Attaching the end of a waist cord inside sleeve?

The big problem with sewing bungeecord is that the sheet and elastic core isn't attached to each other, so if you only sew through it eventually you are going to pull out the elastic from the stitches. One way to solve this is to tie a knot at the end and then bartack over the cord, the knot will then be pulled against the bartacks and kept in place.

Ok, the knot on the end makes sense to help anchor it, but where do the stitches go? I can imagine two options:

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=====|(O) knot

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So the knot is more of a stopper..

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Where the knot gives the stitch something more to grab onto…

I think the first makes more sense, and so does my mother (the planned sewer), but I thought I'd double check :)

Yeah, I have used your first way, when you tighten the cord it becomes so hard it's more or less impossible to sew through it so I have just gone back and fourth a couple of times over the cord

thanks for clarifying… now to find some 15d fabric for my mum to play with before sewing to get a feel for it… debating whether to sacrifice the stuff sack :)