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Denim seam terminology

kolecho

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What do you call the seam at the hem of jeans? It looks like a hammered finish. If I were to shorten the legs, can the finish be done on the new seam?
 

Spencer Young

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I believe you can ask your tailor to save the original hem/bottom when they're shortening jeans. As for what it's called, no idea.
 
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it's just a flat-felled seam that is chainstitched, no??? if you just have it chainstitched after surgery, the roping effect should return after a wash...

the 45rpm store in NYC have union-specials, i do believe.

resist the frankenhem (aka california, aka original) if at all possible.

better yet, cuff or stack.
 

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