3 Ways to Use El Wire

Step 4 Grommets

I wanted to try another option using grommets.  I thought it would provide more protection to the fabric to help it resist tearing.  In the end, I quite liked the different look it gave the finished product.

Again, determine at what points your wire will ride on the front of the fabric and mark these spots on your pattern.   Where the wire was only passing through the fabric once, I used small eyelets.  When the wire passed through the same spot twice, I needed to use a larger grommet.  

You can  also purchase rubber grommets for this purpose, but I was using what I had on hand.

Since my grommets were not black, I decided to ink them so they would disappear into the fabric.

Thread the wire through your grommets and secure by hand with invisible thread.