Reconstructed t-shirts and grommet question

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I picked up a copy Generation T and was inspired to reconstruct some old t-shirts I picked up at the salvation army. So far I have one skirts along with a t-shirt and gaunlets. They're more than a little rough since I'm pretty new to sewing but I wanted to share:


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Now as for grommets, I searched the memories but couldn't find a post about this so I apologize if this is a repeat question. Has anyone here ever used grommet pliers? And if so, how well did they work?



I saw these at wal-mart and I was interested because I've had trouble making grommets stay in fabric before in an old halloween costume. Before I think about picking them up though I'd like to know if these pilers work.