http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringa.jpg

Drawstring elastic cut and ready to be sewn. This is for shorts for Nathan, whose waist is 22" ~ elastic is cut to 19".


http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringb.jpg

I zig-zag the cut ends of the elastic together above and below the drawstring being careful not to catch the string in the stitching.


http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringc.jpg

What it looks like when it's zig-zagged.


http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringd.jpg

I mark the half and quarter way points for reference while serging elastic to waist of shorts.

http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringe.jpg

Serge elastic to shorts.


http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringf.jpg

Turn the waistband down and mark where the drawstring hits on the shorts. Mark a small distance from the center front seam, then apply a bit of interfacing to stabilize where your buttonholes will go.


http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringg.jpg

Make and cut open the buttonholes.


http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringh.jpg

Pull the strings through and knot the ends.

http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringi.jpg

Fold the waistband down and stitch.


http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/album08/drawstringk.jpg

Done! :)

Thank you! Now how do you make the button holes?

Originally posted by mom2wildgirls
Thank you! Now how do you make the button holes?

My machine has an automatic buttonhole function, it's easy-peasy. :)

thank you very much! I'm about to make myself a pair of drawstring pants and where as I *thought* that is how you do it, it's nice to see my thinking isn't screwy!! LOL

Thank you, thank you, Jayme!

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Brilliant!!! Thanks!!:thumbsup:

Hey Jayme did you make an ironing pad from the strawberry fabric?

Nice Sew Along too..

Thanks for posting this! I'm a visual learner and this helps greatly! :thumbsup:

Thank you! I understand it now. lol!

I've had drawstring elastic from Sherri for over a year....now I know how to use it! :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Blueberry-Farm
Hey Jayme did you make an ironing pad from the strawberry fabric?

I made an ironing board cover with the strawberries during the stash game. :)

Ooooohhh, thanks for a great sew along Jayme!!! I am making lounge pants for several people of xmas gifts, and I really need to use the drawstring elastic, so I don't have to be perfect with waist measurements :)

This is great--now I need some drawstring elastic! Anyone have suggested sources?

(Sorry about the tiny sig pic--I really am trying to figure out pictures but I'm making very slow progress. Teaser: it's a picture of me dressed in a carrot suit from my local paper!)

Margaret

Originally posted by massmama
This is great--now I need some drawstring elastic! Anyone have suggested sources?

(Sorry about the tiny sig pic--I really am trying to figure out pictures but I'm making very slow progress. Teaser: it's a picture of me dressed in a carrot suit from my local paper!)

Margaret

Check with Sherrie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sewingsupplycoop/ or Sewzanne's http://www.sewzannesfabrics.com/elastic.html

I don't know if Sherrie has any leftovers right now, but she might.

HTH! :)