Ahhh drawstrings. Love 'em or hate 'em, these little strings can be the difference between you looking all cool and you, well, standing there in your underwear. The struggle is real. It took me years and a dozen awkward hand-firmly-planted-on-waistband situations before I started to truly appreciate the value of being able to fix a drawstring. Don't wait like I did because here's the deal: repairing a drawstring is ridiculously easy.
Now before you start to think you need special gadgets, let me dispel you of this now: all you need is a safety pin. And for the sake of this tutorial, I used a safety pin I found on the ground. No, really, I found it on my driveway. It's probably not even mine. It's small and flimsy and the kind that attaches cute artisanal tags to clothing. If I had chosen a larger safety pin, the job would've been even easier, but even with this tiny safety pin, it took me less time than it takes to boil my water for tea.
How fix a drawstring in less than five minutes!
Attach a safety pin to one end of your drawstring.
Insert safety pin into drawstring opening. Use your fingers to wiggle the safety pin along the casing for the string, feeling through the fabric to push the pin while easing the fabric over the pin as you push it along.
Once the safety pin is through the other drawstring opening, redistribute fabric along the string, until it’s even.
Pull until the drawstring is the same length on each side, then knot at the end of each string, making sure that the knots are larger than the drawstring openings.
Now that you're on a roll, try fixing a button or mending a hole in your sock—and don't forget that cup of tea!
