The word "eyelet" came to us from the seaterminology, so in marine life is called a rope or a loop wrapped around a rope. In sewing and needlework practice, eyelets are metal ring-blocks that are attached to clothes and shoes, as well as curtains and awnings. They are also used in scrapbooking to decorate paper products. These blocks of round or shaped shape frame as a frame of the hole, strengthening and simultaneously decorating the fabric.
The material for the manufacture of these products is selected incompliance with technical requirements. This is usually stainless, moisture-resistant materials - steel, brass, galvanized iron - or steel with various decorative coating and plastic. How to look like eyelets? It is a ring with a "leg" and a washer to fix it.
How to install eyelets
Products of small diameter for clothes and footwearset with a special punch, which previously punched into the tissue hole in the right place. Then the eyelet is inserted into it, the washer is put on its washer on the back side so that the material is sandwiched between the two parts, and a flat knife is squashed by a special tool or forceps. You can install such blocks yourself, but it's better to turn to a specialized workshop where, using a special press, the eyelets will be installed quickly and efficiently.
Decor for curtains
A very popular way to decorate the window -Use the eyelets to fasten the curtains. This makes it possible to hang curtains without traditional curtain braid, hooks and rings, collecting them with beautiful even folds. This method is simple, if you do everything neatly, the result will be excellent. Eyelets for curtains are sold in the salons of home textiles, they look the same as sewing accessories, only the diameter of the holes is much larger - from one and a half to five centimeters. The correct size of the eyelets is selected depending on the thickness of the curtain rod, the density and weight of the curtain fabric. The holes in them should be one and a half centimeters wider than the diameter of the cornice itself. Have these decorative elements at the same distance from each other, optimally between their center should be about 18 cm. The first and last, respectively, are located closer to the edge, about 2-3 cm from the edge. To the side edges of the curtains were directed to the window, always make an even number of holes. Top curtains leave the curtain wide, so that it is convenient to attach the eyelets. The price of these decorative items in stores depends on their size and material of manufacture. On average, it is 40-60 rubles. Designers recommend choosing plastic products with decorative spraying. They are durable and do not create noise when opening and closing the window.
Eyelets for awnings
Holes for fastening awnings, tents, tentsalso decorated with eyelets. Accordingly, the material from which they are made, must meet the necessary technical requirements: do not rust, leave traces on the fabric, stretch well and be durable. The eyelets for tents and tents are made of plastic and metal. Plastic are installed with the help of special equipment, soldering the parts together. Metal blocks of galvanized or nickel-plated metal are attached to the fabric using a punch and expanding.
So, the eyelets are comfortable, simple and very strong decorative and fastening elements, without which it is now difficult to do without.
