>>10359200>>10360416>>10360444>>10360698I ended up unstitching the stitches on one side to remove the U-clip and then I sewed it up by hand, and then I superglued in a little piece of gold cord. I even got some little gold jewels at the hobby store that I glued down to look like clasps. I'm super happy with how it turned out, so thanks very much for the suggestions!