Tag Archives: turn lock

Polly Turn Lock Hack

Polly Turn Lock Hack - Andrie Designs

Hi bag makers! We have a short and sweet little pattern hack for you today! The Polly Crossbody Pouch is one of our quicker and easier patterns so why not step it up a little and add some fun hardware! Read on today to see how and where we’ve added a turn lock in this […]

Hardware Heaven: Turn Locks

Hardware Heaven: Turn Locks - Andrie Designs

Last week we touched a little on the bread and butter of the handbag hardware world, the magnetic snap (read more about them here). If magnetic snaps are the bread and butter, then turn locks (also known as twist locks) are the Toblerone cheesecake. They may not be a necessity, but life sure would be […]

Installing a Prong Back Turn Lock

Installing A Prong Back Turn Lock - Andrie Designs

I recently wrote an article for Issue 10 of the digital sewing magazine One Thimble on installing prong back turn locks and thought you might like to have a read of it here on my blog as well. Turn locks are a particular piece of handbag hardware that I have grown to be quite fond […]

Installing a Screw In Turn Lock

Installing A Screw In Turn Lock - Andrie Designs

Well hello! Lovely to have you here! Today I want to talk about turn locks… One of my most favourite types of handbag hardware (well, at the moment anyway…)! When it comes to making bags, I feel hardware is one of the key elements that really sets the bag apart from the next. I reckon […]