Alterations Tips

Shortening Trousers: To Cuff or Not to Cuff

Whether you buy a suit, or just a pair of trousers, you’ll probably need them to be altered.  Even the seemingly fully proportioned “off the rack” trousers that are 34 inches (86.36 centimetres), really need to be 33 inches to fit you well.  You can go with the too-long pants, but everyone notices this.

It’s better to get them tailored properly.  It doesn’t cost all that much and it is well worth it. For the unhemmed trousers, they usually run 38 inches long and have no hem on them.

Cuffs or Not?

Your first consideration is to decide whether or not you want them cuffed.

Cuffed pants are very traditional and often provided additional weighting to them, making them drape nicely, giving you a clean and classic look.  If the trousers are pleated, you should probably cuff the hem.

When measuring to see where the cuffs should be placed, make sure you have the trousers placed properly around your waist.  Pleated pants are to be worn at your natural waistline, not dropped like you might wear blue jeans.

If your trousers are the slim unpleated front look, you may want to consider continuing this clean line by going with an uncuffed hem.  This style of slack does not need the added weight at the hem to drape properly.

Break

A trouser without a break (a bend in the front crease at ankle height) is called a “flood”.  We sometimes call them “high waters”.  This is not a very popular choice as it usually looks as if you’ve outgrown your trousers.

A Half-break is a smaller break where the back of the pant hem ends about ½ to 2/3 of the way down the shoe.  This allows a peek of your socks when you walk.  This is a nice look, showing the slightest of breaks where the cuff or hem of your slacks hits your shoe.

Full-break hems or cuffs your trousers at the very bottom of your shoe (at the top of the heel section). This will create a much more pronounced break at the front of your trousers.  No sign of your socks should show when you walk in these trousers.

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6 Stress Reducing Lessons from the Laundry – Part 3

This is a continuation from last week’s blog…

5. Use quality products

Laundry: Have a variety of quality cleaning products available on hand to do the best job. If you have woollens to clean, use wool wash. Pay a little extra to have washing liquid (not powder) with added oxidizing or enzymes formula. This will save you money and time on repeat washes and have brighter clothes.

Life: Use the right tools for the task at hand. The time and money invested in an education, a reliable car, or simply a replacement for that leaky sink pays dividends in the long run. Don’t skimp when it counts.

6. Set yourself up for success.

Laundry: Don’t try to machine wash a dry clean or hand wash only garment, because you’ll either ruin it or decrease its lifespan significantly. The small investment of taking the garment to the dry cleaner (or hanging it on the porch for pickup) saves you time and money in the long run.

Life: Look at your life’s bigger picture, have goals and don’t get bogged down or distracted by wolves in sheep’s’ clothing. Trust reliable people at Greener Cleaner who have Eco Friendly experience in cleaning clothes and they will always do the right thing by you, I promise.

We’d love to hear your time saving tricks, whether they’re for laundry or for life. Join the conversation in the comments below!

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Kris Anderson

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6 Stress Reducing Lessons from the Laundry – Part 2

This is a continuation from last week’s blog…

3. Just say no.

Laundry: If you do the shopping in your family, you may be familiar with the following scenario. You find a shirt you love, but then you check the care tag, and it’s hand wash only. If, in your household, hand wash translates into dirty because you don’t have time to deal with the delicates, just say no. Don’t buy the shirt if it’s going to be imprisoned in the dirty pile.

Life: Be realistic about your lifestyle. Don’t make promises to others or to yourself that experience shows you won’t keep, such as “I’ll do the hand washing more often.” If you don’t have time to volunteer for a charity or dog sit for a neighbour, just say no. It’s much harder to turn down an opportunity or disappoint a friend than it is to leave that shirt in the store and walk away. But if you can harness the power of saying no, both your laundry pile and your stress level will shrink.

4. Separate systematically.

Laundry: It’s impossible to keep the occasional white sock from becoming pink, but everyone (except for maybe college freshmen) knows that it’s essential to separate laundry into whites and colours. Pay attention to when mistakes happen, and set up a system to take the socks out from inside the pant leg before those socks become pink.

Life: Just like a red shirt can ruin a white sock, tension from work can damage your personal life, and vice versa. Overlaps are inevitable, but the right systems and policies can help. Set a work email curfew for when you’re home, or a Facebook browsing limit for when you’re at work. If you work with friends or family members, establish policies for when it’s appropriate to talk in certain tones or about certain subjects. Systematic separation between work and home keeps life clean.

The best thing about Greener Cleaner’s FREE dry cleaning pickup and delivery service is that you will never have to worry about getting stains out of your clothes again. Just pick up the phone and give me a Call on 1300 796 776 or go here and sign-up online!

Your Neighbourhood Dry Cleaner,

Kris Anderson

www.willoughbydrycleaner.com.au

P.S. Call me at 1300 796 776 or go here and get signed up! Remember it doesn’t cost any more to have us pick up and deliver your dry cleaning. Put your dry cleaning out and fill it up with as many clothes as you can for the $10-Dollars-Off special.