Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Buying imitation leather handles for crochet bags

I've crocheted many bags for myself and for gifts for the past several years. I never thought of using leather or imitation leather handles for it...but when I found it available on Etsy shops at affordable prices, why not?
It can make a simple handmade purse quite stylish. Or it can make the 24-hr celebrity look-a-like bag look more like the original ;)

Here are my recent purchases:


Imitation leather handles, round toes from 3Dpatternpaper, China, $13.20 (including shipping)


Microfiber leather handles, soft, from pursehandles, Hongkong, $14.00 (including shipping)


PU leather and cotton tapes handles from pursehandles, HK, $8.50 (including shipping)



Imitation leather handles from yeahshop, HK, $13.50 (including shipping)

I bought from different shops so I can compare the quality, the price and the service. I chose Etsy sellers with good feedback and those that are nearer in location. Each shop was good on service, quality and price. For the brown handles (the first and last photo), which look almost the same - I can say that I liked more the one from yeahshop since its a bit softer. I'll be using it for my celebrity bobbles bag...showing in my next post :)



2 comments:

  1. Hey Mimi

    Thank you so much for sharing this information. I found a pattern for this bag that the celebrities wear, and I had wondered where they got their handles from.

    Now I know. thanks again

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