inserting a drawstring-how to?

what is the easiest way to insert a drawstring into skirts/pants? I'm not really into using zippers, plus i don't think a zipper would go good with what I'm making.

 

There is a gadget they sell for doing that. It's called a Drawstring Re-Stringer by Singer.
I tie a knot in the elastic or cord and run a large safety pin thru it & feed it thru that way.

 

I have a very simple gadget i made exactly for inserting drawstrings....
its a wire clothes hanger strightened out with a small loop at one end
i tie my string on and push it through.....

 

oh crap, i didn't make myself clear enough. I meant like when you're actually making a skirt/pant, how do you make it so that you can put the drawstring in?

 

hm, i had a link to a really decent diy walkthru, not sure where i put it though.

 

haha, going thru my sewing links: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=6838.0

not a drawstring tute, but crazy funny

 

oh, and look at how pretty this is: http://beadwork.about.com/library/weekly/aa090899.htm

 

and this is soooooooooooo cute! http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL677/2495652/7233121/94393677.jpg

http://www.amitymama.com/vb/crafty-...-along-done-come-make-snail-hehehe-print.html

anyways, i finally found the drawstring tute: http://www.savvyseams.com/techniques/drawstring.php

ta da!

(there was another link that showed how to make a whole pair of drawstring pants, too, but i didnt see it when i went thru my linkys)

 

thank you

 

Ah yes, the tried and true method--large safety pin....people been putting in elastic, ribbon and drawstrings with them for decades... a whole lot cheaper than paying for a gadget and no big deal if you lose your pin!