First, how low do I cut them off?
Have him put the pants on, sit, and then mark where they come to just below the knee. Sometimes you have to piece the knee bands because what you cut off the pants isn't long enough to get the knee measurement out of in one piece.... but the band only needs to be 1" wide by the knee measurement and an overlap, finished (3" x knee measurement + some overlap...so it's folded in half plus seam allowance.... and don't forget allowance on the pants when you cut them short! You only need a 1/2" seam allowance, maybe only a 1/4"). A hook and bar...like a flat skirt hook, is a good unnoticeable closure. You'll have to open up the outseam a little too so as to get his foot and calf through. When you write it down like this, it all seems so complicated, but it's not. I'd see what kind of tights you can find in the women's dept for covering the calves. They stay up, and some even look like ribbed socks. Make sure they aren't sheer!!!! You might find some moccasins with the bedroom shoes in the men's dept. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
