Eyelet Setting Instructions

by Andrea Steed (Aug 3, 2002)

In order to set an eyelet on a piece of paper, you will need to have the following tools:

Hammer

Eyelet Setter

Anywhere Hole Punch

Eyelets

Hard Work Surface

Cutting Mat

Be sure that your work surface is hard and sturdy, since you’ll be hammering away on it. Also, be sure to use a cutting mat to protect your surface (especially if it’s your dining room table) from nicks, cuts and scratches.

STEP 1
First make pencil marks where you want your eyelets to go. This will help you space them correctly and know where to make your holes for the eyelets.

STEP 2
Place the tip of the anywhere hole punch around your marked dot. Then tap the hammer on the end of the hole punch. You will probably want to practice this a few times to get a feel for how hard you need to hit the punch with the hammer in order to cut the paper. Cardstock and heavier papers will take more of a “whack” than regular patterned papers. When you lift the hole punch off the page, there should be a hole where your mark was.

STEP 3
Place the eyelet in the hole.

STEP 4
Next, holding the eyelet in place, flip your paper over so that you are looking at the backside of the project and the eyelet is sticking through the hole.

STEP 5
Place the tip of your eyelet setter into the back of the eyelet.

STEP 6
Tap the hammer on the end of the eyelet setter until the sides of the eyelet start to flatten. Again, you’ll want to practice this a few times to get a feel for how many and how hard your whacks should be. It usually takes 3-4 good whacks for my eyelets to flatten out.

STEP 7
Once your eyelets have flattened out a little, they usually still are pretty bulky. Give them a couple of taps with the hammer to flatten them out more, and to protect the page behind it in the page protector.