A neat finish starts with the fit.
The right sequence depends on your eyelet, material and fitting tool.
Punch. Place. Set.
The hand-tool set has three parts: a hole punch, an anvil and a fixing tool. A hammer and a protected cutting surface are needed.
Test your chosen fitting on a spare piece of the same material before working on the finished project.
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Prepare the hole
Place the fabric on a protected cutting surface. Use the matching hole punch and a hammer to make the opening.
Seat the eyelet
Place the eyelet on the anvil with its shaft facing up. Put the pre-cut fabric over the shaft.
Add the washer
Put the washer on the reverse of the fabric, over the eyelet shaft. Some small-eyelet sets are supplied without washers; check the product inclusion note.
Set it with the fixing tool
Place the fixing tool in the eyelet opening and hammer to fold the barrel back over the washer. Check that the fitting is seated before use.