Stitching showing through cuffs

[millionaire75]

Kind of a dumb question, but if I get pants shortened, should their be any stitching showing through the pants? I'm talking about near the bottom opening where they stitch the cuff underneath (these are flat front pants with no cuffs). Is this something that shows up initially or was this a complete mistake by the tailor? Thanks.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Sometimes tailors get sloppy with their blandstitch machines and you can see a stitch line.

 

[millionaire75]

Is this something that goes away with time (washing, ironing, etc?)

 

[Teacher]

No, it's there to stay. The good news is that they can be easily restitched for very little cost.

 

[bengal-stripe]

Casual trousers (chinos, maybe corduroy) are usually hemmed with a sewing machine, the visible stitching going right through
all the layers of fabric.

Woollen trousers are traditionally “blind-stitched”; the stitching, done either by hand or by special blind-stitch machines, is supposed to be invisible from the outside. The stitching is very loose and picks only threads from the underside of the fabric. But, as 'iammatt' has pointed out,
if it’s done sloppily (or if the material is very thin), traces might still show through.

 

[millionaire75]

Originally Posted by Teacher

No, it's there to stay. The good news is that they can be easily restitched for very little cost.

Should my tailor charge me to fix this or should this be considered a mistake?

 

[Holdfast]

Originally Posted by millionaire75

Should my tailor charge me to fix this or should this be considered a mistake?

Depends on how good the tailor is and (probably more relevant), how good your relationship is with your tailor.

I would expect it to be fixed gratis, for what it's worth, if it's visible and ugly.

As bengal-stripe rightly points out, on some very sheer materials, you can't help it showing through.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Reason 10,001 to always cuff your pants.

 

[Holdfast]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Reason 10,001 to always cuff your pants.


I demand the full list!

 

[GBR]

Originally Posted by millionaire75

Kind of a dumb question, but if I get pants shortened, should their be any stitching showing through the pants? I'm talking about near the bottom opening where they stitch the cuff underneath (these are flat front pants with no cuffs). Is this something that shows up initially or was this a complete mistake by the tailor? Thanks.

No. Careless workmanship

 

[a tailor]

he should be willing to re sew it. if not find another tailor.

 

[grimslade]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Reason 10,001 to always cuff your pants.

I had the same thought, but I didn't want to rub cheeky.