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If you’re a DIY sewing enthusiast who enjoys making all kinds of projects with your sewing machine, you’re probably passionate about your craft. Maybe you often find yourself stitching diligently for a while, only to look up and realize that hours have passed. If you relate to this, you’re not alone!

Trying out quilting is an exciting way to step up your sewing skills and create something you can enjoy for years to come. One of the most important details to learn about quilting is the type of presser feet to use. For quilting, a walking foot creates the most reliable stitches on quilt material.

Leather is one of the most durable fabrics around, which is why it takes special tools to work with when you use it in a DIY crafting or sewing project. If you want to add holes to your leather pieces for functionality or decoration, you’ll need to rely on grommets and grommet tools.

Part of becoming an intermediate or advanced sewing professional is learning how to use elastics in your projects. Elastics allow you to create items that can move and stretch in various ways.

Industrial sewing machines are made to run longer and take more abuse than home sewing machines, but that doesn’t mean they can run forever. These machines require maintenance, too, and due to the amount of use and abuse they take, that maintenance has to happen more often than you might think.

The purpose of grommets is to add strength. By definition, they must be able to withstand high pressures and stresses! When you tie down a tarp, lace up a boot, or raise a flag, you rely on grommets to prevent the material from wearing and tearing.

No matter the material, it will eventually rip or fray if it is under constant tension or has laces or ropes running through non-reinforced holes.

If you’ve ever examined a quality pair of boots, corsets, or a tarp, you most likely noticed that the laces passed through small metal reinforcement rivets. These rivets, called grommets, prevent the material from fraying or tearing from tension and friction.

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If you’ve ever wondered how garments end up looking right, it’s because there’s so much more to creating a quality piece of clothing than just assembling pieces of cloth in a certain order. You need to press the clothing to ensure smooth seams and clothes that properly shape the body.

Grommets and eyelets are usually more functional and practical than aesthetic, but there’s no reason they can’t be used to stunning effect! They’re versatile, come in various sizes, shapes, and materials, and are a cinch to install.

Grommets are a tried and true method of adding strength to materials that might otherwise rip, tear, or stretch. If, for example, you want to ensure a drawstring won’t saw away at the fabric around it, you can use grommets for the drawstring’s openings.