It’s the time of the year where I dig up the pattern for these simple angpow purse by ImazzPattern. Here’s the link to the pattern and it’s FREE! I’m trying to go use up my fabric stash instead of organizing them. I’ve been very good with not buying anymore fabric and using up what I have. Trying to reduce my stash if that is ever possible.
I made them last year for my kids, my mom and my late grandmother. My kids later use it to keep their hari raya money collection so they don’t get mixed up.
I use my pearl snap buttons because I have lots of them and I have the best tool to fix them onto the purse. Read about it here.
I purchased my hand press from Zila Kasim (instagram: @zilakasim) some time last year. I was so pleased at how smooth and effortless to operate it that I sold off my Kam press lock stock and barrel with the resin snaps. After all my baby cloth diapering days are over and I have lots of metal snap press that I can use.
The press comes with rivet dies and you can add on different dies if you wish. I was making angpow pouches and knew I needed the snap button dies. I’ve been using the snap setter tool which has it’s own issue of noise pollution. What more now I work in an apartment, I don’t want the neighbours to complain of the noise I make knocking the snap buttons in.
So, check out the video. It is a one shot video where I shoot with one hand and use the other hand to press down the hand press to fix the snap button. That’s how smooth and effortless it is. I can never do that on my Kam Press.
An added bonus, I can use the dies with my pearl base too! Check out my angpow purse:
