How to Insert a Drawstring

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Pull out the drawstring if it's lost halfway through a casing.. Secure a safety pin to 1 end of the drawstring.. Insert the safety pin into the eyelet.

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Steps

1

Pull out the drawstring if it's lost halfway through a casing.

Step 1

Pull out the drawstring if it's lost halfway through a casing.

2

Secure a safety pin to 1 end of the drawstring.

Step 2

Secure a safety pin to 1 end of the drawstring.

3

Insert the safety pin into the eyelet.

Step 3

Insert the safety pin into the eyelet.

4

Work the casing toward the pin so the drawstring moves through the fabric.

Step 4

Work the casing toward the pin so the drawstring moves through the fabric.

5

Keep scrunching and pulling the fabric until the pin is at the end of the casing

Step 5

Keep scrunching and pulling the fabric until the pin is at the end of the casing.

6

Remove the safety pin and knot the ends of the drawstring.

Step 6

Remove the safety pin and knot the ends of the drawstring.

7

Buy a bodkin to save time and effort.

Step 7

Buy a bodkin to save time and effort.

8

Use a straw if you're having trouble feeding a safety pin through the casing.

Step 8

Use a straw if you're having trouble feeding a safety pin through the casing.

9

Bend a wire hanger to make a hook for pulling the drawstring through.

Step 9

Bend a wire hanger to make a hook for pulling the drawstring through.

10

Wrap the drawstring around a rounded pen cap if you can't find other tools.

Step 10

Wrap the drawstring around a rounded pen cap if you can't find other tools.

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