amethyst73 | A question for Simplicity (Reply)

Dear Simplicity Patterns,

I have a couple of questions regarding pattern 1807.

1. Why did you not mention on the back of the envelope that one needs elastic to do (I think) any of the variations in here?

2. Given that they all have elastic, why on earth do you then also put in a drawstring? Just for the look of the thing (because, I suppose, elastic waistbands alone are not 'cool' or 'hip' or whatever style these are supposed to be, but drawstrings are)?

Sincerely,

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I think I'm going to say, to heck with the drawstring. I don't think they add much. Also I don't have a way to make buttonholes (for the ends of the drawstring to go through). Yet.

And I need to go out and get more elastic in the foreseeable future. Maybe I should just get a big roll of the stuff, since that's probably where it'll be at for pants/skirts (and I already know I wanna make another skirt after this).

ETA: My bad... elastic *is* listed, just not in the Notions section (which is where I expected it to be).