From: Fred Greenspan <greenspan-AT-earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:58:11 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Snaps


Good point Chris. I did think of that after I posted. Some fabrics  
can simply be triple layer hemmed at the edge of the fabric where the  
snaps are to be attached, or a strengthening material might go inside  
the hem. There is also a technique to unsnapping them which minimizes  
tearing. I'm not sure I can describe it, but I grab the edge of the  
fabric as close to the snap as possible and leverage upward to  
unsnap, sort of like opening an old-fashioned non-screw bottle cap.  
The snap packages that I have purchased in hardware stores were not  
labeled "marine" or "upholstery" just snap fastener kit or refill  
(without the tools). The brand name was "General."

Fred Greenspan - Traditional Puppeteer
Ossining, New York
http://www.traditionalpuppetry.com
Punch & Judy, Italian marionettes, flea circus

On Feb 5, 2009, at 6:46 PM, Chris Griffith wrote:

> I have found at hardware stores a type of heavy duty snap where one  
> end has
> a wood screw attached to it, and the other end goes on the fabric  
> in the way
> already described.  (I believe this is what people are referring to  
> when
> they say "Marine Snaps")
>
> One note of caution, though - it takes a lot of force to pull these  
> snaps
> apart (they were designed for heavy canvas), so make sure to re- 
> inforce the
> area of fabric where the snap is attached with STRONG fabric or  
> canvas.  I
> have had them pull through the fabric before when trying to unsnap,  
> and
> there's not much that can be done at that point.
>
> -- 
> Chris Griffith
> Circus Minimus Puppetry
> <http://www.littlerednose.com>
> (612) 724-1435
>
>
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