We are recording today on the traditional ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwa Kwa Kwa Kiwak peoples,

including Slalo Tooth, Squamish, Musqueam, and Komak's First Nations.

Hello and welcome to Love to Sew! I'm Helen, the designer behind Helen's closet patterns,

and I'm Caroline, the owner of Blackbird Fabrics. We're two sewing buds who love to sew our own clothes

and want to encourage you on your sewing journey, too. Join us for today's topic, caring for your me-mayes!

Hi, Helen! Hi, Caroline! How are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm great. Happy October.

Happy October! I love October. I know October is one of those special months that you look forward to.

The crunchy leaves, the pumpkin spice lattes, the Halloween spookies. Oh yeah, thanks, giving. I mean,

for us. Turkey. Yes. I'm a big fan of Brussels sprouts, controversial opinion. Brussels sprouts season.

I like a roasted Brussels sprout. I cannot get behind a boiled Brussels sprout. Oh yeah, fair. My dad

boils them in orange juice, and they're actually really good. Okay, okay. I would try that. I would try

that. Does it get rid of some of the bitterness? Yes. It adds a sweetness to it, but I do prefer

a roasted or even fried. Oh yeah. Yeah. It's like some Parmesan and garlic. Oh my gosh. I'm hungry.

Sorry about it. Well, I hope everyone is enjoying the first week of October. Yeah, we should get to

our question. All right, to kick us off here, we have a question from Shem. Help, I want to sew

board shorts. I have the pattern by Jolly, but the information on the notions is sparse, and I have

questions. First up, drawstring, poly, cotton, something else. The internet has not been helpful

on this as it seems to be a ton of info for sewing women swimsuits, but not men's. Secondly,

eyelets for the drawstring. I know that metal matters, but what am I looking for? Third,

when working with a drawstring for swim, how do you finish the end of the cord? I've seen fancy

due dads for the ends, but that doesn't seem like it would hold up well on swimwear. Lastly,

I'm also making a speedotype garment to go under, and I have the pattern drafted and made my mockup

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