How to Make Shower Curtain Holes for Your Hooks

The best holes for a shower curtain are those you make with a grommet. This is a usually a metal ring that fastens together in the middle, sandwiching the fabric, although now plastic rings are available. One of the simplest ways to make the grommet holes is to use the simple pliers that force the two sides of the grommets together through the force of your grip. The reinforced holes will be stronger than sewn buttonholes and will hold the shower curtain fabric without straining the cloth.

Grommet pliers
Grommets, 3/8 inch
Fusible seam fabric
Iron
Towel
Pencil
Measuring tape
Scissors

Instructions

- 1
  Lay the shower curtain flat on a table. Fold 2 inches of the top edge down toward the inside. Fuse them together with a strip of fusible seam fabric and an iron, following the instructions on the packaging. Cover the fabric with a towel if it is made of polyester, to keep the iron from melting it.
- 2
  Mark where you want to place the grommets on the fabric. Measure the width of the shower curtain and divide by 6 to find how many grommets you need to install -- they should be spaced every 6 inches.
- 3
  Turn the white platform in the middle of the pliers so that the small end is in the front. Position the pliers over a marked grommet position on the fabric and squeeze the pliers firmly to make a hole through the fabric. If the fabric is too thick, use a pair of sharp-pointed scissors.
- 4
  Switch the white platform around so the larger end is facing forward. Place the grommet through the hole from the table-side of the fabric. Lay the washer end of the grommet on top of it. Position the pliers over the bottom and top of the grommet and squeeze hard. The pressure will force the grommet together.
- 5
  Repeat for each of the holes.

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