Grommet Draperies are quick and easy to make. The grommets in the photo are double sideded grommets and we have used them as a accent on the leading edge of the drapery.
There are many types of grommets for draperies and curtains. A Commercial Grommet Press will run $100 to $500 plus the cost of the dyes and cutters. If you like to do you own thing and cut cost Home Fashions U offers 2 styles of easy install grommets.
Fashionable and affordable plastic grommets with 1 3/8” inside and 2 1/8” outside diameter, similar to #10 size. No tools required. Easy snap together installation. Accommodates up to 3/32” of fabric. Remove by prying apart with screwdriver. Use of buckram in grommet header is strongly recommended. These grommets are available in 8 colors and 12 grommets in a package for $16.95
No Sew Grommet Tape and Grommets.
The grommet tape can be placed on the drapery header with Sealah Tape or you can sew it to the header, I prefer using Sealah Tape becaues of the stiching lines on the front of the drapery. Once the Grommet Header Tape is in place , use a 18mm Olfa Rotary cutter and cut the fabric from inside each grommet circle on the grommet tape. Turn your drapery over with right side up and snap the plastic gromment into the grommet hole, the grommet tape has a metal ring on the back site and the grommet will just click into place. I have uses a rubber mallet to tap the grommet in place.
