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Make Your Own Perfect Fabric Purse Handles

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Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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March 20th, 2015March 4th, 2018

Think you need to buy pre-made handles to get a professional look for your handmade handbags? Think again! Make your own perfect fabric purse handles for any project.

This step-by-step fabric purse handle tutorial from Blue Susan Makes will show you all you need to know about making sturdy and attractive handles for your handbags and totes. With the right stabilizer and a bit of know-how, you can create custom handles out of just about any fabric!

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