How to Put a Drawstring Back Inside Clothing

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Nowadays, many pants and shorts have drawstrings. The benefit is that it gives you a built in belt. Also, if you lose weight, they're easy to adjust. But sometimes the drawstring comes out after washing. To put your drawstring back, follow these steps.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Safety pins
Hammer
Wire hanger

Step1

Straighten a wire coat hanger using a hammer. It does not have to flatten all the way. Tie your drawstring to one end of the hanger. Make a small hook on the end of the hanger so the string will not fall off the end. Thread the hanger through the hole for your drawstring starting on the side on which you would put a regular belt.

Step2

Push the hanger through like a big needle, gathering material as you go. The hanger should be long enough so that as you are gathering material, you will have enough room to keep going. If not, just bunch up the material until you get to the end.

Step3

When you get your string back inside be sure to knot both ends so that your string is less likely to come out again. Make sure the knot is bigger than the hole the string comes out of.

Tips & Warnings

Before washing you can safety pin your drawstring ends together to keep it from coming out.
White hangers work best because they are thinner and will straighten out more easily.

Comments

vikki9 said

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on 6/8/2008 The easiest method I've found is to tie the two ends together before tossing into the washer - hold both ties together and make one knot. It takes precious little time compared to re-working the tie back through the tie allowance in your garment. A safety pin (to connect the two tie ends) may catch on other delicate fabrics being washed at the same time.

HandyMommy said

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on 3/11/2008 I ALSO USE A SAFETY PIN AND IT WORKS WONDERS!!!

seterk said

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on 3/7/2008 Does someone sell a small tool that can do this?

seterk said

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on 3/7/2008 Someone should make a small tool to do this-if they havent already. The problem is the safety pin or hanger can rip the fabric. I'm amazed clothing makes don't make the cords with ends that won't fit into the wholes!

ehudsonj said

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on 3/4/2008 What is even easier is to get a length or roll of what is usually called 'Mechanic's Wire'. Great stuff to temporarily fix something back onto the car, or be a bit flexible to pass around the tube on your clothes for that drawstring. Make a smooth loop at the end and twist it onto itself tightly. Slip in the drawstring and pull gently back to the beginning. The mechanics wire is not so rigid as a coat hanger but the idea is the same.

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