Coming this week: PDF revision for the clutch tutorial – free update with your password
I like to think I’m ahead of the guys over at Rovio who make Angry Birds. Do you know how they give you free updates such as “Ham ‘O Ween” as long as you purchased the original Angry Birds? Except when it’s completely new and different, like Angry Birds Rio, then you have to buy that new game.
So where am I going with this, other than you all now know that I play Angry Birds? Well, I just updated the clutch tutorial and wanted to let you all know first! I’ll be back with a post when it’s updated on this blog, but it’s coming out this week. PLEASE wait until I say “go” to download. It’s not up yet so I don’t want you to waste your time. 🙂
The hard copies will not be available for another week. We have to send it to our guy, a professional printer. He uses 70# ultra-white paper. His ink is incredible. The booklet is so thick that we have to use a commercial stapler to staple it together! Yes, every booklet is cut and assembled by hand. As always, the tutorial and templates are formatted to be printed on regular 8.5×11 without any need for you to rescale. You just click on the links, download and print.
I have been working really hard to incorporate some of the hints that I have blogged about here. I have rewritten almost 80% of the entire tutorial and I have 95% new pictures that are bigger and more detailed. What I’ve written in the new updated tutorial are basically the shortcuts and time-saving tips that I employ in making clutches myself. I think they will help you.
What you will get with this update:
*Tips to improve your craftsmanship and productivity.
*2 options on how to make a clutch: with a bottom seam (my favorite way), and without a bottom seam (makes for quick work and good for smaller clutches)
*A shortcut that will minimize the wrinkling of the fabric and allows for easier insertion into the frame
*Pictures on how to insert the frame
*Tips on what interface to use
Take a peek:
More pics, more tips, and learn how to make a clutch in 2 ways!
The new updated tutorial has also been formatted as a booklet as was before. This was designed so that it will allow you to flip each page per step and not take up a lot of space at your sewing table.
How do you get this update? If you bought the PDF tutorial, you were sent the password with your order. It’s a really detailed (some say long-winded) email saying “Keep your password” as all updates to this tutorial and templates are free as long as you have your password and if you don’t have your password for any reason, it will cost you $5 to resend it. So I hope you heeded it.
If your laptop was stolen (yes, that happened to a customer last week), it crashed and you didn’t back it up (PCs all the time…), you lost it or for any other reason, then order this listing shown here:
This is only for previous buyers who need their password.
These updates, revisions, and new templates are always free to you as long as you keep your password! I am working on a template for the 12×3.5 size frame. It’ll be a big bag – perfect for winter and overnights – and I’m trying to make sure the template can be printed out without any scaling on regular desktop 8.5×11 printer paper. Quite the task since the 10×3 required splitting it into 2! 🙂
So be on the lookout and I’ll be back to give you all the “go”.
Warmly-
Winn
Back in Stock: 12 x 3.5
Hi!!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Years! 🙂 We’ve had our first Christmas here in Vietnam and my 9-year old said that it was “the best Christmas EVER”. We brought along our trusty Christmas tree from Costco (and all of our other furniture and furnishings) and put up stockings on our electric fireplace mantel. It worked to preserve and continue our Christmas traditions. The kids were worried Santa wouldn’t know where they lived in Vietnam (they assumed New Jersey was well-known by Santa and his elves) and the fact that we have no chimney for Santa … but thanks to Norad, Elf the movie, and some great books to help explain it all. Oh, the magic of Christmas!
My kids on Christmas Eve.
During the holidays, International schools here let kids out for three weeks in order for expat families to return back to their home countries. And since the kids and I only got here in July, we stayed here during the holidays. After celebrating 30+years of snowy and cold Christmases in the Midwest and NJ, it felt really weird not having the cold weather for Christmas! I’m sure that is nothing new to those in the warm climates though.
Here’s my family holiday card to you all. E-card this year via Smilebox!
Hope your holidays brought you many smiles. Smiling's my favorite! Name that movie (super easy...).
So with 3 kids home, you can imagine what little work I’ve got done. But thank goodness for my sisters, Thy and Y who have been working quite hard. Thy missed Christmas altogether due to illness! She’s on the mend but her little one who’s only 4, is just recovering from another bout of something! I miss the cold but I do not miss cold & flu season.
Oh, I’m a couple weeks late and giving you the news but I just want to let you all know that the 12×3.5 nickel-free frames are back in stock. This one is a bit hard to manufacture and carry since it’s our costliest frame with all the iron and the large surface making a superb finish harder to achieve. But with winter here and winter bags, this large, heavy and sturdy frame is ideal for the big bags. This frame has been used to make the bigger carry-all bag. It can support leather, vinyl, upholstery-weight and other heavier fabrics. I designed a wide u-channel to accommodate both the heavier, thicker fabrics and the fusible interface/fleece. The walls of the u-channel were also designed to be higher. Check them out!
12x3.5 nickel-free purse frame
My internet connection has also been very frustratingly troublesome. I get very slow service and when I do, I get disconnected frequently. I have a fiber line but it gets throttled due to the servers here. 😦 Makes for long hours and a low productivity rate. Alas, I will be back to sewing once I clear out a few things off my desk!
So since the kids went back to school today (yay, thank you teachers!), I will be able to work more (yay, my sanity returns!). Love my kids, but I miss working. Miss you all! Thanks for your messages!!
Hoping you all are healthy for 2012!
~Winn
End of Summer Clutches
Clutch fans … I’ve got another collection of beautiful, one-of-a-kind clutches ready for purchase from various clutch makers. Posted at the Facebook fan page, you can click on the clutches that you like, read the brief description, and each listing has a direct link to that clutch. Once there, you can shop around that seller’s shop to see her other handmade goods! 🙂 Look for the clutch listings where the frame is noted “Trademarks of WhileBabyNaps.Etsy.com and Khuong LLC”. You can be sure that you are buying the highest quality frames that are tested for lead.
Check it out!
One of a kind. One for you. One for your bestie!
These are made from clutch makers, all of whom can be found on the Sellers page. They take custom orders too!
**For those of you who are currently listed as sellers, I will be cleaning up the list to update your banners and check out your shop’s inventory for more marketing, supporting and promoting. With fall weddings, fall craft shows, and back-to-school time, I will be promoting your clutches so that customers (the end-user) can peruse and buy. ALL SELLERS: please be sure to note in new listings, shop announcement, Profiles, or Policies (depends on you and whether or not you buy from me exclusively) those clutches made with my fine purse frames that “this clutch was made with fine purse frames that are “Trademarks of WhileBabyNaps.Etsy.com and Khuong LLC” or something to that effect so that the customers can find them!
Promotions on Twitter are forthcoming.
Advertising starts in September.
If you would like to become a seller, please read this post and convo me with the request. I’m happy to add you!
Debuting new 8×3 Goldenlock(TM) purse frame with LOOPS!
By popular request, here is the new 8×3 Goldenlock(TM) purse frame – now with loops!
Check it out ladies! I’m very happy with the warm – not brassy – finish, and this will coordinate with my Goldenlock purse chains!
These will be listed tomorrow for sale.
8x3 Goldenlock(TM) purse frame with loops.
Same Perfect Fit 6(TM) u-channel and sturdy kisslock balls.
Triplets! Nickel-free, Duskcoat Gunmetal(TM), and Goldenlock!
Great for your warmer fabrics and high-end custom clutches. Great for the bridal market! Be on the forefront and pare it with white! Gorgeous!!!
Debuting new 6×3 antique brass with loops purse frame!
I’ve been working on this finish and I got it! These bigger sizes always pose a problem for the antique brass finish, but for those who have bought my 8×3 antique brass, this is the same finish.
It’s just beautiful! Take a look:
6x3 antique brass with loops!
These will be listed for sale tonight or tomorrow!
Same style as my nickel-free 6x3 with loops! Same kisslock balls and Perfect Fit 6(TM) u-channel.
The whole family! Note: I am sold out AGAIN of the 8×3 antique brass. I should have it in 3-4 weeks as I just procured the raw materials.
Antique brass in 8x3, 6x3 and 3x1.5. The 4.5x3 might not be too far behind ... 🙂
WOW! You guys are quick! … Introducing PurseFramesOutlet.Etsy.com
Man, I did not know that WordPress also sends out an email on password-protected posts, too. Sorry about that guys!
And boy, you guys are quick! 🙂
And no, the newest password-protected post will NOT work with your current password since it is a separate PDF tutorial that I’m launching with my new PurseFramesOutlet.Etsy.com business.
I just got done with the PDF tutorial and the templates for that.
As I’ve mentioned a while ago (OMG, I’m soooooooo swamped with the move and the kids), I am launching a new business. It will be up within 2 weeks! (Well, it has to since I’m moving out of the country and all…) *hehe* No pressure!
Here’s a sneak peek to you all first:
Introducing the new Snappy(TM) wallet clutch!
Q: What is PurseFramesOutlet.Etsy.com?
A: It’s my secondary business that I’m launching that will allow me to up-cycle my frames. These frames were from my sister shop, WhileBabyNaps.Etsy.com.
Q: What kinds of frames are sold at PurseFramesOutlet.Etsy.com?
A: After years of inspecting for the finest frames at WhileBabyNaps.Etsy.com, we have amassed a trove of frames that while the kisslock balls, hinges, and inner surfaces are still good, the outside surface has little marks that render them defective for our high-end line of frames sold at WhileBabyNaps.Etsy.com and used by the finest clutch makers. The cost to ship, melt, and re-work these defective frames were too costly on the pocketbook and environment. We have saved them so that we can still work with a subset of these defective frames.
Q: How have they been used before?
A: Frames like these had been donated and sold at a discount privately for those in need (single moms, women who lost their jobs, women who were otherwise in need of side income but didn’t have the money). We finally have enough to do this on a large scale.
Q: Why can’t I buy your frames from WhileBabyNaps.Etsy.com to make the Snappy(TM) wallet clutch?
A: You still can, but why not pay a fraction of the full price for defective frames when you will not see the defects in your final product? You pay less, and we get to up-cycle our fine frames with defects.
Q: What else do I need to know?
A: *They are all trademarks of WhileBabyNaps.Etsy.com and Khuong LLC.
*They are NOT returnable to PurseFramesOutlet.Etsy.com OR WhileBabyNaps.Etsy.com.
*They have all been tested for lead and they all have a proprietary 2-coat process that allows you to wipe off fingerprints easily.
*They were made in the same high standards, but had been weeded out for their minor defects from shipping or otherwise.
I am so thrilled to be launching this to you all first. This new design will add another product to your lines of clutches. It’s easier to make, adds another price point, AND….
*Lowers your material cost by having lower priced purse frames.
*Lowers your material cost because you can use scrap fabric from other projects.
*Lower your material cost because you can use the less expensive quilting cottons that are perfect for this project and are easily found at your local shops.
And lower material costs means a BIGGER PROFIT for you!
Thank you for your support of using our fine frames (however defective) because it also allows us to up-cycle these otherwise great frames.
So stay tuned! It will launch within 2 weeks. It will start shipping out June 21. I will keep you posted and you will be the first to know!
NEW 8×3 nickel-free EleganceLock(TM) purse frame in Perfect Fit 6(TM)
Look what’s come in guys! These will be listed tomorrow.
Oh, I just listed the 3×1.5 antique brass. Sorry that took a couple days longer than planned. I’ve been working on April’s accounting (ugh…) and just got done late Friday night. I haven’t gotten as much time being a single mom and also having the house be in “show” condition as it’s on the market for rental or purchase. Raising 3 kids and dog with a house on sale by myself is quite taxing! On the positive side, once I hit the pillow, I’m out! No need to have that glass of red wine … I don’t even have the energy to pour one! 🙂
Anywho, I had this frame with my popular Skinny Bride(TM) u-channel. But after a lot of requests in the last 6 months for the EleganceLock without loops in the Perfect Fit 6(TM) u-channel, I redesigned it.
So for those who have used the purse frames with EleganceLock with loops, these are the same as those but without loops.
Many have sent emails on the pluses of this closure design, such as how the flattened closure design of the EleganceLock allows for older clients with arthritis, for example, an easier time to open the clutches! I am so happy to hear that, as those of you who have been with me for these years will recall how I designed this with that in mind. (I got my inspiration from Target’s redesign of all their pharmacy’s medicine/pill containers.)
Take a look!
8x3 nickel-free purse frame with EleganceLock(TM)
Made with my trademarked u-channel Perfect Fit 6(TM)!
No sibling rivalry here!
Hope your Sunday is great! ~Winn
Debuting NEW 3×1.5 antique brass purse frame!
I added a new finish to my “Little Guy” – a term I use for my cute 3×1.5 purse frame.
Just in: 3×1.5 antique brass purse frame.
How cute is this little one?
3x1.5 antique brass purse frame.
It has the same u-channel width and kisslock ball dimensions as the 3×1.5 nickel-free purse frame.
I got your back!
These will be listed for sale at my Etsy shop tomorrow. I am wayyyyyy behind on my webstore listings. Thanks for being patient! Continue to email Thy or convo her for custom listings if you cannot find what you are looking for … cuz our store has over 200 items!
As always, we combine ship. Why pay more for shipping when you don’t have to???? 🙂
Have a great day!
~Winn
Debuting 12×3.5 inch Nickel-free purse frame!
This is all new guys! I’ve got a new design for you clutch mavens to expand your line. While some are expanding to the smaller wallets and coin purses (smart move) to capture the smaller cash sales, some are starting to move the other direction!
Think bigger, roomier bags.
Think leather, pleather, vinyl, burlap, upholstery weight, oil cloth, suede, outdoor fabric and a whole host of other fabulous fabrics!
Think about the big bolts of fabric that is in Joann’s upholstery section in those big rods!
I’ve made some design changes just for this size:
*Wider u-channel to accommodate thicker fabrics and heavyweight interface and batting.
*Wider walls of the u-channel to accommodate a bigger seam allowance for all these materials.
*Bigger kisslock balls: 15mm!
Why doesn’t it come with loops? Because with bags this size, you will want to make your own straps out of coordinating fabrics! Although it’s made of iron and is heavy and very sturdy, a bag full of contents will need sturdy straps instead of a chain, since that will dig into your shoulders. Straps pulling on the frame may warp it over time, so heavy duty, wide straps will hold the bag up and provide comfort for your users.
Not to mention, it will make it very chic!
Check it out:
12x3.5 nickel-free purse frame
Comparison with 8x3 and 10x3 purse frames.
I like the bigger balls! (That's what she said.) 🙂
The big kahuna!
I will list these up for sale tomorrow or Thursday!
Start dreaming of your new clutch bag designs now! 🙂
~Winn
Purse frame inventory status: ANTIQUE BRASS 8×3 – BOTH styles are in!!!
At last, they are here. And they are FABULOUS! They are so great that I’m starting a new production because I am going to stock up as many of these as I can!!!!
I’m going to be a hoarder of these frames! Don’t turn me in!
The 8×3 antique brass are in. I have them in with loops and no loops.
Check them out!
8x3 antique brass purse frame. AT LAST!!! The right tone - a beautiful finish!!!
They will be inspected starting tonight at 9pm!! Ready to ship tomorrow!
For those who have been patiently waiting …. THANK YOU! These are FABULOUS! It took me 5 different plating companies to get it right, but … how fabulous are these??
No scratches, no nothing.
Not too dark.
Not spotty.
Not too brassy.
Not too orangy.
Not too golden.
Not too antique so that it just looks, well, old.
Just pure gleam!
*Swoon*
I am sorry that I cursed you Antique Br*ss,
As you are no longer my pain in the *ss.
*exhale*
🙂
About
I am the #1 US seller of purse frames and I’ve been incorporated since 2001. This blog is mainly aimed at my audience of clutch handbag makers. I have a very small niche that is comprised of 99.9% women. I am loyal and promote handbag makers who are loyal to me by using my fine purse frames. When they are successful, then I am successful.
The two businesses that I own are:
*purse supplies, Gutermann glue, and DIY clutch kits at whilebabynaps.etsy.com, whilebabynaps.com
*up-cycled purse supplies PurseFramesOutlet.etsy.com
To find clutches made using my fine metal purse frames, LOOK to see “Trademarks of WhileBabyNaps.com and H&D LLC” and you’ll know the clutches are made using the finest metal purse frames that are tested for lead and that have a protective coating to lengthen the life of the clutch. You can go to any of the sellers on the Sellers page.
****NOTE: If you want someone to make a clutch for you, please contact any of my sellers and inquire. They will gladly make custom orders!****
Interested in reaching my audience? Advertise. Contact me here.
Thank you for stopping by for a look.
Warmly,
Thy Khuong
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