Fasteners are devices in metallic, leather-based or cloth used for remaining or locking and opening leather articles. They include buckle, press-studs, zips, velcros, toggle and loop, drawstring and so on.

How To Fix Rivets

1. Locate and punch a hole, the right size of the rivet put up.

2. Insert the put up thru the 2 thicknesses of leather to be riveted from the flesh side.

three. Place the rivet and leather portions on a bit of hard timber board.

4. Place the cap at the submit on the grain side.

five. Set the rivet with a mallet till the closure is completed.

How To Fix Eyelets

Eyelets are used in Leatherwork for fastening metal key plates to key case liners, and now and again for re-implementing belt and shoe holes.

1. Plan the format or where the eyelets could be fixed at the part of the leather article.

2. Punch the right size hollow for the eyelet.

3. Place or insert the eyelet within the hole.

four. Place the leather article or element on a tough floor.

five. Hold the eyelet setter over the eyelet with the left hand in a vertical function and strike the setter with a mallet to fix.

How To Fix Press-Studs

Press-studs are in two pairs. The first pair that’s a cap and eyelet and the second are made with a spring and publish.

1. Locate and punch a hole for the eyelet.

2. Insert the eyelet inside the hole and positioned leather-based on a difficult wooden board.

3. Put the cap, that is the concave element on pinnacle of the eyelet button and strike with a mallet on a snap.

4. Locate the hole for fixing the second one part on the subsequent leather.

5. Punch the right size hole for the publish.

6. Insert the publish and put leather-based on a tough wood board or an anvil.

7. Set the spring at the post and strike with a hammer over the snap button tool to unfold the shank of the put up to repair it.

eight. Fix the 2 pairs together by pressing them with the hand to close.

How To Fix Zip

Zip can be without difficulty fixed with the aid of stitching both with the hand or sewing system.

1. Cut leather into two halves to be identical to the length of the zip.

2. Open the zip and vicinity one-1/2 of the leather onto one a part of the zip and stitch with the sewing gadget.

3. Repeat the equal system on the opposite part of the zip to complete the procedure.

How To Fix Buckles

Buckles are fixed on sandals, belts, watch straps, and so on. They are fixed by means of the usage of eyelets, rivets or with the aid of sewing.

1. Create a slit hollow at one cease of the belt, about 4cm to the brink.

2. Insert a buckle through allowing the tongue to go through the hollow made on the belt.

3. Create two different holes for putting rivets and hammer rivets to restore the buckle.