Hidden Connectors The New Improved Method for Installing in Handbags by Amy Lynne Designs

Hidden connectors are all the rage now in the bag making world They are an inexpensive solution to adding strap connectors to a handbag and DRings to a wristlet or tote They using minimal hardware and scrap pieces of vinyl. Their popularity is truly understandable But there was just one problem with the traditional installation method that drove me crazy That little front lip where the connector is inserted rarely cooperated when pulling the connector through. It s supposed to stay folded under before you stitch it down. Oh wait, let me back up there are THREE problems. 1. Getting that edge to fold down. 2. Keeping that edge folded down. 3. Finishing the Topstitch with beautiful final stitches. I just could not accomplish all three There had to be a better way. And now I think there is Introducing the Concealed Connector Method Gone are the days of that little raw edge protruding (on purpose or not) a