How to Insert a Drawstring

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Attach a large safety pin to one end of the string.

   The safety pin should be as long as possible while being narrow enough to fit through the casing.
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   Step 2: Push the safety pin into the opening of the waistband or casing as far as you can.

   , Squeezing outside the waistband, pinch the back end of the safety pin and push more fabric over it from the front.
   
   Then, push another length of fabric over the safety pin, and so on.
   
   You should have a length of fabric bunched up over the safety pin. ,,,,,
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   Step 3: Feel through the fabric from here on in.

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   Step 4: Pinch the front of the safety pin through the fabric and pull the excess fabric back along the drawstring.

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   Step 5: Repeat this action as necessary to pull the drawstring all the way through so that the safety pin emerges at the other end of the casing.

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   Step 6: Remove the safety pin.

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   Step 7: Pull the ends of the drawstring so that they extend an equal length.

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   Step 8: As appropriate

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   Step 9: knot the two ends of the drawstring or tie them together to prevent them from slipping through again.

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