Add a snap to a vinyl tape measure
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Somewhere I saw where someone had added snaps to a cheap, vinyl tape measure (not the one that retracts automatically) and I am trying to find this again. Can anyone help? The tape measure was wound in a circle starting at the end. When the winding was completed, there was a snap placed at the end of the tape measure and the other snap was placed where the end snap met the one underneath part of the tape measure. I know this is clear as mud, but if anybody has any information about this, please share.
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I know this isn't the project you are talking about, but maybe the directions for adding the snaps might help you with your project? https://sew4home.com/projects/fabric...p-sewing-caddy
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Do you mean something like this but with lots of snaps or just one?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/9916963...reen-statement
https://www.etsy.com/listing/9916963...reen-statement
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I found that the quilter's 120" measure will hold together on it's own if wound tight. Roll it in a circle and then pull it tight every few rounds. Never had a problem with it unrolling, before grands. My grands love to play with my measuring tapes so they are usually unwound anyway.
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