Tutorial: Installing a double loop metal slider for an adjustable purse strap

Kay Whitt from Serendipity Studio guest blogs in the Purse Palooza 2012 series at Sew Sweetness with a tutorial showing how to install a double loop metal slider on a purse strap to make it adjustable. It’s a very simple piece of hardware (just one piece that looks like a squared figure-8) but it can be frustrating trying to figure out how to thread the fabric through it. Her tutorial is an excerpt from her book Sew Serenipity Bags and shows exactly how to do it. Get the tute.

[photo from Serendipity Studio on Sew Sweetness]

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!