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Sewing Levi's?
Just wondering, I'm just going to sew the turn up into my 501's, just wondering how many of you mods out there used to do it or still do? As I said, I'm just curious :)
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Permalink Reply by Chris Cameron on -
Being as I am Chad, I always took the simple route and cut them a bit above where I wanted then to be and then turned then up and gave them some serious steam with the old iron, after that it was only a matter of applying some thread to to the sides and that always kept then in place no problem.
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Permalink Reply by Chad Worsley on -
Haha that's actually quite a good idea, i'll have a think about doing that :)
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Permalink Reply by Paul James Molloy on -
I buy them wee bit longer than req then get an alteration tailor to do the turn ups, either 1 inch or a 1/2 inch
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Permalink Reply by Paul James Molloy on
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Sometimes no turn up, i vary it
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Permalink Reply by David Kerr (The Short Blond Mod) on -
Being a short-arse, I buy my dark-blue 501s length 30 and I double turn them up between 1/2 and 3/4 inch, iron them stiff and then I sew (tack length) from the inside onto the inside of the first turn, (no thread on show). One of these days I'll have to cut them shorter and fold back to 28 inch length. I remember when my waist was 28 inch!!
A more important question is when will I be too old to wear Levis 501s without looking like a sad old git? What do you think?
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Permalink Reply by Mod Goddess on -
You're never too old wear 501s, Dave! ;-)
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Permalink Reply by Bill The Pill on -
Got about 6 pairs of 501s,1 white,1 beige,1 with no turn up,3 with turn ups varying from quarter to 1 inch,i tend to take em to the local alterations shop and get em machined,looks better in the end Chad.
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Permalink Reply by Chad Worsley on
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Alright cheers, i'll have a look at the costs :)
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Permalink Reply by Mod Goddess on
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My partner Michael (at 52 next July) still wears his and looks rather handsme in them! ;-) I have a couple of mates who wear theirs in their 40's and look rather good too! I guess it all depends on what you wear with your 501s - regardless of colour of the denim! ;-)
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Permalink Reply by John Doherty on -
yeh I always have my levis turned up half an inch and sewn in...
I never turn up my white ones but do take them up to just above the the shoe
I hate big turnups , except at weddings and funerals :-)
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Permalink Reply by Bill The Pill on
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50 in a few months and i still wear em,and look damn good if i say so myself!! LOL!
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