How to Replace an Elastic Waistband With a Drawstring
Here’s just an easy small garment fix that I built to repair whenever the elastic waistband adjustable strap (or hoodie sweater string items) falls out from the loop in which they are intended to remain. I spent a lot of time whining myself for not wrapping the edges correctly in wider circles to prevent them from slipping through the cloth when all this occurred to the favorite older sweatshirt.
That move alone would allow it a moot point for the remainder of this guidance! However, if you include me and you created this error often, later in a set of workout shorts, help arrives! Via yourself.
Required equipment:
- Clothing+ missing band
- Pen gel pens
- Tape Scotch
Instructions:
The task would be to seek an angular, skinny, and lightweight needle-like item. After ransacking my home, I came across the middle ink item in my ballpoint. With closely wrapped scotch tape, I detached it from the pen and attached it to the rubber.
Carefully moving the pen and elastic combination is essential, and understanding when to press and loosen up. When you start drawing the route across the waistband, be careful of snags where the cloth left a little gap between the drawstring sewing and digging through the material rather than going down the path of the elastic line.
I find that the strategy of bunching functions quite well. I forced the cloth over the ballpoint with one side, then used the other arm to draw it through. You may genuinely arrive out again towards the far side. In the process, ensure to fix some extensive ties you were so slow during the first instance.
And use all of your old clothing again. Not necessary: Sew along all the fabrics in the side seams if you want to protect the elastic to elastic strap to keep them from twisted. We assume you will introduce drawstrings to the clothes like a real professional with the two methods shown in this guide!
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Nancy Behan
Nancy is an embroidery artist, fashion blogger and a full time editor at DIY quickly. Nancy edits the fashion section on DIY quickly, focusing on the embroidery and cross stitch articles, alongside with fabric and other costume design elements. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. She loves to work on her own projects, read books and watch romantic movies in her spare time.
