My favorite purse was starting to show wear on the cotton fabric at the top of the straps. It was fraying and looked pretty bad. I finally had an idea for repairing it:
You will need
- Bag to be repaired
- Translucent ribbon
- Fabri-tac Glue
- Fray Block
- Scissors
I placed the ribbon diagonally on the strap and anchored the end with a dab of glue. Then I ran a bead of glue (an inch at at time) along the stitching of the handle. I wrapped the ribbon around until I reached my stopping point, and then I ran the ribbon through the last loop. This created a knot and reversed the direction of the ribbon. Then I wrapped the ribbon back across the area I'd covered, all the way to the starting point. I looped the end back through the last loop and secured with glue. Then I treated the ribbon end with Fray Block, let it dry, and trimmed it close to the knot.
