How To Shorten Chinos (Avoid THIS Mistake)

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If you have a pair of chinos that are too long in this video I'm going to show you how to shorten them. You're going to need a sewing machine, some tailors chalk, a ruler, and some sewing pins. My chinos from Target are 34x34, which for me is way to long. I want them to be 34x32. In order to do that I'm going to measure 2 inches from the bottom of my chinos up. Then I'm going to cut off the extra fabric right underneath my original hem, leaving about 3/4ths of an inch. Anything less than that and it will look weird trust me. Then I'm going to put some sewing pins in it to hold it in place, and sew a new straight stitch right on there. As far as my mistake goes, as you can see I had a TON of birdnesting underneath my chinos when I started. The reason why that happened is because of my bobbin, and it was super frustrating. I ended up having to take all of that out with a seam ripper which is time consuming, and then start over. I wanted to make sure to keep all of this in here so that you know it can happen to you. Mistakes happen, no ones perfect, including me!
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[@MichaelJarrae]

Thank you so much. You gave me the courage to start tailoring. Just did my first two pairs of pants and they look great! You are THE MAN, and thanks for helping me get into this awesome hobby.

[@patricktierney7989]

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[@kalebjones6228]

just wanna say your attention to detail is great and i love that youre a real person! the "outside my kids school" made my day!

[@Yannicko-fq5ef]

Thank you so much! I got me a machine this weekend to tackle my ill fitting trousers and thirts. Just finished my very first chinos and I'm so proud! I know I'm gonna feel so much more confident in well fitting clothes. It's always hard to find something in stores which is not too long. Thanks man!

[@StylishDTailors]

So excited for the journey you're about to go on my friend! It's life changing!

[@thetechlibrarian]

Levi’s xx chino standard taper. They are the best fitting pair of pants I have ever bought. After I got my first pair I immediately started buying back ups I have about 15 pairs in total that I ordered some of them I haven’t even opened yet that’s how happy I have been with them

[@Sydhxyfhdrvtgsh]

As a big guy, I second this, loovvve these chinos

[@christinebrown7296]

For a 1" reduction would have opened the original hem and cut or would just leave it and fold over?

[@StylishDTailors]

I would open the hem as it would be easier to work with.

[@thetechlibrarian]

@@Sydhxyfhdrvtgsh They are great if only they held the color a little bit better but the cut in the softness of the material is perfect

[@motogp1181]

@@StylishDTailors Love ur content, I have a xl size ferrari woven shirt tht I got it as a gift, Id love to wear it. Could u make a video on how to reduce the sides to make it a medium ?

[@John.Doe-OG]

Great seeing you SD. I was going through SD tailoring withdrawl.

[@StylishDTailors]

Haha! Good seeing you as well!

[@cseymour97]

One really good tip I learned from my family friend is to make a seam guide with a ln aluminum can. She cuts it up and Sanded the edges so it's not so sharp and would make 2 of them and bent to work with watever size hem. Was a total life saver for doing the tuck under kinda deal!

[@officialspaceefrain]

You've inspired me to do something I've never thought. Bought an ugly button up shirt on clearance in Target and did my first tailor today. Super excited! Came out okay but that's fine it's practice. Keep it up dude! :D

[@StylishDTailors]

Love comments like these!

[@mugensamurai]

Always here to save us fashion wise. Thanks SD.

[@FenskeMark]

Love the videos! My first sewing machine should arrive soon and I'm excited. One of the things I'd love to see is a video about how to get the seat of pants to fit better. I'm a pretty active guy and have weight trained for 20+ years so to get the legs to fit the way I need the waist/seat is often too big. How do I fix that?

[@StylishDTailors]

Great idea! Tutorial incoming!

[@Hairfire]

You messed it up on purpose with the tucking in! You are too pro to make such a cheap job :) But really great examples!!!

[@anthonyl3517]

Hey, I'd appreciate if you made a video on reinforcing vital areas in jeans. My thighs rub together creating holes in the crotch area, other than that the jeans are completely fine, I want to learn how to reinforce them to expand there lifespan. Thanks :)

[@PyryPietila]

Thank you so much for this video, really helped me out!

[@cracyz493]

Love from india!!😍

[@jw8853]

Question: I had my docker pants hemmed, length. It's very noticeable when wearing it. Is it normal to have creases or unevenness at the end? Thank you for any suggestions.

[@StylishDTailors]

It's not normal no, you want to make sure your stitch is straight as well as your fabric is even. Irons and starch will be your friends for that!

[@deandredavies4557]

OK....need to find a tailor lol. Thanks

[@igorjesus2121]

Hey, man, I need your help! And I think this video will have a lot of views as well. Please, make a tutorial how to ajust the crotch area. How to solve the problem of baggy crotch in jeans. Please, help us all. Thank you for your time and your work, you helped me a lot. God bless you!

[@molotov681]

Hey, SD. When shortening the sleeves on a short sleeve shirt, and maybe making the sleeves tighter as well, I got puckering on the sleeve hem. What did I do wrong, and how do I avoid this? Also, please do a quick video on how to use a seam ripper the magic way, where it just pulls out the back thread.

[@StylishDTailors]

Tightening the sleeves can definitely be key, do you still need help?

[@molotov681]

Yeah, I'm still not sure what I did wrong, or how to avoid puckering on short sleeves.

[@brad9189]

A question: if the cuffs of my chinos have become frayed over time, is there any way to fix this--maybe to turn them under slightly? The present length is good, so I can't hem them shorter, but the frayed ends look terrible. Can they be saved or is time to pry open my wallet for new pants?

[@StylishDTailors]

You COULD turn them in slightly yes, you would lose a bit of length obviously but it's doable.

[@gablenagle]

Welcome back SD! I had a question. If you needed to shorten AND taper the pants what order would you do that in?

[@molotov681]

I'm not SD, but I would taper first, since that seam is on the inside, then shorten them, since that seam will be more visible, so you want to be able to do that part nicely without changing that hem with the tapering.

[@packratpop5885]

Love the channel. Hate tshirt with baggy sleeves. Can you show how to tailor a tshirt into a sleeveless muscle t? Thanks

[@StylishDTailors]

For sure!

[@user-or7iw4mo3b]

thank you!

[@samuelbm87]

SD- Do you want me to taper THEN hem or hem then taper? Thanks. -sam

[@StylishDTailors]

I would hem them first then taper personally.

[@SillyGoose2024]

this is a great channel now that im beginning to tailor my own clothes *QUESTION* i have a pair of pants with stripes down the sides of them. The stitching is on the stripes. These pants are baggy in my legs so I was going to tailor them myself but I dont want to lose the stripes. Any suggestions on where i can lay the new stitchwork ? im assuming not because the original stitching is *right on* the stripes which run all the way down the leg vertically. thanks

[@StylishDTailors]

Yes you can! You could always just make a new stitch on the inside even though there isn't one currently!

[@SillyGoose2024]

@@StylishDTailors yes! I was thinking that thanks

[@stee8613]

could i get a link to the vid you mention at 3:40

[@DarkBishop19]

So I'm wanting to get into Dry cleaning, Tailoring, Seamster, and into leather making in design hats. Would I need to go into college if I want to make this a career? If so what education path do yall recommend?

[@StylishDTailors]

Start off with an art institute near you!

[@therowofboats4840]

Question: Do you know of any DIY tutorial things which might help me add a wider space to the ironing board? I ca'tn do some of the things you use a larger flat space for currently. Background: I've been watching a good few of your videos but I have yet to make any alterations. Today I was going to do a Tshirt because I could mess up with that and not care as much. I watched your video on how to make seems for Tshirts but realized I don't really have the flat space required in my small living arrangement to pull the shirt out and find the second seam (my ironing board is no where near wide enough and that's basically all I have).

[@StylishDTailors]

I actually started tailoring on the floor believe it or not?

[@bagofbush]

I’m in the UK and what frustrates me is the inconsistency of the clothes I buy lately. If I find a pair of chinos that I like, I tend to buy a few pairs, maybe some in a different colour, due to the fear of them being discontinued, something which has caught me out in the past. However, in the last couple of years and on numerous occasions I’ll do this and the fit varies drastically from pair to pair. Does anyone else find this?

[@SpaceMarine113]

hey man, why did you make your lasik surgery side effects video private? i wanted to send it to my friend, and it's no longer available.

[@StylishDTailors]

It’s unlisted, ill shoot you the unlisted link.

[@SpaceMarine113]

@@StylishDTailors thank you.

[@85beanjune]

Hey man, the sewing machine in the Amazon link..is this the one you use? And if not..can you recommend a good one..you've Inspired me to start altering my pants ...please respond 🙏🙏

[@StylishDTailors]

Sorry for the late reply, I use a Brother ST371 HD and I LOVE IT

[@85beanjune]

@@StylishDTailors do you have a video on how to repair holes in clothing ?

[@dineshdinny4195]

Hey dude can u show how to stitch a trouser with side adjusters. There is no video online on that. Hope that will help so many people.❤️

[@StylishDTailors]

You mean side adjusters on the waist to make the pants tighter right?

[@dineshdinny4195]

@@StylishDTailors Yes, exactly 👍

[@StylishDTailors]

Gotcha, I’ll look into it for ya

[@dineshdinny4195]

@@StylishDTailors Like it should have the modern look without the belt loops, and should be able to adjust the waist size.❤️

[@dineshdinny4195]

@@StylishDTailors thank you so much👌

[@DeliriousguyRex]

8:04 guess this video was in the making for a while haha.

[@StylishDTailors]

It's actually a reupload from before, it was shared somewhere which sorta tanked it's numbers unfortunately.

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You have holes in your socks, bro.

[@StylishDTailors]

Story of my life!

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Where have you been?

[@StylishDTailors]

Cray cray summer, that's for sure!

[@alialg1621]

You should be using 3 mm stitch length 🤔

[@StylishDTailors]

Why is that?

[@Sydhxyfhdrvtgsh]

What ya been up to king

[@StylishDTailors]

I’ve been around!

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100 subs later

[@StylishDTailors]

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[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

At least you admitted it, so where have you been D, I know you have a life outside of here but I've been through snizz and now you show up l m b o wait I don't have a keyster it's flat at least I didn't laugh it off insert eye-roll, I am no longer among the entitled bunch but they took the ben's saying I owed a lot okay by me shhh they're going to get some freebies they will not like them for some reason, as a "Karen " said and it's recorded I deserve every hand out I get. too bad they'd dried up not long after it said it.

[@StylishDTailors]

Hahaha! Good to hear from you man, and I had a crazy summer to say the least!

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

@@StylishDTailors you too

[@thomasdc2439]

I like your videos. They really motivate to start tailor your own clothes. But … one question … why are your videos so heavily overexposed? It really doesn't look good. If you worry about the dark parts, then just lower the contrast, bring the shadows up and leave the highlights natural.

[@StylishDTailors]

Because I'm terrible with color correcting lol. Thanks for the tips!

[@human54321]

Does anyone know how I can translate this video into a few sentences to let my tailor know this is EXACTLY what I want 👖📏

[@StylishDTailors]

ChatGPT my friend 😁

[@vinnyj101]

Thank you

[@StylishDTailors]

You’re welcome