Invisible Magnetic Snaps – A Fabulous Way to Close Things

I’ve been asked by many of you where I get my invisible magnetic snaps from. Invisible magnetic snaps are small, thin magnetic discs encased in a pocket of plastic. The plastic has enough width around the edges so that you can easily sew the snaps into the lining of your project. They are a brilliant idea! You can find a tutorial on how to attach them here.

Invisible Magnetic Snaps

I use these types of magnetic snaps for most everything these days; I love that they are quite easy to attach and there is no visible attachment to detract from the appearance of my projects. They are also *super* strong and can easily close even when working through multiple layers of fabric and/or stabilizer.

I use them on all my art bags and in the photo below you can see where it closes, that there is – well, nothing to see!

Invisible Magnetic Snaps

I get my invisible magnetic snaps from Tantalizing Stitches on Artfire. She has all sorts of sizes so you’re sure to find something that suits, and she also has all sorts of other bag making supplies if you need them.

Happy snapping! Invisibly of course.

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Attaching Invisible Magnetic Snaps

I’ve been playing around making purses with unusual shapes and I really like this one with it’s wavy asymmetrical top edge. For both the inside and the outside of the purse, I used some fabric that has been airbrushed. I didn’t airbrush the fabric myself, but I picked it up at a quilt show some years ago and finally found the perfect project for it. The fabric on the front of the purse has a lovely ginkgo leaf design.

Fabric Purse

And the fabric on the back of the purse has a beautiful airbrushed “sweep” of color.

Fabric Purse

As this purse doesn’t have a closure flap, I used invisible magnetic snaps in order to keep it closed. Recently I posted a tutorial on how to attach standard magnetic snaps, so let me show you how easy it is to attach invisible magnetic snaps which are great for projects where you don’t want the snap to be visible.

This is what the invisible snaps look like – they are small circular magnets enclosed in a plastic pocket.

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