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10

Time Required

                          30 minutes

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  • How to Fix the Side Pocket’s Elastic on a Backpack
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Step 1

              How to Fix the Side Pocket's Elastic on a Backpack
  • Trim any excess thread and frayed edges from the fabric with your scissors.

Trim any excess thread and frayed edges from the fabric with your scissors.

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Step 2

  • Stretch the elastic to match in length with the fabric.

Stretch the elastic to match in length with the fabric.

Step 3

  • Tuck the fabric edge back into the elastic.

Tuck the fabric edge back into the elastic.

Step 4

  • Pin the fabric and elastic together.
  • Working with needles and pins can be dangerous.

Pin the fabric and elastic together.

Working with needles and pins can be dangerous.

Step 5

  • Begin stitching the fabric and elastic together.
  • Start about one centimeter before the tear begins.

Begin stitching the fabric and elastic together.

Start about one centimeter before the tear begins.

Step 6

  • Continue stitching and remove pins when you sew past the part they’re holding together.

Continue stitching and remove pins when you sew past the part they’re holding together.

Step 7

  • Stitch until you have passed the end of the tear by about a centimeter.

Stitch until you have passed the end of the tear by about a centimeter.

Step 8

  • End the stitch by tying a small knot close to where the thread passes through the fabric.

End the stitch by tying a small knot close to where the thread passes through the fabric.

Step 9

  • Cut the thread just above the knot so there is little excess.

Cut the thread just above the knot so there is little excess.

Step 10

  • Clean your work space and put away the tools
  • Congratulations, you’re done!

Clean your work space and put away the tools

Congratulations, you’re done!

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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