Quick question to Americans! (Don't know how to look a phrase up in the dictionary)

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Posted by Lira on Oct-02-2013 19:11:

Quick question to Americans! (Don't know how to look a phrase up in the dictionary)

When you buy a pair of jeans and the inside leg is too long, and you want to shorten it (by folding it in an sewing it mainly), how do you naturally ask a tailor to do that for you? Is there a fixed phrase for that, or can I just ask the tailor to shorten the legs for me?

Posted by PivotTechno on Oct-02-2013 19:30:

If it's the inside leg, then in tailor terms it's the inseam you want shortened.

(non-American answer, eh.)

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Oct-02-2013 19:31:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hemming

Posted by on Oct-02-2013 19:39:

Your jeans riding up on your converse hightops? Hem

Posted by Lira on Oct-02-2013 21:07:

Yeah, Pivot, that's the word I know (inseam), but I quickly found out that's not how Americans refer to it

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hemming

Cheers, that's what I wanted, Hal and IGK

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Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Oct-02-2013 21:07:

g6hs

Posted by Lira on Oct-02-2013 21:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
g6hs

Ninjah4x!