On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Scott - Check a bigger marketplace like Amazon for a replacement clasp. B I
> searched for clasp then looked under sewing fasteners and found
> http://www.amazon.com/Latch-Clasp-Closure-Antique-Finish/dp/B001F3NG2A
>
> You could also search with Google images.
>
> Assuming the clasp can be unsewn from the strap, look for something close
> that will fit the strap and remove the thread. B You can then go to a shoe
> repair place and have the strap end stitched back together on one of their
> big machines.
>
Actually, if you're going to have it sewn by someone else, don't
remove the thread. It's quite possible that the strap construction is
more complicated than just folding the end over and sewing, and
letting the person who's going to put it back together see that helps
them out.
(Shop content: It's why shops hate people who bring them half done jobs....)
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David Scheidt
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