What are the most correct ways to hem the cuffs of Federal trousers? Right now i have them rolled, and they are not hemmed at all.
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Re: correct trouser hemming
Originally posted by pvtRB_4thOVIWhat are the most correct ways to hem the cuffs of Federal trousers? Right now i have them rolled, and they are not hemmed at all.
John Wickett,
Forum NCOBernard Biederman
30th OVI
Co. B
Member of Ewing's Foot Cavalry
Outpost III
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Check out this website for good pictures on how federal issue trouser cuffs were finished:
http://www2.inxpress.net/jwedeward/o...l_trousers.htmBrian Koenig
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Federal trousers were issued hemmed and in 4 sizes
No 1 32 waist 31 inseam
No 2 34 do 32 do
No 3 36 do 33 do
No 4 38 do 34 do
I have view 10 pair of Federal trousers up close and view others on displays and none of them were not hemmed in some fashion. Several had been shorten with a hem turned in and whipped stitched.
If you want to know how to correctly make the hem, I suggest buying Past Patterns Federal Trousers pattern. It has good historic notes and well written and illustrated instructions
Brian Baird
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Originally posted by Brian BairdI have view 10 pair of Federal trousers up close and view others on displays and none of them were not hemmed in some fashion. Several had been shorten with a hem turned in and whipped stitched.
If you want to know how to correctly make the hem, I suggest buying Past Patterns Federal Trousers pattern. It has good historic notes and well written and illustrated instructions
Brian BairdBernard Biederman
30th OVI
Co. B
Member of Ewing's Foot Cavalry
Outpost III
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Check out the pics in Brian's post.
All the original Federal trousers I've seen have a vented cuff.
It has been hypothesized that this feature was to facilitate rolling the cuffs. With only a few issue sizes, rolling was often necessary for short men. There is a good illustration of this on the same website Brian references.John Stillwagon
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Originally posted by YellowhammerCheck out the pics in Brian's post.
All the original Federal trousers I've seen have a vented cuff.
It has been hypothesized that this feature was to facilitate rolling the cuffs. With only a few issue sizes, rolling was often necessary for short men. There is a good illustration of this on the same website Brian references.
Gentlemen,
I beleive that the reason for the vent in the Federal issue trousers was to ensure a proper drape of the trouser over the shoe. Only really important for dress parade, inspections and the like.
Bill Eiff[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][/COLOR][/FONT]War-battered dogs are we
Fighters in every clime,
Fillers of trench and grave,
Mockers, bemocked by time.
War-dogs, hungry and grey,
Gnawing a naked bone,
Fighters in every clime,
Every cause but our own.
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Hallo Kameraden!
Just an added "clarification" of sorts...
I see two concepts at work in this question:
1. What was the "hem treatment" or "vent reinforcement" methods commonly done by arsenals and contractors at the point of manufacture" And,
2. What were some of the ways and methods soldiers dealt with excessive length of their trousers in terms of "field" modifying or "tailoring" garments for better fit once they were received.
Curt-Heinrich SchmidtCurt Schmidt
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I must agree with Curt on this and center in on his point about how men in the field delt with this ,i think this question is very important due to the issue sizes on trowser length. Can any one answer this and list evidence, As examples of this must exist (i hope ) ?
M Goddard
Dear Mr. Goddard. Welcome to the AC Forum. It is a Forum requirement that full names be used in signatures. Thank you. CHS, ModeratorLast edited by Curt Schmidt; 04-09-2004, 06:06 PM.
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Hi John!
Indeed, I am...
I keep getting confused by the title wording at the top of the page:
"The Authentic Campaigner: A Website for the Authentic Civil War Living Historian."
:wink_smil
Curt-Heinrich SchmidtCurt Schmidt
In gleichem Schritt und Tritt, Curt Schmidt
-Hard and sharp as flint...secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.
-Haplogroup R1b M343 (Subclade R1b1a2 M269)
-Pointless Folksy Wisdom Mess, Oblio Lodge #1
-Vastly Ignorant
-Often incorrect, technically, historically, factually.
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Was the hemming done with a machine in factories?Ryland Breeding
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