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Can Sew-in Magnets be Substituted for Clamp-in Magnets

By Kat | Sep 26, 2017

3/4″ invisible sew-in magnetic snaps (1 matched set per pkg) So… we’ve been hearing this question more and more of ...

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Ask Kat: Can I Substitute Soft & Stable for Fusible Fleece

By Kat | Aug 22, 2017

So… Here’s another question we get asked more and more frequently of late… “Can I substitute Soft & Stable for ...

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Ask Kat: Why Don’t You Sell Your Zippers to Distributors

By Kat | Aug 6, 2017

So… Here’s a question we hear on a regular basis, especially at shows. It goes something like this…. A customer ...

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Ask Kat: Will You Add a NEW Color to Your Hardware Line

By Kat | May 25, 2017

So… here’s a question we get asked on a somewhat regular basis, especially when we’re vending at retail shows…. “Will ...

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Ask Kat: How Easy is it to Alter a Pattern?

By Kat | Apr 15, 2017

So… This is a question we’re often asked. A customer loves our bag design BUT, wishes it were smaller…larger… had ...

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Ask Kat: How Difficult are Your Patterns?

By Kat | Jul 30, 2015

So… Here’s a question we get asked on a regular basis, particularly at shows, and it goes something like this. ...

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Why Does it Take SO Long to Publish a New Pattern?

By Kat | Oct 16, 2014

So…here’s the way it usually goes… I’ve been working on a new bag design for few weeks. I’ve tweeked the ...

So You Wanna Be a Tester?

By Kat | Aug 23, 2014

So… in a recent post we showed you the bags that our testers created in the process of “test-driving” our ...

Ask Kat: About Pattern Layout Instructions

By Kat | May 29, 2014

So… sometimes folks question us as to why we do not include any layout directions in our pattern package. There ...

Ask Kat: Do You Ever have a Sample Sale

By Kat | May 23, 2014

So… As you might imagine, we get inquiries about selling our handbag samples on a regular basis. So I thought ...