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+ Miscellaneous
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+Threading ribbon through a long casing with electrician fish tape
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+
+A cheap nylon electrician fish tape (the kind sold without a spool) can
+be useful to thread ribbon or elastic through a long casing, such as one
+where a garment is gathered (e.g. at the neckline or waistline).
+
+Get the shortest length you can find (I'd recommend buying a new one
+rather than trying to clean an used one which is more likely to stain
+garments), and cut a lenght of about 2-3 m from one end: longer lenghts
+are unwieldy and won't probably be needed for most garments.
+
+.. tip:: the remaining tape can be used e.g. as stiffening at the hem of a
+   skirt.
+
+.. figure:: 0101-threaded_fish_tape.jpg
+   :align: center
+
+To use, take the uncut end, with the metal loop and thread it through
+the casing.
+
+.. figure:: 0102-elastic_in_loop.jpg
+   :align: center
+
+Then pass the elastic or ribbon through the metal loop, leaving quite a
+bit of overlap.
+
+.. figure:: 0103-pulling_elastic.jpg
+   :align: center
+
+And finally, pull the fish tape from the other side, threading the
+elastic through the casing.