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.... or a long shoe/skate/boot lace would do the trick. Keep it for future use!

I do the same as quilter7x. Works for me.

To make a 1 1/8 inch wide purse handle do the following:

1) Cut a piece of fabric 4 1/2 inches wide X length of fabric you would like the handle to be.

2) Fold the strip with wrong sides of fabric together in half and iron. Strip will then be 2 1/4 inches wide.

3) Fold both outter edges of fabric strip into middle of fabric towards ironed seam and press. You will still have a 2 1/4 inch wide strip of fabric. However, the bottom layer of the fabric will be one 2 1/4 wide strip and the top layer will be divided into two 1 1/8 sections. Press again.

4) Fold fabric one more time ending up with a 1 1/8 inch wide strip of fabric. Press again.

5. Top stitch on both sides of fabric strip. You will end up with a purse strap that is four layers of fabric, that has a tailored look and one that does not stretch.

Width of handle can be adjusted to any size by making your original strip of fabric 4 X the width you want the actual handle to be.

I hope this is understandable as I am not good at explaining stuff. If you have questions, please send me a PM and I wil answer ASAP.

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Originally Posted by Up North

I do not sew my Bow Tucks ones inside out I top stitch along the edges and down the middle. They star out 5 and a half inches wide folded over and then the edges to the middle. Easy and a nice size handle.

This is what I was going to say.

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Originally Posted by Quilter7x

I do something even easier. I use cotton webbing and instead of creating a tube, I take a strip of fabric maybe 3" wide and press over a half inch all the way down. Then wrap it around the handle so that the fold is in the middle on the underside. Then sew a decorative stitch from the top. Works great and saves my hands from cramping from trying to turn handles right side out!

I do it this way also. You can buy the webbing at 1" wide at the LQS for $.75 yard.

After torturing myself turning a handle inside out, I went in search of a tube turner - which I hope will work as advertised as I've avoided making bags for the last few months. My fingers ached from the last set for a week.

Cheers, K