Comments on: How-To: Wristlet Key Fob Tutorial

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:09:01 +0000

Hi Cindy, thanks for your comment. I’m glad you’ve discovered the edge stitch foot! I never imagined how useful it would be, until I took an heirloom sewing class. Now I think I use it more than any other foot in my box.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:51:34 +0000

Thank you for introducing me to the edge stitch foot. Found it in the accessories box, and it has been an eye opening experience! When I think of all the purse handles I have sewn slowly and carefully in order to keep the stitching straight!
I had been considering purchasing the bias tape maker, and will look for it this weekend.
Great, clear, informative directions.
Thank You!

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By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:09:47 +0000

Denise, thanks for your comment. I’ve got a dozen or so relatives heavily using their key fobs, without any problems, so I’m wondering if maybe the hardware is being manufactured differently now. I will have to order some more and experiment. The prongs have never been long enough to go all the way through 2 layers of webbing,but they have been long enough to at least grab the second layer. I wonder what would happen if you stitched the raw ends together, with just a couple of stitches, before attaching the hardware. Is there anybody out there who would be willing to try this and report back here? I would also be interested in hearing which combinations of materials are coming apart. Is it webbing with ribbon, webbing with fabric, or both? All of mine have been made with webbing/fabric. Please keep the comments and tips coming, everyone, so we can figure out how to get consistent results.

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:14:27 +0000

Thank you for posting this….and I’m loving the tips in the comments. I made a bunch of these and gave them as gifts and have been using one myself. Then mine came apart! I don’t think those prongs on the hardware are really long enough for the webbing. Sure enough, I tested all the ones I had left and I could easily pull them apart. Groan. I squeezed the pliers harder and harder, thought I’d perfected it, only to have it pull apart again.

More tips?

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:54:24 +0000

You’re welcome, Michele. If you have a chance, let us know where we can see photos of your cozie. Gin, if I come across a great deal on ribbons, I’ll post that information for everyone.

By: Michele C. McCleary

Michele C. McCleary — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:09:33 +0000

Just this morning, I was asked to make a fob to match a cozie that someone ordered…..how cool….now I can! Thank you very very much! M~

By: gin

gin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:11:59 +0000

I started making these key fob sold a lot already looking for great deals on ribbons.would anyone know where?
Thanks , Gin from New York

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:22:31 +0000

Thanks for the tutorial — I, too, have had problems with the hardware not holding the webbing securely and/or getting little bends in it. I have covered my large pliers with a triple layer of masking tape so I can still see the fob hardware (first time I just used fabric as a buffer but it was too difficult to hold everything together as well as manipulate the pliers) but they don’t look as “perfect” as I would like. I don’t feel that I can sell these unless I can improve the quality.

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