Installing eyelets on curtains yourself

Installing eyelets with your own hands is one of the ways to save a little on the work of the master while decorating the premises. Almost anyone can do this using the right tools and following the instructions.

You don't even have to take printed instructions and watch special master classes - for people who do a lot in the house with their own hands, it will be enough to enter into the search engine the query "how to insert eyelets at home step by step photo" and in general everything will be clear, although, of course , most of these "manuals" are photographed rather crookedly, often the most important elements are covered by hands or simply do not fit into the frame, so it is better to use just the text instructions for installing eyelets.

Characteristic of eyelets

The eyelet, as many people know, is a type of fastening "through metal rings" - metal rings are inserted into the holes in the fabric and a cord is threaded through them, or with their help the fabric is "strung" onto the cornice, if we are talking about eyelets on curtains. In addition to the shape (round and oval), the eyelets can be divided according to size - from rings with a small diameter to rather large fasteners.

Also, some manufacturers share the metal from which the eyelets are made, but this is not so common. The main emphasis is on the variety of sizes of curtain fasteners so that the product is more versatile and can be used for any curtain rod - from the thinnest to the thickest.

Of course, when choosing curtains with eyelet fasteners, you need to take into account the size of the curtain rod: wide rings are not at all suitable for a thin "pipe", they will look awkward, and it will be very difficult to string fabric on a thick curtain rod on small mounts and during use of the curtain all the time will be in a state of static - it will be difficult to move it along the cornice in one direction or another (the curtain or tulle will simply not "ride" along the pipe).

What you need to install eyelets

What materials will you need to install eyelet fasteners on curtains with your own hands without the help of a master? Having set yourself the goal of doing everything yourself, you need to stock up on all the necessary materials.

For starters, the fabric itself. It should be moderately dense (it is better to take a special fabric in a curtain shop, since the one from which clothes are sewn does not fit, you should not take leather either), but not too heavy so that the cornice does not collapse under the weight of future curtains, and so that the fasteners did not come loose.Then you need a pencil and a ruler to make the markings, and scissors to make holes into which the metal rings will then be inserted.

How to make eyelets at home

At home, eyelets are not so difficult to make, because, in fact, these are the fastenings for the curtains themselves. For this purpose, you will need such devices as:

• Hole punch / punch / scissors (depending on the density and structure of the selected fabric).
• Ruler.
• Pencil (it is better not to use a marker, since it is not as easy to remove it from the fabric as a pencil, which will be invisible even without washing).
• Metal rings.
• Hammer.
• Pre-prepared fabric (sewn if necessary).

After trying on the fabric on the cornice, you need to decide what distance will be between the eyelets, based on the width of the future curtain and the number of metal rings at hand. Having lined everything up on the fabric, you can start making holes with a special hole punch, punch, or scissors.

Having dealt with the holes, you need to take a metal ring and a hammer and fasten the connection between the fabric and the metal. If only plastic eyelets are at hand, they can be used, but then it is better to replace them with metal ones. After that, the curtains can be additionally ironed and hung on the cornice.

Self-installation of eyelets

Installing the eyelets on your own according to the instructions given is not difficult at all, the main thing is not to miss any of the points due to absent-mindedness or inattention, because otherwise it will not work: the curtain and the eyelet will not connect and it will look disgusting, since everything will wrinkle and instead of a flat cloth fabrics, you can get an incomprehensible leaky something, hanging unevenly on the cornice and threatening to fall to the floor at any most inopportune moment.

Preparing eyelets and fabric

Usually eyelets in stores are sold almost ready-made, the main task of the buyer is to evaluate the product and understand whether the fasteners are strong enough to withstand the curtain fabric and prevent it from falling off the cornice. For reliability, it is worth choosing metal eyelets and not forgetting about the density of the fabric (the heavier the curtain, the larger the fastening ring should be in diameter), it is better to put off the plastic options, because very often they turn out to be quite fragile and insufficient to hold the fabric. The curtains for the eyelets themselves must be ironed so that the folds do not interfere with the installation.

Installation tools

To properly install the eyelet fasteners, you will need very few devices: the eyelets themselves (metal rings), a hammer and a well-ironed fabric already prepared in advance.

The hammer must be taken not too large in relation to the diameter of the eyelet: it must close the eyelet upon impact and at the same time not go too far beyond the ring, so as not to beat off the fabric instead of the metal.

Step-by-step installation instructions

How to install the eyelet correctly, step by step instructions:

1. Iron the fabric of future curtains
2. Mark on it the places where the fasteners will be located
3. Place a board under the fabric to make it more comfortable and less dangerous for furniture, such as a desktop on which the curtain lies
4. Punch holes in the curtain
5. Insert the ring and hit it with a hammer

Thus, thanks to this simple instruction, you can quite simply install eyelets on the curtains and decorate your house with new curtains hanging in the room on a beautiful cornice.

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