Restoration of a cuff title to a tunic

[U-Boot Kapitan]

Hi Guys,

I'm about to restore a cuff title to a tunic.

I am going to neatly hand sew this, but I would be love some help as to how to make the join at the rear of the cuff as neat, and as correct as is possible.

Do I cut the ends to just over the required length and the sew the join closed before I apply the title, or do I leave it full length and fold the excess under and stitch it down?

Don't want to make a balls up!

Any help welcome

[viva_giulio]

in a lot of picture of untouched tunic you can see ct from previous tunic cut and fit. By the way you can also see a lot of pics with the excess folded moreover with bevo ct.

if i can give to you an opinion... don't cut nothing.

[PaulW]

Hi,
I once owned what I believe was an untouched (well-worn) Gotz von Berlichingen Mann's tunic (originally from a veteran I was told by a friend). The cuff-title was not cut (please don't cut an original band!!) and the ends went through the jacket seam (as though factory applied). I don't believe cuff-titles were factory applied therefore I assume the unit tailor may have opened the seam and re-closed it afterwards. Everything was machine sewn, nothing hand-sewn.

Has anyone else seen this method used? If you handled this tunic, believe me, you would form the opinion that it had never been messed with.....

[tgn]

Fold the excess ends back under themselves. Like everyone else said, don't cut an original cufftitle and don't open the cuff seams.

Tom