What's a Grommet?
They’re little metal eyelets used as part of a closure to allow clothing to be laced together.
Grommets add a lot of style to a costume. But they’re Mostly used in historical era clothing and corsets.
Each grommet is 2 round metal pieces. They also come in colors; but most commonly: gold, silver, black.
The grommet kits usually comes with a peg tool which fits that size of grommet, and will assist with merging the 2 metal pieces together. Some tool stores sell grommet kits for industrial canvases, and are often cheaper and larger, than the ones sold in fabric/craft stores.
You want to use sturdy fabric that won’t fray too much after you punch a hole thru it. Preferably several layers of fabric for added strength.
If you made the garment yourself, consider adding extra layers of fabric on the inside, and add wide seam allowances for boning [aka something that keeps the fabric from bunching up with you lace up]. When you sew, you'll want to sew a half-inch on each side of where the grommets will be. This keeps the several layers of fabric together, and will be a good place to house the boning.
How to : use a belt punch [or the kit hole punch] to make holes in the fabric, and then hammer the grommets together. The hammering will damage a wood table, so it’s better to do the hammering on a solid floor.
but also, If you don’t have a hammer/belt punch/grommets/or a piece of rubber, just use the buttonhole feature on your sewing machine instead.
Grommets add a lot of style to a costume. But they’re Mostly used in historical era clothing and corsets.
Each grommet is 2 round metal pieces. They also come in colors; but most commonly: gold, silver, black.
The grommet kits usually comes with a peg tool which fits that size of grommet, and will assist with merging the 2 metal pieces together. Some tool stores sell grommet kits for industrial canvases, and are often cheaper and larger, than the ones sold in fabric/craft stores.
You want to use sturdy fabric that won’t fray too much after you punch a hole thru it. Preferably several layers of fabric for added strength.
If you made the garment yourself, consider adding extra layers of fabric on the inside, and add wide seam allowances for boning [aka something that keeps the fabric from bunching up with you lace up]. When you sew, you'll want to sew a half-inch on each side of where the grommets will be. This keeps the several layers of fabric together, and will be a good place to house the boning.
How to : use a belt punch [or the kit hole punch] to make holes in the fabric, and then hammer the grommets together. The hammering will damage a wood table, so it’s better to do the hammering on a solid floor.
but also, If you don’t have a hammer/belt punch/grommets/or a piece of rubber, just use the buttonhole feature on your sewing machine instead.
This is a top I made. I used a belt punch to make holes in the fabric, and then hammered in the grommets.
If there isn't a wholesale sewing store near you. You can always buy grommets online. From websites like this: