Master Tailoring Tip: How to Properly Measure and Mark a Plain Bottom Hem

This video is part of my new weekly Series--Master Tailoring tips. I'm here to share my 53 years of experience and give you great pointers that will enhance your sewing. Visit my blog www.finetailoringbyjim.blogspot.com for more tips and techniques! Or on Facebook at / 1449237345343485

[@brannigan75]

Love this mans accent, so calming and easy to listen to. He should read out book tapes for children 😺

[@kimberleytramper8966]

Now that’s some good info to know! Thank you!

[@donovanlucibello379]

Like spending 5 minutes with a master craftsman - thanks!

[@robertcope9494]

So that is why a recent hemming on two pair of pants went wrong. I measured wrong. Really great information.

[@MovieMan-gh2qn]

Thank you, Gentleman Jim! You explanations were so easy to understand and I love your voice. I learned more from you in 5 minutes than I have watching others for 30 minutes! This was exactly what I needed to know! Thank you so much!

[@michelerich3242]

A wonderful tutorial, thank you! My favorite tip you share is how important it is to realize that pants often taper down, and are narrower at the bottom, which is why so many pants pucker at the new hem line. Then you give clear guidance on how to solve that problem. (I have noticed this problem when shortening jacket sleeves, too.) So many other tutorials on KZbin have left out this important step.

[@veronicamills5417]

Mich Rich u have to taper the jacket sleeves too because the more you shorten sleeves the hem part gets smaller and it won’t lay flat or right when pressed

[@dagriffin518]

Mr.Jim, I still would like to see you actually hem. I understood what your were explaining, just would like to see you do the hemming. Thank you, sir.

[@TheJoaniejoancansew]

Mr. McFarland is a master tailor. He's been in business since the 1960s. You have to pay some money to see him sew anything. I understand where you're coming from. But if I was doing a podcast and I had his experience, you would have to cough up some cash. He has old school videos you can buy on his website

[@Bernietheoc]

Greetings Gentlemen Jim You are a wonderful teacher as well as a Master Tailor

[@gerryduffy1197]

Great explanation thanks 👍

[@nancydann6338]

Gentleman Jim, I was searching for a perfect video on heming pants for a lady inquiring on fb. Now she can watch you instead of me explaining! (I used to do alterations). You did a great job explaining!

[@rhondaschellin8878]

OoooOooOOOooohhHHhh WOOOOOOOW! THANK you for the tip about widening the bottom of the hem! It's been 35+ years since I've worked on men's pants. New husband and now new pants. 🤣 I need to take up the length by 2" and am refreshing myself. I am SO thankful I found you! When I was young, I didn't know how to adjust for the tapering and had puckered hems. NOW because of THIS I know how to prevent it. I'm a quilter now and sew a LOT, but not as much clothes making, so I needed to find YOU!

[@user-dp1bd6bj5m]

Love it! Thank you Gentleman Jim:):)

[@margaritaortiz4323]

You truly are a Gentleman and a Scholar. I have hemed many of his pants. But recently my husband bought a suit and the Taylor hand hemmed his pants to his size. When I examend his workmsnship, I was very surprised and impressed. It was the first time I had seen this. He opened the side seams so it would not pucker at the bottom. And not only this, he had folded the same amount of cloth inside and also hand sewed the inner rim of the pant legs. I was truly impressed. I have seen other taylors hem suit pants rather poorly. You have given the best and most profesional advise. When a man walks with a well sewn and well taylored suit, it is just flawless.

[@Cue-pv3jg]

Thanks Gentleman Jim, always felt that the inseam measurement was the important one but your explanation and expertise re-educated me. Will do it your way from now on. Thank you sir!

[@anatirado2981]

I love how you explain it, thank you,

[@tonytygrrHI]

Splendid and educational. Know I know why the hemming I did on my pants came up short. Thank you for these excellent tips!

[@stevemoran4419]

Wonderful suggestions. I'm so glad to learn how to hem pants correctly.

[@bellabysuzanne]

So detailed yet to the point. Love it!

[@tammyjohnson8150]

Thank you so much. I’m a brand new sewist. One of the reasons I became interested in sewing and creating better fitting clothes is because I am shorter than most women but taller than what is considered “petite”. As a result, nearly every pair of pants I buy need a hem. Sadly I have cut so many pairs of pants incorrectly and had to throw them out or cut them all the way down to shorts (if they were jeans to start). I love flare jeans and I have several pair of nice dress pants and flare jeans, that I now feel confident that I will be able to hem properly. Again, thank you so much and Bravo YOU ROCK! 😁👏💃

[@as5592]

I was just thinking about this when I clicked onto your video. Thank you for the options.

[@thecatsmeow1010]

I want to say your explanation to adjusting and hemming are easy to understand. I listened to your video once & then once again. Makes so much sense!! Thank you!! Your tip for laying the pant flat was something I had not thought of! So again, Thanks

[@LuvmyNaturalhair4eva]

OMG, I have been measuring the inseam all this time. Thank you so much for this helpful information. It makes sense. :)

[@jennystevens1605]

Thank you so much for helping me!!! I'm hemming pants and THIS is the exact challenge I'm having.

[@connieyan2028]

Very helpful information, thank you!

[@sandan2358]

Excellent tutorial. I’ve been putting off hemming my husbands pants. After watching your video I’m no longer afraid to try it. Thank you!

[@tc4pmb]

Thank you for a great learning tip! The narrower turn up issue is so critical for a decent looking hem!

[@lannalane4247]

Thanks! I'm happy that I found your video!

[@agerl7016]

Thank you for this measuring tip. It REALLY helped me. Thank you!

[@nynurse2]

Wow!! What a great video! 👍That tip abt how to equalize the width at bottom area is GOLDEN!! Never knew that ! And ALWAYS struggle with that issue!! Thank you SO MUCH! I cud kiss you for this tip!😘😘😘

[@remnant1018]

I always wondered why my pant legs looked funny at the bottom after it turned them up. Thanks for explaining it!

[@rebeccalittle149]

Thank you Gentleman Jim! This was great and it just so happened I took the outside measurement on the pants I am tailoring today due to the problems you pointed out. Also, I was curious about the right way to overcome the tapering problem. I'll now open the seam. I feel much better after watching you!

[@InLawsAttic]

THANK YOU so MUCH!Am going to watch ALL your vid and blogs etc. THANKS!

[@donndexx77]

Best tip. Thankyou for this explanation. Makes SO MUCH sense.

[@jennadougherty6609]

Thank you! This was so enlightening to me! Super helpful!

[@gettingstuffdoneright5332]

Thank you Gentleman Jim, that was very helpful! I see I'm going to have to get one of those real long metal rulers like you have, that looks very useful. I hope you and yours are well and thanks again for the great tips, take care

[@mauidiver21]

Exactly what I was looking for - thank you!

[@ksandralemus5024]

It does make sense, after a few problems I had in the past, I always ask my clients to try on all of the pants. Now I see why!!!! omg this video answer my questions, Thanks so much for this video, All of your videos are GREAT!!!

[@kathleenbrunken3087]

Thank you!

[@pallana3701]

Yeah this how I be measuring my jeans I didn’t know it was the right way though, so thanks

[@brendamitchell5910]

Thank you Gentlemen Jim! This solves my pucker mystery. #YourBiggestFan #LuvYourMinistry

[@RR-yh6vr]

Thank you! Very helpful tips. I am trying to hem a variety of pants for my Grandfather, since my Grandma passed and she always did it for him. But I've never hemmed pants before. I really want to do a good job for him. This was so very helpful!

[@mikado622]

Thank you for these invaluable tips, it helped me lot, you are very good at giving clear explanations xx

[@tanjowil9743]

Thank you so much. You're a legend! This is so helpful.💐

[@markpd81]

Fantastic tip

[@miriamnaaborleyborteyhammo8979]

Thank you gentle Jim.

[@c.greenerl6525]

OMG, this makes so much sense - Thanks!

[@vidaholmes7366]

I have 6 pairs of pants my cousin needs hem. I told him he needs to try them on first so I can get a correct measurement but he said."just take the inseam of my others pants".Tried to let him know they were different styles and fit. I won't hem them until he tries them on to see if he wears them at the waist or below or above the waist. Looking at your guide has taught me alot. Thanks, let you know how things turned out.

[@dorothytackett9943]

This is so helpful. I must hem all my pants.

[@vickig7033]

Thanks for the great information!

[@deearchie3763]

Thanks this was simple and informative.

[@Nta313]

Thank you ! The correct way!

[@Sheilazcrochetz]

Very informative... Thank you.

[@JimVincitore]

More to it than I thought. That pucker explains why the pants my ma hems for me never look right.

[@Vanderhaer]

I just did a massive alteration turning trousers into shorts at diff lengths and couldn't figure out why it was puckering at times! Duh! Thank you for clearing it up!

[@rl5725]

Great video, very informative

[@creativeladyplus]

Thank you so much for sharing!!!! Much appreciated...Blessings

[@swampdweller5]

fabulous thanks!

[@Seanoakwolf]

Just Good Practical info..

[@faraway8368]

A++ Someone who knows what he is talking about.

[@norma6743]

Thank you ☺️

[@mmrose123]

Thank you.

[@manufaturaludicaateliercri7475]

Great!

[@williejames516]

I learned something

[@davidmacdonald1579]

Excellent. I had trouble with a tailor who messed up two pairs of expensive trousers also, he could not understand that every length of trousers can be different depending on the rise.

[@sonjahickmon5203]

I thank you for teaching me in the past how to do alterations on my family's business suits. Now I need your help with lining already made wool trousers to stop the skin itching. Is it possible? Many thanks again for sharing! Sonja in SoCal.

[@aREALBADMOFO]

From Harlem, just saw that. I apologize. Wish he was in California.

[@darcebrooks5409]

wonderful knowledge, friends, try chalk on the inside legs and transfer chalk lines to outside side of same leg after. Thank me later

[@darcebrooks5409]

As the tailor says you need both inside and outside leg measures, bespoke will include a toe and heel sometimes too

[@sheriparker981]

Sir, thank you for this guidsnce. My husband is a very big guy, though shirt in stature. Hemming his pants proves yo be problematic due to the narrower bottom and the wider area where the fold up to to be. Does the opening the side seams work for this situation as well?

[@rafaelcrisostomo3301]

How do you avoid the pucker while tapering the pants. How can I foresee this in the act of tapering ?

[@sharibland4808]

👍🏼

[@ericdehart2600]

🥂

[@aREALBADMOFO]

Where are you located Gentlemen Jim?

[@warsamenoor5445]

PLEASE CAN WE GET HOW TO CUT AND TAILORING ????

[@fruitarian]

What if we need basic or intermediate tailoring advice, because our goals aren't so lofty? I need to hem sweatpants. If possible, I would just cut them, if the cut won't slowly fray. I think getting professional tailoring is good if you have a pair of dress pants or the bottoms from a suit, but with sweatpants, most people aren't as picky.

[@eloquent-nuance]

This statement @ 00:40 is very Inaccurate....the "Rise" of a pair of pants is NOT the length of the zipper.....ITS THE DISTANCE FROM THE TOP OF FRONT WAISTBAND-DOWN TO THE CROTCH SEAM INTERSECTION....

[@PennsylvaniaPanda]

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[@iamwhoiam5254]

Disagree. Measurement from inner leg doesn’t change, whether low or high on waist.

[@user-ev2yh8zw7l]

Thank you!