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Old 11-13-2010, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Dingle
I put a snap on one of the bags I made for my Mom. She hated it. Those snaps are strong and she had a hard time getting it open and not ripping the fabric. The only way she could get it open was by sticking her fingernail in between the two pieces and slowly pulling a part. Tore her finger up. I did use a stiff support behind the snaps but it was still alot of pull on the fabric. I ended up taking the bag part way apart and removing the snaps. Did a very small zig zag across the holes and putting a button on. She likes it so much better.
My mother had a similar problem so I put a thin band of fabric around the inside, covering the snap pieces. The bag still 'snapped' closed, but with fabric between the 2 pieces, Mom could open it easily.
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