# My bad bad bad dilemma **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 13, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430 "2026-03-13T15:08:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430/21 "2026-03-14T22:03:32Z")
I knew what an _aglet_ was, but today, I learned a new word: _placket_. Thanks, all! (And glad to hear that the problem is solved, **Beck**.) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430/22 "2026-03-14T22:14:25Z")
@RTFirefly a placket is a reinforced(doubled and sewn) opening (slit, collar, cuff, hem). I was a bit fast and loose with my use/discription of the “placket” on the hoodie face opening. Tube/tunnel didn’t sound right. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430/23 "2026-03-17T11:22:15Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430/24 "2026-03-18T06:23:15Z")
Yeah, usually one speaks of a “drawstring channel” for the part of the garment that the drawstring goes through. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430/25 "2026-03-18T14:57:34Z")
Yeah that’s the term I needed. Drawstring channel. Yep, perfect. I just looked it up, the actual sewing term is “casing”. D’oh!! ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430/26 "2026-03-18T22:30:07Z")
What you needed to pull a string through a channel is a **bodkin**. _\> a thick, blunt needle with a large eye, used for drawing tape or cord through a hem._ ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430/27 "2026-03-19T13:18:50Z")
Yes I have one of those doo-hickys. Somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430/28 "2026-03-19T14:21:14Z")
That’s cool. But I was half expecting it to be a TMBG song… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430.md?page=1)