Wear and tear on trouser cuffs
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The one area of my trousers that has worn out is the bottom of the cuffs that drapes over the Achilles tendon (or back of the shoe). Do you know how this can be prevented? Are reinforcements sometimes added to the cuff/hem? By way of background, this occurred on my old suits; I certainly accelerated this wear and tear by wearing my suits too often (not enough of them to properly rotate, but I was just starting out then). I was concerned with my newer suits, but my tailor at the time didn't think any reinforcements were called for. Thanks for your observations or suggestions.
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Your tailor can put 'cuff shields', usually a piece of leather, to protect the fabric from all the friction.
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I've seen a type of ribbon with protruding edges that keeps the trousers away from the shoes.
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It's very unusual to have trousers without such a protection at the hem.
It is usually a ribbon made of strong cotton or polyester.
It looks like this and comes in many colours:
When the ribbon is worn it can easily be replaced. Every good tailor or alteration shop should have something like this in stock!
SG
It is usually a ribbon made of strong cotton or polyester.
It looks like this and comes in many colours:
When the ribbon is worn it can easily be replaced. Every good tailor or alteration shop should have something like this in stock!
SG
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Thanks very much to all of you for the information. Upon closer inspection, I did find this on one of my trousers (but strangely, on the RTW one)!
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I think you can use petersham on the cuff of the trouser leg to prevent it from wearing out. It's like a ribbed ribbon and should be available in any habidashery. Here's a link which may be helpful : http://www.thesewingplace.com/index.asp ... rodID=1027
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I had the same problem and now put these "cuff protectors" on all my better quality trousers.
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so do you put this petersham on the inside of the cuff or does the petersham actually touch the shoe?
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It goes on the inside of the trouser leg and extends an inch or two on either side of the rear (vertical) crease. Some like to allow the rib to extend just below the bottom edge of the trouser so that the vulnerable folded edge (of the turnup if present) does not wear against the shoe (or, heaven forbid, the ground).
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if the color of the tape used is not a perfect color match it looks absurd, very amateurish. when you sit everyone can see it. and not many tailors can mount it correctly.
when the trousers are hemmed or cuffed there is some fabric left over. this can be used to create heel guards. about 4" of cloth to protect from wear rubbing against the shoe heel. sometimes there is wear from rubbing on the shoe laces. i always place both heel and toe guards on all my trousers. i find that there is no wear at the sides. heel and toe guards done this way are invisible to everyone except yourself. ask your tailor to give you the cut off cloth. thats so that when the guards wear you can replace them.
when the trousers are hemmed or cuffed there is some fabric left over. this can be used to create heel guards. about 4" of cloth to protect from wear rubbing against the shoe heel. sometimes there is wear from rubbing on the shoe laces. i always place both heel and toe guards on all my trousers. i find that there is no wear at the sides. heel and toe guards done this way are invisible to everyone except yourself. ask your tailor to give you the cut off cloth. thats so that when the guards wear you can replace them.
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The ribbon SG writes about is called extra-fort in French - you will find it illustrated and explained down this webpage. Here it is used to reinforce a seam.
On trousers it is usually sewn all around on the inside of the hem, 1 mm short of the edge.
On trousers made of very thin cloth, where its relative rigidity could interfere with the natural drape, it is only sewn as a heel guard at the back.
Costi
On trousers it is usually sewn all around on the inside of the hem, 1 mm short of the edge.
On trousers made of very thin cloth, where its relative rigidity could interfere with the natural drape, it is only sewn as a heel guard at the back.
Costi
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I think that any decent tailor should be able to apply such a tape to the trousers hem.
Only stretchy material may cause minor problems, which can be easily solved after some practice. In the end it should look like this, with the tape showing for at least 1mm. This way the fabric is well protected(see arrow)!
Of course this is how I learned to do it, there are other ways also.
SG
Only stretchy material may cause minor problems, which can be easily solved after some practice. In the end it should look like this, with the tape showing for at least 1mm. This way the fabric is well protected(see arrow)!
Of course this is how I learned to do it, there are other ways also.
SG
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the picture shows what i was speaking of. this ribbon sewn 1mm above the bottom of the cuff is useless as protection from wear, as the bottom itself is exposed to wear. you can see that it is not protecting anything.Anonymous wrote:The ribbon SG writes about is called extra-fort in French - you will find it illustrated and explained down this webpage. Here it is used to reinforce a seam.
On trousers it is usually sewn all around on the inside of the hem, 1 mm short of the edge.
On trousers made of very thin cloth, where its relative rigidity could interfere with the natural drape, it is only sewn as a heel guard at the back.
Costi
if that ribbon is there for some other purpose, thats fine. but the bottom will wear out.
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