution so I made it into a shoulder bag, attaching two shoulder straps but then I noticed rubbing stains on the leather that was touching the metal hardware on new the straps, the stains were this blue/grey colour and my vachetta still has a light patina so it was starting to become obvious. On top of that now all 4 rings had more scratches. So I contacted Mautto straps about any possible solutions they had to offer, they were very realistic with me (which i greatly appreciate!) in telling me adding any straps to those existing rings would mean the hardware will touch and rub the leather, thus they could not alleviate my problem. So back to the drawing board. My current solution is threading fabric ribbon through the leather which holds the existing handle rings as a faux D ring (there is not enough space between the leather and the existing handle ring to add an actual metal ring of any sort). So now I have even weight distribution through all 4 chaps, no rubbing or staining of the vachetta, no extra scratches on my existing hardware and I can wear it hands free! There is some restriction as to how wide I can open my bag when unzipped but I made the fabric rings pretty big to account for that, so I can still get all my things in and out without too much struggle. The fabric is sort of hidden by the upright handles so it's not overly obvious when worn.
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Your bag looks like new, one of the best looking ones I have thing of this style.
Aww thank you! This bag was actually an impulse buy and my first LV! I got it preloved a few months ago (purchased from the original owner) for less than $500 US =)Your bag looks like new, one of the best looking ones I have thing of this style.
Did you mean Mine was not professional and looked tacky or am I being overly sensitive becasue I have a long day of transplant aftercare testing tomorrow? If you mean yours is unprofessional and tacky, then I have to disagree. It looks great, and does the job, which is important.
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@pony_scientist No I love your hack! I saw your post and immediately loved it and started looking for a Looping MM to try and recreate what you did! =) I have a sister who is looking for a zippered LV crossbody bag and I was thinking of doing this as a gift for her. My post was entirely independent of all other posts in this thread and not at all in anyway a response to your above post. =)
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Thanks
Like I said, I am being super sensitive today. I have met some pretty mean people on the internet, but never here - lol.
You are in my thoughts. God is good and I am sure all will be well with the test results. When you are back in good mood, I’ll teach you to focus your pictures better because I really want to see the detail to the wonderful job that you do restoring those LV bags
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ThanksYou are in my thoughts. God is good and I am sure all will be well with the test results. When you are back in good mood, I’ll teach you to focus your pictures better because I really want to see the detail to the wonderful job that you do restoring those LV bags
Kidney function tests came back within range and relative to their normal readings (not normal for a non-transplant person, but no change, which is good. Transplant meds have had some effects, so they are tweaking them a bit. Potassium was high and fluid load too low and weight was down a bit (from not keeping food in) but all in all, I am happy with the results! I am not sure if my photos suck becasue my hands shake a bit from one of the meds, or I just dont know how to focus - lol!!!
This is great. Did you order a specific length chain? I tried it with my mono strap but it was too big going around once and too small to go around twice - lol.In a search for a belt bag, I turned my mini pochette to one
Yes. I ordered a 40 cm chain on eBay and then doubled the original chain of the pochette and hooked onto the new chain (if that makes sense?). I can take a picture if anyone wants to. I feel like with chains u can always modify so it fits your waist.