Hey guys, I am making some fleecestuff sacks, and am looking for a way to put a drawstring on one end. Without using a grommet or a buttonhole, how do I keep the drawstring from wearing a hole in the fleece where it exits the drawstring channel?
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Hey guys, I am making some fleecestuff sacks, and am looking for a way to put a drawstring on one end. Without using a grommet or a buttonhole, how do I keep the drawstring from wearing a hole in the fleece where it exits the drawstring channel?
I've made them where I fold the channel to the outside of the bag and cut the ends of the channel at an angle before I sewed it on. That way, the string isn't coming out of a hole, it's coming out of the two ends of the channel.
Don't know if that makes sense, or even if it's the best way, but I've done it that way. . .
SN
Edit:
To clarify, Imagine taking the bag and folding it down say 3/4 of an inch or so. Before you sew it down, cut out a small "V" where the long side of the "V" is on the edge. Sew the rest of the folded edge to the bag and you should have a channel that's open at the "V".
Again - no expert, but I've done that and it's held up. Particularly with fleece, which doesn't seem to fray too bad.
SN
find chickenwings instructions. He folds the corner of the channel back. works nice!
+1 on chickenwing's method. IF wear is an issue, you can always reenforce it with some grosgrain ribbon before rolling the channel.
how about using bias tape to line the drawstring channel?
I don't know, the buttonhole really works great for me. If you don't have a machine that does them you can do a manual one by just sewing two rows of tight zigzag stitches close together side by side and capping the two rows of stitches on each end with a wider zigzag. Then just cut the material in between. Sure makes a neat and wear resistant hole...Quote:
Originally Posted by stevebo
for wear pick something soft and relatively large for the cord. Shoe laces work. ;-)