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glad they worked out homieOriginally Posted by kdawg
I got away with it - he did a pretty decent job and you have to look hard to see the join.Originally Posted by kiendienn
if the timberland jeans are dry, expect the length to shrinkOriginally Posted by kdawg
Well I've been down all afternoon.
I haven't actually had any jeans in about 2 years and they were cheap Old Navy ones that weren't good. This week I decided to sphash out and spent about $120 on some Timberland jeans (expensive in the uk) but I got the long length because they fit better - but are about 3" too long.
I took them to my local guy who does a fine job hemming regular pants but about 30 mins later I began to think it was a bad idea so went back to get them - but he'd already cut them.
2 things I suppose - I haven't washed them so hope the length will be okay but the main thing is that he said that he could make them look like they are now by reusing the original hem. Does that actually look any good?
I've always wondered why they can't just hem jeans like they are out of the factory. I found a guy locally who is a denim specialist who has an overlocker which looks a nice job. I guess it might be an expensive lesson and I'll do it right next time. I guess they might turn out okay but now I have to wait until Monday to find out.
i'm sure your guy won't steer you wrong though, just see how it turns out and keep us updated; hopefully everything works out
They are a bit long but I haven't washed them yet so that's not a problem - and actually I've been wearing them as they are and they look fine.