Transform Your Suit Pants: Step-by-Step Guide To Modern Tapering And Hemming! (Ep. 62)

[@1Lord1Faith1Baptism7]

I love old school high waisted, pleated and cuffed pants, it’s the reason I got into tailoring my clothes. So this, was TORTURE! But you did a really amazing job so I just had to watch lol

[@sandracaldicott-turner7595]

I always equal out the amount needed to be taken and taper both sides so as not to twist. Love watching you

[@deedee021073]

Yes, that is the preferred method especially on a stripe. It will not pull to one side. 36 years tailoring

[@Babernara]

Yes and it keeps the center front and the center back crease stay in the center

[@alyte11]

I was wondering if there could be issues tapering just one side. Thank you.

[@DrGarri]

Girl, you are not only incredibly charming and pleasant, but you are a great professional as well, you are a blessing to your customers! Ah, AND you are absolutely beautiful!

[@letsdanceonhere]

totally agree!

[@louisecolligan8729]

Great video. Your explanations are so clear and helpful. Thank you.

[@SheilaKing-l7u]

Enjoying your videos - excellent detailed instruction / explanations! I feel it would be helpful to see a before and after of this men’s trouser alteration project. Thank you !

[@pattyharp725]

You mean on the customer?

[@davederrick9431]

Great video! I hate alteration & you make it look so easy.😊

[@alisonskala2229]

I've been sewing all my life. At 64 I find that I can always learn more. I love your presentation and persona. So glad I found your channel! 😁

[@shirleyford4912]

Hi , I learning a lot from your videos . I alter my clothes , your videos give me confidence to try different alterations thank you and keep the videos coming😊😊😊

[@sewshowwithshae]

I’m so glad to hear that Shirley! Keep up the great work!!

[@CredibleHulk10]

That blind stitching by machine at @21:10 is 😍

[@kimtran4889]

I did watch every single video I love ❤️ it 👍 Thank you 😊

[@JocelyneRichard-h6z]

Niiice work !!! ❤

[@lindalomax5448]

Thank you for this. Been having trouble taking up a pair of ladies’ trousers with a taper and a turn up for myself. Taking up trousers is a perennial problem for me as I’m 4ft10” but now I’m going to take off the turn up as you did, which will be very helpful. Really enjoy your videos here in the uk.

[@cherylharris5695]

Love your work and precise detailed instructions

[@csantino5728]

Wonderful I’m going to try

[@StephanieGingell]

Thank you for this video! I am tapering a pair of dress pants for my husband, so that part was super helpful. The hem is already at the correct length for these pants. So here’s my question… would you take down the hem, taper and then re-sew the hem back in place? I’m thinking of the finished product and what will give it more clean look at the hem. What would you suggest for doing just the tapering on a pair of dress pants? Thanks!!

[@deoara1]

I love watching your channel the tips and techniques are so valuable and I have learned a lot. However, it would be interesting to how a professional fixes their own mistakes. Mismeasured cut, ripped fabric etc. I am still a newbie and make these mistakes and would like to learn to fix them if possible?

[@Babernara]

When dress pants are creased, you can take half the amount off both sides, so that the crease stays centered down the front and back of leg.

[@sewshowwithshae]

Yes…but… if you have to remove too much from the outseam, it can get tricky merging out smoothly before the pocket over the hip, that’s why I have to unbalance them sometimes.

[@cheryl3366]

Great job, how much can you come in before you destroy The strait of grain. Last thing you need is a twisting leg. I know these were men's pants, but do you feel on women's pants a regular pleat or an inverted box pleat is more flattering on women with a bit of belly. Thanks

[@sewshowwithshae]

Great question! The truth is, it’s a pretty fine line, if there’s any kind of stripe or window pane pattern on the pant, you will have less flexibility to take it in because you immediately start to see the leg skew, if you have a solid color pant, you can take it in a little bit further, but I would suggest pinning it all out and trying them on to see how they fall before putting in any stitching lines, that’s the most full proof way to find out how far is TOO far!

[@kathygann7632]

Modern pants are wide leg with pleats!

[@pattyharp725]

So in updating the pants ….you didn’t remove the pleats? Wasn’t that part of the what the customer wanted? So pleats don’t date pants? I am a bit confused. The thing you did to update was remove the cuff? And remove a bit of extra fabric to not make the leg so loose.

[@silviyaivanova2154]

She did actually say that she will not do the pleats … check between 0:32 - 0:55

[@sewshowwithshae]

Hi Patty! Yes, unfortunately the video does not cover removing the pleats as this is not something I will commonly do since we do not have original fabric to re-cut front panels. This video is just going into more simple alterations that can be done otherwise, which are hemming and tapering the pants.

[@johnbedrosian5781]

I'm not sure I agree on what must be your idea of modernization. I don't think tapering the legs is actually a modernizing technique, but a personal taste. I think when you wear a tapered leg with a shoe size that is normal for a man, it is not near as flattering as a wider leg bottom with the same pair of shoes. This is just my opinion of course and I am old school. Keep up the good work!

[@spaghettiking7312]

Meanwhile, here I am looking for high-waisted pleated pants because I find them much more comfortable.

[@Billybillybillyrocking]

With the right casual shirt and shoe pairing it looks better as well. More dimension especially for tall people.

[@tyyg9469]

why not sew one pant leg first, then trace the seam? Instead of transferring line before sewing