Rowley How-To Guide Square Grommet Panels Grommets are an easy way to add interest and movement to a drapery panel. Materials & Supplies Rowley Products SKU Straight Edge Ruler - 72" Long MR26 Scissors CU22 Whyte & Ivory, Cambridge Napped Sateen Lining LNW48/ John James Hand Sewing Needles TP118 Lead-Free Drapery Weights SW37 R-TEX Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Buckram - ⅜" Wide BNP34/T Fabric Stapler WW70 Fabric Stapler Staples WW71 Magnetic Staple Remover WW72 Grommet Spacing Template DYC90 Pen Style Chalk Markers WW13/ Brass Square Grommets - #12 GQ12/ Grommet / Button Press GL Grommet Cutter - #12 GL12/C Grommet Setter - #12 GL12/SQ Square Grommet Panels: Step-By-Step Instructions Explore how to create these grommet panels with square grommets to coordinate with the geometric pattern of the fabric, plus step-by-step instructions and tips for setting grommets. | ©2017 Rowley Company LLC | All rights reserved. 1 Preparing the Pieces: 1 Cut face fabric widths as needed and join, making a perfect pattern match at the join seam. Sew join seam. 2 Fold in a double 4" bottom hem. Press. 3 Add drapery weights at the join seams. 4 Close hem using your preferred method. 5 Cut and join lining widths as needed. Fold in a double 3" bottom hem. Iron and hem. | ©2017 Rowley Company LLC | All rights reserved. 2 Laying out the Panel: 1 Lay face fabric face down on the table, aligning bottom hem with one side of the table for squareness. 2 Lay lining, face up, on top of the face fabric so the tops of the face and lining hems are the same. 3 Fold in double 1 ½" side hem on both sides. Press. 4 Add a drapery weight at the bottom corners and close using your preferred method. 5 Measure for finished length. 6 Trim and turn under a double 4" header, adding a row of buckram. Finishing the Panel: 1 Lay panel on table so face is up with the top header facing you along one long side of the table. 2 Follow the directions on the grommet template to set placement of grommets. | ©2017 Rowley Company LLC | All rights reserved. 3 3 Once one panel is marked, move the other panel to the table, with wrong sides together mark the second panel. 4 At the grommet machine, cut each grommet circle, cutting through all layers. | ©2017 Rowley Company LLC | All rights reserved. 4 Set all grommets on square. 5 A. To keep grommets from shifting while setting, place small pieces of tape on the corners of the front and back grommet pieces before setting. This will help the grommets stick to the fabric and not shift. 6 Hand close the sides of the header. | ©2017 Rowley Company LLC | All rights reserved. 5.