Bailing wire with a loop on the end
Coathanger as others have mentioned
Duct tape and a pencil - eraser end first (pushing this)
Wood dowel (push or pull) gather the material to shorten the path.

On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:07:52 -0600, Jim wrote:

Sorry guys, just think there might be more ladies with good answers to
this one.

The draw string on my sweat pants came out during the last wash. What
is a good method for putting it back?