i bought this so i could replace a broken drawstring in one of my pointe shoes. admittedly, i found it pretty difficult to use. it definitely did the job, it was just harder than expected
This little tool is a life (and time) saver! What used to take a couple of hours to do took about 3 minutes each shoe. I hope this works on other things like sweatpants waistbands!
I ordered this for a pair of shoes that had lost the elastic drawstrings in the binding. It worked perfectly well, though it took a couple of tries to figure out how to use it correctly. I will now use it on a couple of hoodies that have lost their drawstrings and see if I can make them wearable again.
I was incredibly excited to use this drawstring threader to replace my cotton drawstrings with elastic ones. I followed the instructions, however the closure mechanism (which is crucial to the success of the product) broke off almost immediately. I’m not sure if it was defective or just incredibly poorly made. I shouldn’t have been so rash to try the product out on a pair of shoes I was still wearing, but now one of my pointe shoes has no drawstring at all. I am very dissatisfied with this product.
Truly sorry to hear about your experience. We have received nothing but positive reviews about this product. We'd be delighted to send you out a new Threader. Best of luck!
Worked perfectly!