Is fusible tape the answer for hemming pants?

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I have about 20 suits and a good 6 of them have at least one of the pants leg hems in some state of unsew-dom. For those of you who have this, it sometimes gets worse when you put the pants on because you can catch your foot in the gap and rip even more threads out. I will either have to leave a bunch of my suits out of commission while they're being repaired or try to learn to do it myself (which is probably going to ruin my eyesight and make me crazy because I don't know what I'm doing). I've had people suggest fusible tape (example:

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My questions for those of you who have used it:

1) Does it make the hems look visibly rippled, or thick, or anything undesireable?
2) If it doesn't hold, is there any sort of irreversible damage (like adhesive that won't come off and will then make hemming them with thread problematic)?

They are all suit pants and will only be dry cleaned occasionally, and never make it into the washer.

Thanks in advance -

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David Scheidt · Accepted Answer

:I have about 20 suits and a good 6 of them have at least one of the :pants leg hems in some state of unsew-dom. For those of you who have :this, it sometimes gets worse when you put the pants on because you can :catch your foot in the gap and rip even more threads out. I will either :have to leave a bunch of my suits out of commission while they're being :repaired or try to learn to do it myself (which is probably going to

It should take a dry cleaner less than five minutes a pair to fix them. Call, and you can probably arrange to have it done while you wait.

To answer your question: fusible tape is absolutely the wrong thing to use on trouser hems. It will change how the leg hangs, and fits around a shoe.

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