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Pant Hem Pinning for Certified Stylist Tailors
Craig Jorgenson • February 19, 2022
Pant Hem Pinning
Pant Hem
This is where we tailor the length of the pant legs.
Suit Pants Hem
Ask Customer what there desired style is? Do they want max length, show off shoes, wedding walking down isle, for function or photos or ankle height? Each of the above has its own style, outlined below.
- Max Length, The finished length should be just off the ground when standing. Check when walking if hem is dropping and hitting ground, if this happens just come up till it stops.
- Not Showing Socks. This is a little shorter than Max Length about 1 inch (2.5cm) off the ground. When walking check that the socks are not flashing form the side. You need to be looking at floor level for this.
- Not Bagging on front. This is where the crease line stays straight till the top of shoes. This is recommend for standing photos. Shocks will show when walking.
- Boots. These hems can be shorter, but only if they always ware boots. Check for hem clearance to boot and that bagging on the front.
- Lower Ankle Style. This is more applicable to chinos, but some people want to show socks and some ankle. Pin to the customers desired style, must record measurements for this just in case customer changes mind.
Suit pants have a Blind Hem. When pinning you can fold excess on the outside.
Always cross pin and measure the side seam length. The length is the From Top Of Waist Band to bottom of the fold down the outside seam.
This Training Program has been set up to help our retail partners staff pin your customers clothing for Tailoring. It’s critical that all Tailoring is pinned to our standard so that the fitment measurements are accurate. Certification level three is required for some alterations. This level of qualification is only available to the retail staff that have attend our training meetings and passed the certification test. This ensures that the garments have been pinned correctly with in the give limitations of that garment.
Ace Clothing Alterations has a unique pining system for Curtain Alterations Service. This pining system requires the customer to pre hang all curtains one each given window to get accurate measurements for the hem of the curtain. Below are the steps required for our system to achieve perfect results. 1. Pre hang all curtains on each window and pin a ticket or small piece of paper on the curtain with it’s location. When recording locations of the curtain do it from the perspective of looking from the inside of the curtain. For example, “Master bedroom north window left hand side”. 2. Now pin all curtains for the style desired, at every corner and around every 10-15 centimetre. There are three basic lengths. First and most recommended in 1 inch off the ground. This length with one inch off the ground and allows airflow under the curtain. This is necessary to avoid filtration marks on carpets and on the bottom of the curtain. Second is 1 centimetre of the ground, this length can cause filtration marks and the hem will get dirty quicker due to the limited air flow around the curtain. Finally, there is the flowing length. Where there is just over 1 inch of hem flowing on the floor. 3. Now bring your curtains in to Ace Clothing Alterations and we’ll hem your curtains to the your desired style or follow the hem style that they were manufactured in. Fowling this system will have your curtain hemmed to a perfect length the first time and give you years of service for you curtains.
