How to Craft With Grommets
Grommets can be used for more than just the rings to hold up a shower curtain. As the fashion world holds true to that, pieces such as jeans, hats, jackets and shoes which have grommets can increase the buyer's interest. It can actually bring a bold statement to plain and boring objects with its shiny exterior, and also serve a useful purpose like providing notches for a belt or handbag. Grommets can also help enhance main furniture pieces or even accent accessories, such as lampshades.
Things You'll Need
- Table cloth
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Grommet setting press
- Grommets
- Belts
- Shoes
- Purses
Instructions
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Lay out the table cloth onto a flat, even surface. Make sure there is good lighting to give the best ending results for the grommet craft.
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Take your desired designable object, and using a pencil and ruler, mark out the spacing where you want the grommets to be placed. Measure the diameter of the grommets to ensure the best fit on your item.
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After marking the locations for your grommets, use a grommet setting press designed specifically for the material you have chosen to create the necessary holes. Continue until you have finished making the holes.
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Add your grommets according to the desired design, and place the fasteners onto the back of the grommet so it will not fall off.
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Continue the same process until you have crafted all the objects you want to have grommets on.
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Tips & Warnings
Belts, purses and jackets are the perfect items to add grommets onto since most require to be fastened together in order to close.
Good lighting can add to precise touches and a better edge on designing your grommet crafts.
Have an adult handle the hole punches part if a child wants to be included in the grommet craft, to prevent the child from being hurt.
