Bag Strap Clips

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Bag Strap Clips – what to choose?

Bag strap clips for handbags, totes, belt bags and keychains. Most are zinc alloy snap hooks with an eye that swivels 360°, so the strap doesn't twist. A round eye takes cord, chain or a narrow round strap; a square eye takes a flat strap. The cheaper fixed-eye steel snap hook has an eye that doesn't turn, and the one-piece Simplex hook is enough for keychains and tags.

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Parameter guide

What the parameters mean and how to choose the right values.

The dimension of the whole piece, end to end. It tells you how much room the fitting takes on the finished item; whether it fits the webbing depends on the eye width. The whole piece is measured, not just its working part, so two pieces with the same eye width can differ in length.

Inner width of the eye – determines the maximum width of material you can thread through. Choose an eye the same width or slightly wider than your strap, rope or leather lace.

Gate opening indicates how wide the gate opens. It determines the maximum diameter of the ring or D-ring it can clip onto.

Round: A universal shape – suitable for ropes, round laces and soft straps that easily conform to the eye shape.
Square: Better suited to flat and stiffer materials (waterproof webbing, leather belts) that would bunch or fold in a round eye.
Fixed (round or square): The eye is a solid part of the snap body and does not swivel, so the snap stays in line with the strap.

Workshop opinion

Pavla's hands-on view – what caught her attention and what to watch out for when making and choosing.

Pavla Nováková
Pavla Nováková Saddler in the Pet Hardware workshop

For a shoulder strap I use a swivel bag strap clip with a square eye as wide as the strap, most often 20 to 30 mm. For a clutch on a chain or cord, a small one with a round eye is enough: it weighs 4 to 10 g and doesn't drag the bag down. Where the strap shouldn't turn, I reach for the fixed-eye steel snap hook.

What I watch for:

  • The gate opening has to be larger than the thickness of the D-ring on the bag. The clips here open 4 to 7 mm.
  • A clip for a 40 mm strap weighs around 20 g, one for a 20 mm strap 7 to 15 g. A strap carries two, and on a soft bag you notice it.
  • A wider eye doesn't mean a stronger clip. With a 25 mm eye the breaking load is 60 kg, with a 30 to 50 mm eye only 30 to 40 kg.
  • Where the clip rubs against the D-ring, the plating wears through over time. Antique brass shows it least.
– Pavla Nováková
I put it on the workbench first. You get facts instead of guesses.
Tested in the Pet Hardware workshop

Frequently asked questions

The most common questions – materials, selection and practical tips.

We don't recommend it. A bag loads the clip steadily, with its own weight only, while a dog on a lead can jerk hard. Bag strap clips have a breaking load of 12–60 kg, dog lead clips 100–240 kg.

For a lead, choose from the clips made for it and go by the breaking load of the specific model.

Choose an eye as wide as the strap or slightly wider: a 20 mm strap goes into a 20 mm eye. Use the Eye width filter the same way to show clips for any other strap width. You'll also find the inside eye width in each clip's variant table and in its name, as the number after the slash.

Dimensions may vary by ±10%. For a strap made of several layers or of thick leather, go one size wider.

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