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Correct Indy dye for pants?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 6:52 pm
by darkhelmet
Just wondering if there is a particular dye that people use to dye their pants the correct taupe color.
Re: Correct Indy dye for pants?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:53 pm
by darkhelmet
For those that have SA Indy pants...is there among these swatches, the correct color?
http://www.ritdye.com/colorit_color_formula_guide" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Just find the brown 3 and click on it.
Re: Correct Indy dye for pants?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:32 am
by backstagejack
on the topic of pants. I recently bought some magnoli pants that were premade. The size is too small. I can get them on but, wow, it's tough.
Can a tailor makes alterations larger or just smaller?
Re: Correct Indy dye for pants?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:51 pm
by IndyRiv
Tailors can do almost anything with alterations. Check the inside back of your trousers to see how much extra fabric is there to do what they call "letting out". Sometime's there's an 1" of fabric on each side of the middle seam to let out to what would then be 2".
However, as you bought these as Magnoli's, they were perhaps tailored to the original orderer's specs and I don't know if he deliberately adds some extra fabric to let out the trousers for future owners or original owners getting larger/smaller in the waist or if he just makes them to their current size and whatever happens in the future happens (resulting in one needing to order another pair).
Check and see about the extra fabric and if you have any questions, get back to me on here.
Re: Correct Indy dye for pants?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:34 pm
by backstagejack
IndyRiv wrote:Tailors can do almost anything with alterations. Check the inside back of your trousers to see how much extra fabric is there to do what they call "letting out". Sometime's there's an 1" of fabric on each side of the middle seam to let out to what would then be 2".
However, as you bought these as Magnoli's, they were perhaps tailored to the original orderer's specs and I don't know if he deliberately adds some extra fabric to let out the trousers for future owners or original owners getting larger/smaller in the waist or if he just makes them to their current size and whatever happens in the future happens (resulting in one needing to order another pair).
Check and see about the extra fabric and if you have any questions, get back to me on here.
Ah! Magnoli being the expert tailor he is....there is extra fabric, so i should be in good shape! Thanks!
I've taken sewing classes but never knew that trick, makes great sense though.