I seen a Carol Duvall show, and the gal on her show made purses. She made the same kind of tabs to hook the handles on, except that she sewed them into the seam and then used handles that were hooked into the tabs ( it slightly pulled/stretched on the tabs) and held the handles on securley. This way she could use the same handles for a dozen different purses. I thought that was a great idea.... thrifty.... I like that :lol: