Really tiny no-sew snap popper fasteners - where?

February 10, 2022 3:47 AM

I know I've seen really small - like 6mm - no-sew snap fasteners like this on clothing items, but no amount of searching online turns up anything smaller than 8mm.

I've tried doll/toy and baby supply websites, and there's lots of tiny buttons and sew-on snaps, but no tiny poppers anywhere.

Where are they hiding? Any help greatly appreciated

posted by Zaire to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (7 answers total)

Those aren't no-sew, if you look at the image, they have tiny teeth, they are set with a snap-setter. Which I guess isn't "sewing" but it is definitely not gluing, if that is what you are looking for.

This Etsy seller has some 7mm ones. You can get a snap setter from Amazon for less than $20 just be sure it fits the size of snaps you want to use.
posted by Medieval Maven at 5:14 AM on February 10, 2022 [1 favorite]

One search term that might help is "kam snaps", it's a brand name that I see used as a generic term a lot.
posted by buildmyworld at 5:20 AM on February 10, 2022

Yes, Kam Snaps are easy to attach with the tool. Lots of colors, too, and not expensive. They have a FB group that's very active.
posted by wenestvedt at 5:26 AM on February 10, 2022

I haven't seen set snaps in sizes that small (long time sewist who has used snaps of all kinds) and I've never seen a setter that could accommodate a snap so small. I would image setting that type of snap is hard on the fabric and that's why you would want to go with sew on.
posted by jraz at 5:57 AM on February 10, 2022 [2 favorites]

Kam Snaps might not get as small as you want (though I agree that 6mm will tear out of many fabrics). Here's their sizing chart: https://kamsnaps.com/pages/choosing-the-right-plastic-snaps
posted by wenestvedt at 7:00 AM on February 10, 2022

Dritz also makes various types of snaps. I remember buying tiny ones for that tool and I believe it was from them.
posted by ljesse at 11:59 AM on February 10, 2022

The teeny snaps (under 7mm) have to be sew-on because the prong sets punch holes in the fabric. When they're very close together, as in a smaller diameter snap, they tend to punch a snap-size hole through the fabric (and then you're screwed). This doesn't happen with sewing because needles are more precise instruments than the prongs on the back of a snap.
posted by oneirodynia at 5:10 PM on February 12, 2022