(OT) Pants length for men

Forget "secure ID cards" - you will be microchipped and branded. (666?)

You're mother's machine probably needed a serious tune up and servicing. New needle would probably have helped immensely, too.

My wife had a sewing machine although I'm not sure how she came by it. We were out shopping and I bought a pair of trousers that needed hemming. Rather than having the store do it she volunteered. When we got home she retired to her room. Soon the language drifting down the stairs proved she had been listening to me all those years and adding so new phrases of her own. The next thing I knew she reappeared, flung the pants at me, and said 'Hem your own damn pants.' Fortunately that was one of the more useful skill the USMC taught me.

And yes, she did have post-graduate degrees but none of them were in sewing.

About 15 years ago I bought a sailmaker's palm in case of a scenario like yours. I haven't needed it yet but by jing it's there if I need it :)

I bought a stitching awl similar to this one many years ago for repairing saddles, harnesses and bridle accessories for our draft horses. I have used it many times, it works great and is very fast.

I'm glad you mentioned this. I bought one of them probably 20 years ago, and it was for repairing some horse tack too. I think I only used it once. I never thought about using that for my tent repairs. If I can find it, it's going into my camping supplies. That would have helped a lot for what I had to do on my tent. (not for pants though).

Do you still have draft horses? I have two half draft horses. One is a a Percheron/Paint, (Spotted draft). The other is a 1/4 Shire, 1/4 Paint,

I like a 31" inseam and most all jeans come as either 30" or 32". I order from Lands End. They have several styles they will hem to the exact length wanted. Get on their email list and be notified of 30% off sales to save money.

I have an easy solution, if your interested.

I'm waiting.......

(Might it be to become a nudist) .

I can't think of anyone who would want to see that happen! lol

My solution is the same as someone else mentioned. It's using a product fondly known as Stitch Witchery, or the generic version of fusible hem tape.

It's cheap, easy to us, and it works great. For heavy jean material you can get a heavy duty version of it. You use the heat of an iron to fuse a hem vs. using a sewing machine to do it. Just be careful how hot your iron is and while fusing the hem keep your iron moving over the area you're wanting to fuse otherwise you can burn your material.

To get a feel for how it works, get some scrap material as close to the material you want to fuse, like a sample from old jeans and practice a few times fusing the material together with an iron. When you've got the hang of it turn your pants cuff inside out and make sure you fold up the hem wrong sides together and measure how many inches you need the hem to be shortened. When you're sure of that, press the lower edge of the cuff to it'll crease where the new hem will be. Then insert the fusing tape into that pocket so none of it shows. Use the iron to press over the cuff again and the fusing tape will melt and bond the hem together.

If you make a mistake, it's a bit of a mess to undo. I don't recommend trying to undo fusing a hem because I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to clothing projects. :)

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I've seen a glue in Walmart sewing section for repairing clothing instead of sewing. I even have a tube but so far have not tried it. Maybe this stuff would help you.

I'm skeptical about using a glue to repair clothing. It might work on some things, but it will probably be a solution that'll show up as a spot on the material unless it's used in a hidden spot.

Try the "little boys" section, and if you see Miss Recktum molesting any young boys, call the cops pronto.

Sure you wouldn't settle for Husqvarna ? I had a fine Husqvarna sewing machine for 30 years. I finally had to give it up when I couldn't get parts for it anymore.

Cindy Hamilton

My exceedingly heterosexual husband had a sewing machine when we met. It was an old Singer he got at a garage sale.

Why should men not be self-sufficient? My mother-in-law made sure her five boys could cook, clean, and do basic repairs on their clothing.

Cindy Hamilton

My husband has a 26-inch inseam. I've lost count of the numbers of pairs of pants I've hemmed.

Really, it's not rocket science. It's a skill that was routinely taught to adolescent females, and a more flighty bunch you wouldn't want to teach.

Cindy Hamilton

FKNA!

Are you serious? I never heard they made sewing machines....

Was the winking smiley face too subtle of a mechanism for conveying the humor associated with my post?