Project
Setting a Grommet
Grommets come in two pieces -- a shank and a flat washer. Set grommets on a surface that won’t bend when hammered, like a piece of scrap wood.
Photography: Bryan Gardner
Source: Martha Stewart Living, May 2013
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materials
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Scissors or punch
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Fabric
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Grommets and grommet-setting kit
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Hammer or mallet
steps
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Cut or punch hole in fabric, slightly smaller than inside hole of grommet shank.
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Place shank through hole in fabric (with right side facing grommet).
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Place shank and fabric (shank side down) on round metal setting disk. Shank should rest in circular groove found on top of disk.
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Place washer over shank, so metal sandwiches fabric.
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Place setting tool with pointed end inside shank. Hammer to set.
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