Matusalem Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I knows some of you have done it. But I'm curious how many of you have also done it. ...seems more athentic for rogue seamen. mine originally came with drawstrings at the knees but I'm thinking of cutting the hem out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 LESS authentic. Any workman looks after their clothes, particularly when the supply of them is limited. Sailors in particular were good seamsters, and hemming isn't exactly rocket science anyway. Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Hand Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 My old cotton slops had a freyed hem.... it was part of the distressing I did on them....It looked cool, but isn't realy authentic.... When I made a pair of slops outta Hemp, I compleatly finished all the edges, so they are sturdier. I haven't decided if I will add any patches to them, but if I do, the patches would be strongly sewn on ... sewn on the outside, and then the edges turned under and sewn.... the same way you patch a sail.... So a Freyed edge looks kinda Pyrate-like, but it is more Hollywood to do so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjöröveren Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I cut off some white duck broadfalls to just under the knee, and left them ragged for a year, mostly out of laziness. I really didn't like the look. Much more like Halloween than I knew was right. So I hemmed them up, though not as trim as a proper seaman would have done. Perhaps this winter I will rip the hem and do it all a-tanto. the Fool's Gold Pirates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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