Cuties to the rescue again please.........I am trying to make the drawstring pants & I am doing ok but I forget how to sew the hole for the drawstring to go through? I tried a buttonhole but that was dumb because then the cording could not get through? I am sorry but I have drawn a blank & can not "See" my way Do I just sew the buttonhole through one side & not through both the front & the back? Is that right or am I really lost?

See you got your answer...if you have a problem with the buttonhold waving after you cut it...use some cutaway stabilizer when you stitch the buttonhole...on the wrong side of the fabric...then cut away the stabilizer close to the stitching..it will help keep the buttonhole flat when it is cut open...

I'd just leave a little gap in the seam - but then I'm lazy!

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by rescuer 25 Nov 2013

LOL..!
I doubt anyone else would call you lazy...just sayin'

by cfidl 25 Nov 2013

clever I would say!

Rescuer has the right idea. You make the buttonhole before you stitch down the casing. You could also make two as suggested, one near the top which when folded down would open to the inside and one towards the bottom which would allow you to pull the cord out through towards the front. Good luck!

I think you just want the buttonhole on the one side. make it before you roll the casing. You may want two buttonholes so each side of the drawstring has its own slot -- depending on the pattern you are using.

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by pldc 25 Nov 2013

Oh the lights are on thank you for saying it "outloud" now I get it! so simple

Or is in fact a buttonhole totally wrong altogether?