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Purse Palooza :: Indygo Junction : Installing Grommets and Magnetic Snaps

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2012.
For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!

Indygo Junction is a sewing pattern company that does it all: bags, clothes, home decor, plush softies, quilt blocks…you will be amazed at all the choices! Go check it out!

We are so excited to be a part of Purse Palooza 2012! When Sara asked Indygo Junction to participate we knew we’d love to share some fun purse techniques with you that you can use with a variety of purse designs. Two of our favorite video tutorials are Installing Dritz Grommets & Installing Magnetic Closures!

When it comes to handbag hardware, your ace is in the holes.

Polish up your next purse project with grommets, a fashionably functional detail that helps reinforce holes for straps or drawstrings. Some of Indygo’s most popular patterns feature these eyelet accents, including Grids and Grommets (IJ805), Grommet Grab Bag (IJ851), Grommet Hipster (IJ857) and Grommet Wallet (IJ880) – which are all part of a giveaway!!

Want to install this style staple? Indygo Junction’s founder, Amy Barickman will show you how in one of our most popular videos.

We’re also drawn to magnetic snaps. Not only do these closures provide a secure fastening to your handmade purse, but they also add a professional, polished look.

Many bags use magnetic closures. This handbag hardware isn’t hard to install. Click below to watch our tutorial to learn how installing these closures are…well, a snap!

I hope these tips help make your purses & totes have that little something extra! Keep coming back to see all of the Purse-Palooza fun!!

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7 thoughts on “Purse Palooza :: Indygo Junction : Installing Grommets and Magnetic Snaps

  1. Lee says:

    Very helpful as I just received a grommet setter as a gift! thanks for the tips!!

  2. I love those giant grommets..It really gives this purse a cool look!

  3. Grandma G says:

    Oops! Both videos are the same… for installing grommets! 🙂

  4. Grommets seem easy peasy now. Hope to see the magnet snap video soon (o:

  5. Can’t wait to use these tips!

  6. elnorac says:

    Thanks so much for this wonderful help with hardware installation! We can all use tips in this department, I think.

  7. Lee Ann Hager says:

    Years ago I had to put grommets on some canvas to hang on the wall (a painting class in college). I remember having to have a grommet setter and a hammer and they never looked good. In your video, you just snapped them together. I’ve got another grommet project now and need an easier way than that metal bar and a hammer. Are these the kind you sell on your site??

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