To secure your bag’s contents, a sturdy closure is a must. Twist Locks or turn locks are another popular choice of handbag closures. They can make your bags look professional also will be perfect finishing touch for any stylish handbag. To install the purse turn lock or twist lock is very easy. Just follow the following steps.
A: Insert the Twist Lock Plates
1) Remove the screws from the twist lock plate and separate. The section with screw holes is the back plate and will be placed on the back of the flap.
2) Use a magic marker and ink the rounded side of the back plate. Mark all areas including the lip and outer side of the screw holes.
3) Mark the twist lock position on the backside of your bag flap.
4) Press the plate with your finger by turn the inked side of the back plate onto your bag flab at the position that you would like to put the twist lock on. This will create an imprint of the back plate on your bag flab. Cut a hole along the lip line using small sharp scissor. Be careful when cutting the hole. It should not be too big or too small otherwise the twist plate would not be secure.
5) Assemble by screwing the two halves of the twist lock plate together.
B: Insert the Lock Turn Button onto the Main Body
1) Find the position of the lock turn button on the front of your main bag body by aligning the flap that already has installed the plates. Mark the lock turn button position through the hole in the twist lock plate on the main bag body.
2) Take the lock turn button and press the prongs into the bag body. Mark the position of the two indentations created by the prongs.
3) Use a stitch ripper and carefully slit into the prong marked position.
4) Slide the prongs into the right side of the fabric, then slip the metal washer over the prongs on the wrong side. Press the prongs down and away from each other with your thumb.
You can find many styles of purse turn locks, other handbag hardware and bag patterns for your project at www.ningbags.etsy.com
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