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Metal Lip Purse

Well, first you will need at least 500 of these tabs to make a decent sized purse. This one is about 6 inches high and maybe 8 inches wide.

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Apr 25, 2011. 11:54 AMimadeit101 (author) says:

It gets really complicated when I try to explain it so here is a link to a youtube video that explains it really well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQpv6N7O8c

You basically just add rows on top or bottom of that one to make the purse however tall you want it and you make it as wide as you want by the length. you would make to rectangles or squares of these tabs, one for the front and one for the back.

For the sides i like to make one long one that is two to three tabs wide, depending on how much space you want inside, that wraps all the way around one side, the bottom and the other side and hook it on. I have a friend who bent the part of the tabs to make it look neater. Here are some pictures.