removing trouser pleats
the opening of the pleat indicate the direction the cloth will move when the pleat opens.
the dotted lines show the pleats opened, this is the cloth to be removed.
the reverse pleat shows that the side pockets must be removed and be replaced.
notice that the crease has not changed. it is one with the edge of the pleat.
the regular pleat shows that the excess cloth is at the front.
when the excess cloth is removed at the front the crease is also stable.
in either case the excess cloth is unfolded out and cut off.
cutting that front is a job that most tailors hate to do and would rather cut the side.
but cutting the side in this case would pull the crease line far to the side.
the effect would be as though the trouser front was cut bias [at an angle] not good.
Alex Di Pietropaolo
the opening of the pleat indicate the direction the cloth will move when the pleat opens.
the dotted lines show the pleats opened, this is the cloth to be removed.
the reverse pleat shows that the side pockets must be removed and be replaced.
notice that the crease has not changed. it is one with the edge of the pleat.
the regular pleat shows that the excess cloth is at the front.
when the excess cloth is removed at the front the crease is also stable.
in either case the excess cloth is unfolded out and cut off.
cutting that front is a job that most tailors hate to do and would rather cut the side.
but cutting the side in this case would pull the crease line far to the side.
the effect would be as though the trouser front was cut bias [at an angle] not good.
Alex Di Pietropaolo